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Lord of Chaos

Lord of Chaos

Lord of Chaos is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the sixth book of his series The Wheel of Time. It was published by Tor Books and released on October 15, 1994, and was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1995. Lord of Chaos consists of a prologue, 55 chapters, and an epilogue. It is the sixth book of the Wheel of Time to have an epilogue.


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“The lions sing and the hills take flight.
The moon by day, and the sun by night.
Blind woman, deaf man, jackdaw fool.
Let the Lord of Chaos rule.”

Chant from a children’s game heard in Great Arvalon, the Fourth Age
(15 October 1994)
Source: Lord of Chaos

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Robert Jordan photo

“Women do not become exhausted, they only exhaust others.”

Ogier saying
(15 October 1994)
Source: Lord of Chaos

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Robert Jordan photo

“One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.”

Variant: Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.
Source: Lord of Chaos

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Robert Jordan photo

“What is too absurd to believe is believed because it is too absurd to be a lie.”

Sebban Balwer
(15 October 1994)
Source: Lord of Chaos

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“We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.”

Sorilea
(15 October 1994)
Source: Lord of Chaos

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“You must surrender before you can guide.”

Theodrin Dabei to Nynaeve al'Meara
Lord of Chaos (15 October 1994)

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