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The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! In The Great Hunt, the second novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al'Thor and his companions set out to retrieve a powerful magical artifact from The Dark One's Shadowspawn. For centuries, gleemen have told the tales of The Great Hunt of the Horn. So many tales about each of the Hunters, and so many Hunters to tell of... Now the Horn itself is found: the Horn of Valere long thought only legend, the Horn which will raise the dead heroes of the ages. And it is stolen. In pursuit of the thieves, Rand al'Thor is determined to keep the Horn out of the grasp of The Dark One. But he has also learned that he is The Dragon Reborn—the Champion of Light destined to stand against the Shadow time and again. It is a duty and a destiny that requires Rand to uncover and master magical capabilities he never imagined he possessed. Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. The Wheel of Time® New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons The Wheel of Time Companion By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Horn of Valere has been stolen from Fal Dara along with the jeweled knife from Shayol Ghul, without which Mat will die. Rand goes on the hunt for them with his friends, all the while denying his destiny. Meanwhile, Egwene and Nynaeve go to Tar Valon to begin their training as Aes Sedai.
This book flowed a bit better than the first one. It mostly kept me guessing and sucked me in through to the end, although I predicted who "Selene" was pretty early on.
The Seanchan made for an interesting enemy of whom I'm sure we'll see more. I want all of the damane to be freed!
Some questions were never quite resolved... I wasn't sure who "the man who called himself Bors" in the prologue was supposed to be. Was he the character at the end who revealed himself to be a Darkfriend? By then I'd forgotten enough details about him that I wasn't sure.
I also really didn't understand why Egwene and Mat weren't killed in the dungeons at the beginning. Maybe Fain had some small shred of human feeling toward Egwene since she had visited him, and knew that Mat would die without the dagger? Not sure, but the fact that they were left alive led me to some speculation.
There were a couple of things at the end that I had trouble believing in the context of the story... I didn't buy that Rand had gained the sword skills (or had the "void" skills) necessary to survive against an actual blademaster, and Min's character wasn't fleshed out enough for me to understand her relationships or actions beyond "because she foresaw stuff."
Overall, though, a very enjoyable installment. Onward! ( )
The Great Hunt is the second novel in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series and it is probably best to start by saying that to my mind it does not make sense to read this novel without having read the first one. The story is just too complex for that and you will have a really hard time placing the characters and their connections to one another.
The novel follows the main characters on their respective journeys as the group is split up into subgroups in this novel. Moraine, the Aes Sedai, is reduced to a mere background role. The main plot of the novel is finding the Horn of Valere, an ancient artifact from the Age of Legends, that makes the heroes of the Age of Legends reappear when blown. The horn is stolen by Padan Fain who wants to use it for evil and Rand, Mat, Loial and a group of Shienaran soldiers set out to bring it back so that Rand, who is revealed as the Dragon Reborn, can blow it and fight the Dark One. Added to that, Padan Fain has also stolen the dagger from Shayol Ghul that Mat needs so that he can finally be freed from its curse and does not have to die. At the same time the two Emond's Fielders Egwene and Nynaeve, the clairvoyant Min as well as Elayne, the heir to the throne of Andor, are in Tar Valon and are trained to become Aes Sedai. Will the group eventually be able to take back the Horn of Valere and blow it? Will Rand fight Ba'alzamon and save the world? Read the novel to find out.
I liked the novel a lot as the plot was intriguing and kept me turning the pages. I empathized further with the main characters and really wanted to see their mission succeed. I will certainly continue the series. 4.5 stars. ( )
A series to read when you are not in a hurry, because Jordan is extensive in the way he tells the story, which can help with immersion, but you have to be in the mood to spend a lot of time in this world and with these characters.
I'm enjoying the series, although at times I wish the characters enjoyed themselves more. In the beginning Matt was my favorite character, because he was cheerful and a jokester, but then he got that curse thing and has been miserable since then. Rand is always moaning about how actual adventures are much more miserable than they seem in the books. Perrin hates his wolf-thing...
I mean, I get it, being in danger and having sinister people trying to kill you is not fun in real life, and I'm not asking for these guys to be partying all day, but I'm going to be accompanying these characters for a long time, and I think it would be fun for me as a reader if they had fun from time to time.
Another nitpick: I hate dream sequences, and there are quite a lot of those. ( )
And it shall come to pass that what men made shall be shattered, and the Shadow shall lie across the Pattern of the Age, and the Dark One shall once more lay his hand upon the world of man. Women shall weep and men quail as the nations of the earth are rent like rotting cloth. Neither shall anything stand nor abide... Yet one shall be born to face the Shadow, born once more as he was born before and shall be born again, time without end. The Dragon shall be Reborn, and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth at his rebirth. In sackcloth and ashes shall he clothe the people, and he shall break the world again by his coming, tearing apart all ties that bind. Like the unfettered dawn shall he blind us, and burn us, yet shall the Dragon Reborn confront the Shadow at the Last Battle, and his blood shall give us the Light. Let tears flow, O ye people of the world. Weep for your salvation.
--From The Karaethon Cycles: The Prophecies of the Dragon,
as translated by Ellaine Marise'idin Alshinn, Chief Librarian at the Court of Arafel, in the Year of Grace 231 of the New Era, the Third Age
And men cried out to the Creator, saying, O Light of the Heavens, Light of the World, let the Promised One be born of the mountain, according to the Prophecies, as he was in Ages past and will be in Ages to come. Let the Prince of the Morning sing to the land that green things will grow and the valleys give forth lambs. Let the arm of the Lord of the Dawn shelter us from the Dark, and the great sword of justice defend us. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.
--from Caral Drianaan te Calamon, The Cycle of the Dragon, Author unknown, the Fourth Age
Dedication
This book is dedicated to Lucinda Culpin, Al Dempsey, Tom Doherty, Susan England, Dick Gallen, Cathy Grooms, Marisa Grooms, Wilson and Janet Grooms, John Jarrold, the Johnson City Boys (Mike Leslie, Kenneth Loveless, James D. Lund, Paul R. Robinson), Karl Lundgren, William McDougal, the Montana Gang (Eldon Carter, Ray Grenfell, Ken Miller, Rod Moore, Dick Schimdt, Ray Sessions, Ed Widley, Mike Wildey, and Sherman Williams), Charlie Moore, Lousia Cheves Popham Raoul, Ted and Sydney Rigney, Robert A. T. Scott, Bryan and Sharon Webb, and Heather Wood. They came to my aid when God walked across the water and true Eye of the World passed over my house.
First words
The man who called himself Bors, at least in this place, sneered at the low murmuring that rolled around the vaulted chamber like the soft gabble of geese.
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! In The Great Hunt, the second novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al'Thor and his companions set out to retrieve a powerful magical artifact from The Dark One's Shadowspawn. For centuries, gleemen have told the tales of The Great Hunt of the Horn. So many tales about each of the Hunters, and so many Hunters to tell of... Now the Horn itself is found: the Horn of Valere long thought only legend, the Horn which will raise the dead heroes of the ages. And it is stolen. In pursuit of the thieves, Rand al'Thor is determined to keep the Horn out of the grasp of The Dark One. But he has also learned that he is The Dragon Reborn—the Champion of Light destined to stand against the Shadow time and again. It is a duty and a destiny that requires Rand to uncover and master magical capabilities he never imagined he possessed. Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. The Wheel of Time® New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons The Wheel of Time Companion By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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The eagerly awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed national bestseller The Eye of the World. The monumental task of retrieving the lost Horn of Valere--the legendary horn that will raise the dead heroes of the Ages--rests on the shoulders of Rand al'Thor. Here he begins the long journey of discovery.
Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, continues as Rand al’Thor and his companions set out to retrieve a powerful magical artifact from The Dark One’s Shadowspawn in The Great Hunt.
For centuries, gleemen have told the tales of The Great Hunt of the Horn. So many tales about each of the Hunters, and so many Hunters to tell of...
Now the Horn itself is found: the Horn of Valere long thought only legend, the Horn which will raise the dead heroes of the ages.
And it is stolen.
In pursuit of the thieves, Rand al’Thor is determined to keep the Horn out of the grasp of The Dark One. But he has also learned that he is The Dragon Reborn―the Champion of Light destined to stand against the Shadow time and again. It is a duty and a destiny that requires Rand to uncover and master magical capabilities he never imagined he possessed.
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This book flowed a bit better than the first one. It mostly kept me guessing and sucked me in through to the end, although I predicted who "Selene" was pretty early on.
The Seanchan made for an interesting enemy of whom I'm sure we'll see more. I want all of the damane to be freed!
Some questions were never quite resolved... I wasn't sure who "the man who called himself Bors" in the prologue was supposed to be. Was he the character at the end who revealed himself to be a Darkfriend? By then I'd forgotten enough details about him that I wasn't sure.
I also really didn't understand why Egwene and Mat weren't killed in the dungeons at the beginning. Maybe Fain had some small shred of human feeling toward Egwene since she had visited him, and knew that Mat would die without the dagger? Not sure, but the fact that they were left alive led me to some speculation.
There were a couple of things at the end that I had trouble believing in the context of the story... I didn't buy that Rand had gained the sword skills (or had the "void" skills) necessary to survive against an actual blademaster, and Min's character wasn't fleshed out enough for me to understand her relationships or actions beyond "because she foresaw stuff."
Overall, though, a very enjoyable installment. Onward! (