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Loading... New Spring - The Novel - The Wheel Of Time, In The Beginning (edition 2004)by Robert Jordan
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None.  bookczuk | Apr 14, 2013 |  This prequel to Wheel of Time only reminded me why I liked this series and persuaded me not only to continue reading it but to also re-read the parts I already read. I stooped reading after book 6 when Robert Jordan died, but now when I know that Brandon Sanderson (my favorite writer) is working hard on finishing it, I know that all hope is not lost. :) When should you read this book? Although it is labeled as a prequel, I am not sure it is smart reading it before other books, because then some things that Jordan carefully and gradually explains through multiple parts/books will not be surprise to us. So I would recommend reading it later, but it is your choice. What is this book about? Simply explained, about Moiraine and Lan. How they met and how he became her warder. (  ) bookwormdreams | Apr 10, 2013 | Overall, the story flowed along nicely. It was almost like I had just discovered Jordan's work again. I actually stayed up late and kept reading until I was done; something I haven't done since book 3 or 4. The next chapter, Knife of Dreams (Wheel of Time, Book 11), had the same effect on me. If you haven't read any of the Jordan series before I suggest you be careful before you do. Obviously (since we are waiting on book 12, not counting New Spring), the series is LONG. Not only that but each book is LONG. So reading the series is a commitment. Personally, I think it is a worthwhile commitment - but it is a commitment nonetheless. ( ) finalcut | Apr 2, 2013 | New Spring is a prequel to the Wheel of Time series, and also an expansion of the novella originally published in Legends. I am not totally sure I don't like the novella better - while I like all of the pre-apocalypse slice-of-life White Tower stuff, it doesn't really have the narrative drive of the later Moiraine-and-Lan sections, and I can't decide (even after several readings) just how irritated I am by Moiraine and Siuan's "pillow friend" relationship. (There is one line, involving lace, that almost wins me over entirely, but... not quite, for complicated reasons.) New Spring is a bonus for serious Wheel of Time fans, I think - not a book that stands on its own particularly well. If you're going to read the series, read it in publication order (don't skip this one - it's quite short and you will miss out on information that the series expects you to have) but don't start with it or expect it to stand above any of the main volumes. (  ) JeremyPreacher | Mar 30, 2013 | I really liket it. It was nice to know how Moiraine and Lan get to know each other and how it all started. (  ) Elysianfield | Mar 30, 2013 | no reviews | add a review Is contained inHas the adaptationIs an expanded version of
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0765306298, Hardcover)From America's premier fantasy writer---#1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Crossroads of Twilight---comes an expanded version of his novella "New Spring," first published in the Legends collection. For three days battle has raged in the snow around the great city of Tar Valon. In the city, a Foretelling of the future is uttered. On the slopes of Dragonmount, the immense mountain that looms over the city, is born an infant prophesied to change the world. That child must be found before the forces of the Shadow have an opportunity to kill him. Moiraine Damodred, a young Accepted soon to be raised to Aes Sedai, and Lan Mandragoran, a soldier fighting in the battle, are set on paths that will bind their lives together. But those paths are filled with complications and dangers, for Moiraine, of the Royal House of Cairhien, whose king has just died, and Lan, considered the uncrowned king of a nation long dead, find their lives threatened by the plots of those seeking power. "New Spring" related some of these events, in compressed form; New Spring: The Novel tells the whole story. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:59:58 -0500) For three days battle has raged in the snow around the great city of Tar Valon. In the city, a Foretelling of the future is uttered. On the slopes of Dragonmount, the immense mountain that looms over the city, is born an infant prophesied to change the world. That child must be found before the forces of the Shadow have an opportunity to kill him. Moiraine Damodred, a young Accepted soon to be raised to Aes Sedai, and Lan Mandragoran, a soldier fighting in the battle, are set on paths that will bind their lives together. But those paths are filled with complications and dangers, for Moiraine, of the royal House of Cairhien, whose king has just died, and Lan, considered the uncrowned king of a nation long dead, find their lives threatened by the plots of those seeking power.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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I did love the filling in of details to the beginning of the Wheel of Time story, especially since it involved some of my favorite characters. (Note: the first time I put the series aside, it was when Moiraine disappeared and Lan went off.)And I loved stumbling into some of RJ's catch phrases. So much fun, especially since I know the end of the story and who really is Black Ajah/darkfriends. :)
Ah, Jim, I miss you. As a friend, as an author, as the creator of a world that has brought so many people into my life through love of your writing. You are loved and missed. (