Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, Book 6)

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Summary: The best I've ever Read!
Review: This book is just another awsome book in an awsome series. I feel the series is one of the best ever published. It stands up to Tolken toe to toe.

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Summary: A superb job, done by an excellent writer.
Review: This book was the dullest of the series, but this had to be done. I comend Mr. Jordan for an excellent job of taking you deeper into the minds of these unique characters. The ending was the best one yet though, it left me stunned and wanting more. I'm looking forward to the next one.

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Summary: Another great "Wheel of Time" Story
Review: $200.00 for this book seems a little bit expensive through your compan

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Summary: Give it up, Mr. Jordan...
Review: I was totally hooked when I first started these books. The characters were vivid, the plot was engaging, things moved along at a good pace. But the more books in this series Jordan writes, the worse they get. The "vivid" characters now seem stale and worn-out, since they haven't changed a bit (despite all the incredible things that have happened to them)---they're still saying and doing the same stupid things they've been doing for six books. And the plot is now dragging and becoming ridiculously twisted and complex. I stopped reading this one in the middle because I just couldn't stand it anymore. (This is actually the same problem David Eddings had with "The Belgariad" and the series after it--- you can only beat a dead horse so long.)

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Summary: Wonderful novel, typical excellent Jordan.
Review: Once again, Robert Jordan has done a fantastic job portraying his world and characters in this increasingly large saga. Amazingly presented, Lord of Chaos brings the reader even farther into Jordan's world of Ogier, Aes Sedai, and the Dragon Reborn. A MUST READ!

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Summary: The struggle to unite the nations for the Last Battle
Review: Book Six of Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" series, Lord Of Chaos is a two cassette, 2.75 hour, digitally mastered, abridged audiobook that continues the story of Rand al'Thor and his struggle to unite the nations for the Last Battle when the Dark One will break free into the world to spring the snares laid by the immortal forsaken to the detriment of an unwary humankind. Robert Jordan is an accomplished and original author whose popularity increases with every title he writes. Highly recommended, this flawless audiobook production is enhanced with the narrative talent of Mark Rolston.

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Summary: Great Book!!
Review: Lord of chaos is the book that truly defined the wheel of time series. It does not just follow Rand, Mat, Egwene, Elayne, Nynaeve, and the others, it truly opens your eyes to the darkness surrounding them all. It shows what the Dark One can do as the Lord of the Grave with resurrecting the forsaken. I read this book in five days. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. It is the BEST ONE YET!!

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Summary: The Wheel of Time ... long, but still fairly interesting
Review: In book 6 of the Wheel of Time Series Robert Jordan has fallen into a groove - the groove he remains in for the next 4 books or so. Book 5 was a little slower then the first 4 books, but the end sped up considerably. In book 6, Jordan reveals his true pace of writing: slow.

After reading the first 5 books of this series I called it my "favorite series of all time". After reading book 6 and visiting a few WOT hater sites my opinion has changed. The series is good, at times VERY good, but it isn't a Lord of the Rings. The reason for this is Robert Jordan's writing style. Instead of describing a room as "A room", he has to include details about the panelling, the flooring, and every visible object in the room. He also loves to describe and give names to every single character encountered in the story. This isn't terrible. But it is monotonous. After reading 6 books of this, many people quit this series, and I can see why. It is - at times - BORING.

But... (and this is what WOT haters don't include in their wild rantings)

This series does have its moments. Jordan, although he has some major problems with description, creates interesting and detailed characters that live within an interesting and detailed world. He can create suspense, and he can juggle many storylines at the same time without ruining all the careful plotting he has done to build the suspense. I'm not going to go into detail about the world that is the Wheel of Time, but I can say that Jordan does have his moments and so far he has kept me reading the books. Not to say that the Wheel of Time surpasses something like Lord of the Rings - I agree with the other reviewers, quantity does NOT mean quality. In Lord of the Rings Tolkien wrote three books that do more for me then Jordan's stack of 10 books and growing. The Wheel of Time is good - but not good enough to match the "Lord" of fantasy.

For readers new to this series, I recommend that you either read up to book 5 or be prepared to endure the lengthy descriptions in books 6-10. If book 5 annoyed you, don't read any further. If book 1 had you struggling to stay interested, don't even think about reading anything else by Jordan. However, if you can handle Jordan's spread-out storylines, there are some rewards and some great fantasy moments. So my advice is: Read the series, but drop it if it ever annoys you. And don't get too sucked in -- there are many, many other better books out there that deserve your time and attention.

So the ratings are:

BOOK 1 - The Eye of the World - 5 stars
BOOK 2 - The Great Hunt - 5 stars
BOOK 3 - The Dragon Reborn - 4.5 stars
BOOK 4 - The Shadow Rising - 4 stars
BOOK 5 - The Fires of Heaven - 4 stars
BOOK 6 - The Lord of Chaos - 3 stars

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Summary: Waste of Time and Money
Review: The Wheel of Time series is "New Age" fantasy. Channeling, a new age technique, is the only form of magic in this series. The series GARBAGE! I've read much better fantasy than Robert Jordan. For example, Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series is 100 times BETTER than the Wheel of Time! I wasted my time reading the 1st 6 books, and I am glad I had the sense to stop there! Don't waste your money buying JUNK! Don't waste your time reading this JUNK!

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Summary: An Ok Book With One of the Best Endings
Review: This book is ok. It's long and drawn out and doesn't get very far into the story but the ending makes up for a good deal of it. There are also more main characters for you to keep up with so remeber names. Yes it is neccasary to read for Wheel of Time fans.