The sixth book in the Wheel of Time continues to
entertain and surprise. I really enjoyed this one. Rand holds the Lion Throne
until Mat can find Elayne Trakand and bring her back to Caemlyn to become
Queen. Meanwhile representatives from both divisions of the White Tower, the
rebels and those serving Elaida, meet with Rand in hope of controlling him.
Elayne and Nynaeve learn of a magical bowl that can take back the weather from
the Dark One and restore it to normal. Perrin, pulled toward Rand, leaves
Emond’s Field to assist his friend. But the turn in the book that’s quite
brilliant is when Rand uses the false Dragon Mazrim Taim to create an army of
men who can channel it’s a bold move and potentially dangerous. Again the
narrative momentum in this series is strong as each character continues growing
and new elements arise to challenge them. The climactic battle at the end is
the most rewarding and violent of the series (so far). The suspense in the last
section really is intense and very satisfying. Grade: A
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