Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan

Summary


Faile and her women have been kidnapped by renegade Aiel running wild in a place where they should not be. Learning of this, Perrin goes after her, preparing for a deadly battle. To make matters worse, he is forced to bring The Prophet with him.

Mat is still trapped in Ebou Dar and the Seanchan have occupied it. Apparently the Return has begun and Seanchan are coming off boats by the thousands. He discovers that he isn't the only one trapped in Ebou Dar and he begins devising a scheme that will take him and them out of the city. Now, if only that boyish looking Seanchan woman would stop following him.

Rand, meanwhile, has taken off on a wild adventure. He jumps all over the place, Jumping Travelling between Rhuidean and Chachin and Cairhien and Caemlyn to finally stop in Far Madding, a city where no one can channel the Force Power. At all. Along for the party are some of Rand's Jedi Asha'man Gedwyn, Torval, Kisman, and Rochaid... but they tried to kill him in book eight. What could he possibly want with them?

What I liked


This book was suspenseful enough to make me keep reading and the story developed well. I really loved the prologue, it contained one of the most interesting events of the story so far.

What I didn't like


The book was boring far too often. Things just took way too long to happen. Also, the book I happened to have was the hardcover edition and it was FULL of typos, which was annoying to say the least.

Conclusion


A fair addition to the series. The story developed well. Suspenseful and boring by turns. A decent book, overall. 4/5 massively huge magical sculptures.