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Lord of Chaos
Lord of Chaos (abbreviated as LoC by fans) is the sixth
book of The Wheel of Time fantasy series written by American author
Robert Jordan. It was published by Tor Books and released on October
15, 1994.
Lord of Chaos is, by a significant margin, the longest
book of The Wheel of Time.
Lord of Chaos consists of a prologue, 55 chapters, and
an epilogue. It is the first book of the Wheel of Time to have an
epilogue, and one of only two, the other being Crossroads of Twilight,
to do so.
The Dark One has apparently decreed that the "Lord
of Chaos" shall be named Nae'blis, and so the Forsaken vie with
each other for the honor.
The deposed Queen of Andor, Morgase Trakand, goes to
Amadicia to seek the aid of the Lord Captain Commander of the Children
of the Light, Pedron Niall, in returning her to her former throne.
In response to the declaration of amnesty for men who
can channel by Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, Mazrim Taim, a False
Dragon, swears allegiance to him. Rand has Mazrim Taim lead and train
the newly-established Asha'man at the Black Tower.
Rand is diplomatically courted by both the rebel Aes
Sedai in Salidar, who send an embassy to Caemlyn, and the Aes Sedai
of the White Tower, who send an embassy to Cairhien.
In Emond's Field, Perrin Aybara, making his return to
the series after his absence in the previous book, feels the pull
of ta'veren upon ta'veren and heads to Caemlyn to join Rand.
Wrongly thinking the Salidar Aes Sedai few in number
and cowed, Rand sends Mat Cauthon to retrieve Elayne Trakand and win
the allegiance of the rebel Aes Sedai. Mat discovers that Egwene al'Vere
has been named the Amyrlin Seat of the rebel Aes Sedai, and when she
sends Nynaeve al'Meara and Elayne to Ebou Dar in Altara to search
for a ter'angreal with which to break the Dark One's control of the
climate, Mat goes with them.
Shortly after Perrin joins up with him, Rand is kidnapped
by Elaida's Aes Sedai, who begin journeying back to Tar Valon. Learning
of the kidnapping, Perrin leads a mixed force of Rand's followers
after the Aes Sedai, leading to the climactic Battle of Dumai's Wells.
At the end of the battle, Aes Sedai swear fealty to the Dragon Reborn.
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