Lord of Chaos

If you love epic fantasy, do yourself a favor and READ THIS SERIES!!! I don't think I've ever loved a series more. Jordan's insight into people, not only as a culture but down to the individual, is uncanny. You believe every single person is real and truly motivated by their own desires, hang-ups, morals, and fears. It's truly an intense ride. If you like short, fast-paced books, this definitely isn't for you. But if you enjoy having intricate pictures painted in your head so that everything plays out like an exceedingly well-orchestrated movie, then this is definitely the series for you!

Side note:
Watching the characters grow and mature is probably one of the best/worst things about this series. It's nice to see the character arcs, but you feel so bad for the pain and betrayal they have to go to get there. Rand's trust issues still concern me, and I think they're only going to get worse... not that many people are doing the right thing to help with that....