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Chosen by fate to become the Dragon Reborn--savior and destroyer of his world--young Rand al'Thor attempts to outrun his destiny by joining in a mad search for the lost Horn of Valere. Continuing the story begun in The Eye of the World ( LJ 2/15/90), Jordan creates a lush, sprawling tapestry of a novel in the tradition of Tolkien and Eddings. Recommended where fantasy is popular.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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"Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal.... The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and the ... evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear the marks of American national experience during the last three decades."--Edward Rothstein, The New York Times
"Those who like fantasy can rejoice. This is the genuine article ... characters you can care about, a world you can believe in, hideous monsters, battles, magic, even love.... I only have one problem. How am I going to get by until the next volume comes out?"--John Lee, author of The Unicorn Solution
"Rousing, slam-bang ... full of valiant skirmishes, great heroes, and close rescues. The real war is only beginning, but this one battle at least ends with the sort of grand finale worth re-reading a time or two."--Locus
"Those who like fantasy can rejoice. This is the genuine article ... characters you can care about, a world you can believe in, hideous monsters, battles, magic, even love.... I only have one problem. How am I going to get by until the next volume comes out?"--John Lee, author of The Unicorn Solution
"Rousing, slam-bang ... full of valiant skirmishes, great heroes, and close rescues. The real war is only beginning, but this one battle at least ends with the sort of grand finale worth re-reading a time or two."--Locus
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent basic epic fantasy. Top notch.,
This review is from: The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time' (Mass Market Paperback)
I am a fan of big, fat fantasy volumes, this should be said first. I would rather take my time and absorb a world slowly than slice through it quickly. Not everybody has this preference, I know, and what people like is what they like.Robert Jordan gives us a richly detailed world to soak in, but it still does not feel like sloggish reading. So far, so good. Character development is very good and represents a nice continuation of 'Eye of the World.' While I liked EotW, I was more connected with the characters after 'The Great Hunt.' The world is richly detailed and characters have been given more depth. There is some reward at the end for those who have been faithfully moving through the story. There is some torture, but it is described only mildly. This is a relief after reading some of Terry Goodkind's graphic torture description. In fact, when I realized they were using a collar to control and cause pain, I had a mini-learned-Goodkind-fear response. (Hats off to Goodkind for that, I guess). However, Jordan is a little more gentle with the reader. Thanks Robert. As in most fantasy stories, there is some derivation. However, these are not needless and Jordan has created his own world. I have enjoyed these books and will read the rest of the series. In fact, the Dragon Reborn is ordered and should arrive today. Overall, this is a great and enveloping story that is perfect for the fantasy fan and is accpetable for younger readers (who have the necessary reading skills).
4.0 out of 5 stars
TWO GREAT VOCAL PERFORMERS,
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This review is from: The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time' (Audio CD)
Two accomplished voice performers, Reading and Kramer, give bold, vibrant readings as they bring to colorful life the thoughts and actions of the myriad of characters author Jordan has so memorably introduced. Expressive and dynamic, their performances capture the thrill of adventure and wonder of fantastic happenings.Jordan has been quoted as saying that fantasy literature "appeals to a simpler time of life with recognizable good and evil." Both of those forces come to the fore in his Wheel of Time series as listeners/readers eagerly wait to discover which will have the upper hand. In The Great Hunt. the sequel to The Eye of the World, an onerous theft occurs. Gleemen have long related the tale of The Great Hunt of the Horn, and now that very Horn is discovered. It was believed to have been only a story, a legend but here it is, the very thing that will raise the dead heroes of the ages. Now, it has been stolen and the hunt is on.
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TWO ACCOMPLISHED VOICE PERFORMERS,
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This review is from: The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time' (Audio CD)
Two accomplished voice performers, Reading and Kramer, give bold, vibrant readings as they bring to colorful life the thoughts and actions of the myriad of characters author Jordan has so memorably introduced. Expressive and dynamic, their performances capture the thrill of adventure and wonder of fantastic happenings.Jordan has been quoted as saying that fantasy literature "appeals to a simpler time of life with recognizable good and evil." Both of those forces come to the fore in his Wheel of Time series as listeners/readers eagerly wait to discover which will have the upper hand. In The Great Hunt. the sequel to The Eye of the World, an onerous theft occurs. Gleemen have long related the tale of The Great Hunt of the Horn, and now that very Horn is discovered. It was believed to have been only a story, a legend but here it is, the very thing that will raise the dead heroes of the ages. Now, it has been stolen and the hunt is on. - Gail Cooke
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