I'm working my way through The Wheel of Time series. I was inspired to read them by my husband, who read them when he was a teenager. Book five has been the slowest of all of the ones I have read. My favorite character is Perrien and he is missing completely from this book. It also didn't have a lot of action. I know the series has many books and I know there has to be a lull somewhere. I'm glad I made it through and I'm happy to be starting Lord of Chaos.