Lord of Chaos - Robert Jordan

What would you do if you knew in all probability that the magic you could use was going to drive you mad sooner or later? What would you do if you believed it was your destiny both to destroy the world and to save it? What would you do if everyone you encoutnered was trying to use you to their own ends, most of which involved you being killed off at the earliest opportunity? For a long time, Rand al'Thor's answer to the above has been to sulk, mope, resist and muddle along as best he can. Book six in the Wheel of Time series finds him with three cities to look after, as well as a warrior nation. There are enemies on the borders and the female magic ...

Book 6 of the wheel of time picks up the story with Rand in Caemlyn. Of all the nine books published thus far this is the best, it is before Jordan starts to lose his direction and hence has a theme that threads through from first page to last. The best constructed of the series this book melds the concerns of the different characters together into a seamless storyline. The finale is the best (and most unpredictable) of any of the books apart from maybe the last one, having said this there isn't likely to be anyone reading this who hasn't read the first 5, and if you have read the first 5 you'll likely read this anyway. My advice is to those losing ...