Wow, just wow. Despite this being the 6th of 14 books, it feels like everything has been leading up to this. The Wheel of Time is like a rock that was pushed down a shallow hill. It takes a while to get started, at times you may even wonder if the rock is even rolling. But when it gets moving, there is very little that can stop it. It plows over everything in sight, leaving you breathless and awed as the destruction in its wake demands attention.

There comes a point when you can't stop reading, where all of the weight and majesty of the book, and series up to this point, have been building towards.

The slow parts of Lord of Chaos don't seem to wear it down like it did for other books in the Wheel of Time. All of the asides feel like they flesh out the world, and build intrigues that are going to resolve in more conflict.

I love this book, it is easily my favorite, so far, and it makes pushing through the wheel of time worth it. If 14 books intimidate you, just try reading the first 6.