Lord of Chaos

Book Six of The Wheel of Time

By: Robert Jordan

Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer

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In Lord of Chaos, the sixth novel in Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, builds his army of Light even as sworn enemies--and supposed allies--move against him.

Now ruling Tear, Andor, and Caemlyn, among other nations, Rand is recruiting all men capable of channeling to be trained as his Asha'man soldiers. The warrior Aiel clans have pledged loyalty to Rand, acknowledging him as their chief of chiefs, even though the Shaido Aiel remain a threat.

Split into two factions, the Aes Sedai of the White Tower and their rebel counterparts both seek to ally themselves with the Dragon Reborn. Rand knows all too well the manipulative nature of the Aes Sedai, no matter which side of their internal war they stand upon. But even he cannot predict just how desperate, cruel, and treacherous they can be.

And in the shadows, the Forsaken and the Dark One are conjuring even more chaos...

Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.

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#6 Lord of Chaos
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#9 Winter's Heart
#10 Crossroads of Twilight
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Critic reviews

"Nothing short of remarkable." (Library Journal)

"The Wheel of Time [is] rapidly becoming the definitive American fantasy saga....A fantasy tale seldom equalled and still more seldom surpassed in English." (The Chicago Sun-Times)

"Quite excellent volume." (Booklist)

This book is a matter of taste

Would you listen to Lord of Chaos again? Why?

This series is very long, so I probably won't listen to it again. Having said that, the Lord of Chaos was a good volume and kept the suspense going. I did find it a bit trying to keep all the characters straight, e.g. the Lords of the different kingdoms, the Aes Sedai and Wise Ones belonging to the different factions.What I really hate about this series are the women. I found them all distasteful and completely unbelievable: Nynaeve pulling on her braid, Siuan swearing like a sailor, Elaine acting like a stuck up snit, the aggressiveness of the Aiel women, etc etc. And I found it unbelievable that any man would put up with, let alone fall in love with, women who acted like, for example, Nynaeve or Faile or Aviendha. I've never before read a book or a series where I would have been happy to see the main female characters all be killed off early on. The only main female character I liked so far was Moraine. I started reading the series in book form years ago, but stopped reading it because the women drove me crazy. Apparently most readers are not bothered by the depiction of the female characters, so I guess this is a matter of taste.

What did you like best about this story?

The thing I like best about the Wheel of Time series is how the characters evolve (at least the men: Matt, Perrin and Rand).

What about Kate Reading and Michael Kramer ’s performance did you like?

I really enjoyed Kate Reading's performance - I was always glad when the narration switched over to her. I liked the way Michael Kramer gave different characters different voices (especially Loial the Ogier), but his normal narration irritated me for some reason. I did get used to it over the first 6 volumes, but never learned to like it. This is of course a matter of taste, and I don't mean to be too critical. At all times the narration of both Kate and Michael was smooth and professionally done.

of course a classic BUT so much blabbing

Would you consider the audio edition of Lord of Chaos to be better than the print version?

Overall a great story never get me wrong with that...The audio is very well done and helps with the often tedious overwrought introspection and repetitive and needless self-indulgence of the main characters and the verbal diarrhea of others.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

There is a great story behind the book that always seems to get lost as characters search there souls, indulge in their own introspection, complain about there plight on and on. The books as a whole start off strong then sink into long periods of diatribe and drivel that does little for character or plot development. The editors/author could have taken out hundreds of pages (hours of listening) and had a much stronger product. I find myself "not listening" to the book as they characters drone on needlessly about nonsense with little regard to the overall plot. Then the plot and action returns and we remember why we love these books. Take the first dozen chapters and the last few and we have a "cant put it down" It is almost like we need more words for the sake of having more words.

One thing I always muse upon is the similarities in plot and characters between the wheel of time and the sword of truth. Reading one is like reading the other.

Which scene was your favorite?

There are so many great scenes in the series of books...

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Will weaton weaves as the will weaton wills hahaha

Any additional comments?

worth a listen..

after 2 reads and now a Listen

i find this to be one of the more complex and well told stories of our time. Well read and perfomed by two artists in their own right.

The Wheel continues....

What can I add to the many reviews here? This series continues to be one of the best ever. The story does begin to slow down a bit here though. While all the charterers seemed to be constantly moving and achieving goals in the first four books, they mostly remain pat in this one. The story is broadened though, and there is still a big ending.

Nothing to complain about here. I loved it.

Brilliant!

Many thanks to everyone who brought this epic literary work from the brilliant mind of the late Robert Jordan to Audible. Reading the books in 2004 was great, and now listening to the magnificent and tireless performances of Kate Reading and Michael Kramer has been exceptionally enjoyable. With sincere gratitude, I look forward to the rest of this series and will seek out more of Kate & Michael's performances. Love and blessings to all. 🙏 😻 🌱 🌍 🌞 🌛 🌟

Sexist, sure, but fun.

Robert Jordan can write an action scene! Had me on the edge of my seat for the last two chapters. However, God rest his soul, the man was one hell of a sexist. But, I guess you take the good with the bad.

great but

I would have liked this more if it wasn't so frequently repeating the ideas neither sex can understand the other.

Wordy but good

Jordan has a lot of filler in this book, but you get some exciting developments with each character, so I still enjoyed it.

Great setup book for the next part of the story.

The characterizations are clear and even, the tempo was correct. Great storytelling. You will enjoy this edition!

4 of 5

Overall I loved it. At times when it would begin to get slow it would hook me again with perfect timing to keep me invested.