New Spring

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Summary: A Fresh Approach
Review: Since Book Ten, reading the Wheel of Time series has become more of a soap opera. Chances are, some one could read nine, skip ten, and when eleven comes out, still be on track with every one else.

This prequel was a fantastic delight. Finally going to the past of Moiraine and Lan was an unexpected treat for me since I did not know such a book was in the works. All in all, I am looking forward to see if Jordan is going to make another since there is still about seventeen years to go before the pair find the boys in Edmond's Field.

If you are looking for the dynamics that were present in the first set of books from the series, you will not be disappointed with this one.

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Summary: Far better than Book Ten
Review: After painfully following the stagnation of the Wheel of Time series in the last few books, I was glad that Robert Jordan came out with ths fresh prequel. It lends insight into the past of many of the main characters and manages to recapture some of the excitement of the earlier books. One could, with reason, accuse Jordan of milking a commercial success (as David Eddings has) with endless prequels and sequels and adventures had by peripheral characters. At the same time, for those of us who appreciate the enterprise of constructing a rich world full of well developed characters, this kind of offshoot from the main project is entertaining and well worth the detour.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: Excellent book with wonderful insights to Moraine and Lan while they were still 'Young'. I'm really disappointed that the main series isn't finished yet but i look foward to the continuation of the prequel series too. However, i dislike having two sides to the same story going on at the same time. Great Book though WELL worth the buy.Would recommend Modesitt or George Martin to keep you satisfied why Jordan gets to business!!

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Summary: A good book, but finish the main series, PLEASE!!!!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It gave a closer look inside the processes we were not privy to in the regular books, i.e. the Aes Sedai testing. I was annoyed while reading it that he has not finished the regualr series. Although, my annoyance faded because the last two books have sucked majorly, and the change of subject was welcome. Well written and all that. Worth reading, in my opinion.

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Summary: A worthy addition to the Wheel of Time series
Review: Robert Jordan is admired for his great imagination, but with New Spring, he also proved himself to be a writer of great sensitivity. The book is full of those subtle, tender moments that devoted fans like to discuss in great detail on numerous message boards and chat rooms devoted to the Wheel of Time. Many readers who have invested countless reading hours living in the world of the Wheel of Time will really appreciate the amount of detail given to developing the characters of Moiraine, Siuan, and Lan. All three are characters that readers of the series really care about. Each character being noble and admirable in their own way, it is easy why devoted readers care about what happens to them. Siuan, with her fierce pride and mental toughness. Lan, with his complex code of honor and graceful swordsmanship. And, ofcourse, the power of Moiraine Sedai's will to overcome the challenges to do what needs to be done to save the world.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. However, I do not recommend it to be used an "entry point" into the series. New Spring, the Novel, will best be enjoyed by those who have already read all of the books, up to the Crossroads of Twilight. Again, the books is full of subtle moments that would only be more enjoyable to those who already know the characters. I suggest starting with The Eye of the World, proceed through all of the books that have been published so far, and then give yourself a treat and finish it off with New Spring.

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Summary: A Load of Gicker!
Review: This is such a marketing ploy that I am ashamed that I have been reading these since the beginning. Now we are expected to wait for three prequel novels to be written and released and then we wait while they cut all the previous books in half, re-name them and relese them under different names, THEN the rest of the series will be written. I am glad that I stopped the madness and stopped buying these books. Robert Jordan is old and will be dead before this thing ends. I don't want a re-release of all the previous books under different names! I want the rest of the story! No more buying! Don't do it. If you must read them, then borrow or go to the library or something, but stop paying for nothing!

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Summary: Satisfying break from main storyline
Review: When I first heard Jordan was working on a novel other than the next in the series, I was angry at having to wait even longer to find out what happens next. However, New Spring is a very satisfying read about the origins of Morraine and Lan, their relationship, and the roots of their search for the Dragon Reborn. It also gives you a little more insight into the politics of the White Tower, and how the current players got to where they are or had been in the regular series.

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Summary: awesome
Review: this book is awesome. i couldnt put it down once i started reading it. as a long time WoT reader i was surprised at how quickly Jordan introduced the Black Ajah but other than that i was amazed. this prequil just reinforced the idea that book 11 or maybe 12 is going to be killer. Jordan is burning away the chaff of his readers and building a lot of suspense. i would recommend this book to anyone.

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Summary: blows away crossroads
Review: it was refreshing read as after crossroads i had started to "just want to see the end" but after this book Jordan showed that he can acturally write a interesting story. If you like the series then you should like this book

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Summary: What I think about everything
Review: So, having ACTUALLY read the book, unlike the 98.7% others which rated it 1 star, I have something to say on the matter.
All those who gave it a 1 star rating having said it is boring and that nothing is happening in the book, that it is slow, have not READ IT AT ALL and I give my word for each and every one of them. Because if they had, they WOULD know it is a fast paced book with no encumberance of the immense plot encompassing the main books (which is btw the reason they are so slow) that stands as a very good, almost excellent book on it's own.

Just because of your apparent hatred for the author you want to "dispense justice" of your own by boycotting his books and giving everyone else who have not read them an illusion that the WoT series is bad reading. That kind of attitude is just pathetic, clearly all of you lack character. The world does not move to your whim and your standards, maybe you'll realise that in the future.

About the book, it's a great read, both the completely new 200 pages and the last 100 from the Legends. It is NOT just the old Legends story only with much more detail but a book worthy of the WoT saga. That coming from someone who READ the book.