I have recently re-read the wheel of time series and have noticed a steady decline in the quality of Jordan's work. This book is definately the worst. It's like Jordan just threw this book together in a hurry just to appease his publisher. Plus, it seems that Jordan has lost intrest in this series. He wrote a Conan novel while writing a Wheel of Time book, you can't just do 2 books at once and still expect quality work. He needs to conclude this series, and quickly.