Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan

Summary

Rand is finished getting rested up after cleansing the taint on Saidin (the male half of the Force Power) and he wants a meeting with the Seanchan to make peace with them. But he's worried that they'll use the opportunity to set a trap for him.

Mat, fleeing the Seanchan with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons, reunites with his band and prepares an ingenious campaign to distract the Seanchan and make a getaway.

Perrin has made a deal with the Seanchan that he hopes will help him get his wife back from the Shaido but can he trust Masema, The Prophet, to uphold his end of the bargain?

The siege of Caemlyn has turned into a full blown war for Elayne and casualties are rising. On top of that, Rand's orders to have the Aiel move to Arad Doman and prepare for the Last Battle takes Aviendha away from her. She hires a reformed cutpurse to follow the captain of her bodyguard, Meller, and find out just what he's up to. When that investigation uncovers a nest of Darkfriends, though, Elayne takes off on a poorly planned operation to bring them to justice.

Egwene is hanging out inside the White Tower. She's been brought right back down to being a novice but refuses to let go of her position as Amyrlin, which gets her in plenty of trouble. How long can she stand the beatings and stuff? Will she break? And what will happen to the tower?

What I liked

There was plenty of action and suspense in this latest addition to the Wheel of Time series. It kept me turning pages the whole way through. Very exciting.

What I didn't like

The drama. Like always. But it was toned down a little in this book and replaced with plenty of action and excitement.

Conclusion

My very favourite Wheel of Time book so far! The fast pace, the action, the suspense, and the excitement of this book made up for the flop that was Crossroads of Twilight. I give it 5/5 arm stumps.