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Summary: RJ continues to impress.
Review: There are always questions by the fans about certain things that cannot be included in the main volumes, and thanks to Robert Jordan some of these questions have been answered in the form of prequels that in essence do not take any extra time for RJ to complete. This prequel is a page turner, and the pace is very refreshing. A must for any fan out there, and for any fantasy lover.
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Summary: Its the "Wheel of Time"
Review: People in general are already complaining about this book,some havent even read it in its current form,just the little story from "Legends",hey its the Wheel of time,you either get it or you dont,you either read it or you dont,i am not the biggest "Wheel" fanatic,and it was extremely hard to get through book ten,but dont give up on the series just yet,i for one nver read the story in "Legends" and i enjoyed this prequel,nothing for me will take place of "Eye of the world" as a starting point,but it was neat to see my favorite characters back to the front of a story,i miss Moraine,but now i got to read about her and Lan,dont be a quitter! finish the series we all have loved at one time,with only a couple or few books left,it seems the Author is going to have to seriously cram alot of things in those books to end the series,should be good reads and faster paced books,and if the story ends in 2010,so be it.patience is a virtue,some of us have been reading these books for well over thirteen years now,just enjoy them as they come,because one day when it is over,you will wish you could read about these characters still........."I said goodday"
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Summary: Good Book
Review: This is a good read. Unlike some reviewers I have read the book and it was niece to see Moraine in a different setting from the other books. I would reccommend any longtime wheel of time fan the read this book. A fine way to see how the search for Rand came about.
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Summary: Best WOT Novel Since the Early Books in the Series
Review: New Spring is an extended version of the novella of the same name, originally published in the anthology "Legends." While the novel's added material does not include any new, earthshaking revelations, the book represents a very welcome return by Jordan to the more lucid writing style that made him so popular in the first place.Set about 18 years before The Eye of the World, New Spring is mainly told from the points of view of Moiraine and Lan. The last third or so of the novel is essentially just a reprinting of the novella. The story prior to that takes place in the White Tower and relates Gitara Moroso's Foretelling about the Dragon Reborn, and its aftermath and effect on Moiraine and her close friend and fellow Accepted, Siuan Sanche. New Spring is very reminiscent in many ways of the first two Wheel of Time novels. It is similar to The Eye of the World in that Jordan wisely limits his points of view to two major personages instead of jumping wildly from one minor character to another, as has too often been the habit in the last four novels in the series. It is similar to The Great Hunt in the way that much of the story is set in the White Tower and told from the points of view of two young Accepted trying to conduct their own investigation into some very serious matters without being found out by the Amyrlin and the other Aes Sedai. The ajahs and their customs - particularly the Blues' - are explored more thoroughly than Jordan has done before. While none of the new material is crucial to the series, much of it is interesting. Jordan relates Moiraine's test to be raised to Aes Sedai, which has certain similarities to Nynaeve's Accepted test in The Great Hunt, though Moiraine's test is much more involved. Jordan being Jordan, though, public female nudity is again a prominent part of the test and the novel. One of the weaknesses of New Spring is that too many characters of the Wheel of Time series proper are dragged onstage to make unnatural-feeling, contrived, cameo appearances. It also does not seem very likely that so many of the key Aes Sedai of the Wheel of Time era would only have been Accepted at the time of New Spring. Siuan's and Moiraine's close friendship that continues publicly even after both join the Blue Ajah flatly contradicts what has been related before. All in all, though, New Spring represents a refreshing return by the once (and future?) king of epic fantasy to the style that won him so many fans a decade ago. If Jordan's writing renaissance carries over to book 11 of the Wheel and beyond, his fans will regard this prequel detour as a very fortunate diversion.
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Summary: Not my money, not my time
Review: Let me qualify my review with the fact that I did not, and will not read the book. I will explain. For years I have been reading this series, and for many of those years the series was good. Then Jordan started milking the story and dragging it on. There is now no end in site. He has shown that he can write a whole book that takes place in the last 5 minutes of the previous book. Ladies and Gentlemen Robert Jordan has sold out. To cash in even more on the story that people have to read to see how it all would end (the man is still a talented writer afterall), he has released a prequel. Jordan should have put this time and effort into finishing the series at hand. I think Jordan has lost a great many readers in the past few years, and I think this book will encourage more migration. Read Martin's Song of Fire and Ice series instead.
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Summary: A good read but, why?
Review: I have never read the original New Spring, nor do I even know what "Legends" is, but after having read the literary train wreck that was Crossroads of Twilight, I didn't think I would find myself ever buying Jordan's work again. As it happened however, when I bought CoT, I placed a pre-order on New Spring, and it turned out to be for the best. I've really enjoyed reading it, and it's quite interesting to see all of the familiar characters young and naive. Having said that, all the time spent reading it, my mind still cannot escape the fact that I know, ultimately, what is going to happen, and I'm always wondering why this book even exists. It is a good read, but my sentiment (which I think I share with most Jordan readers) is, "Who cares?" I certainly don't, it makes absolutely no difference in any way to me, how Lan and Moraine first met, I don't care to read about the Aes Sedai dying after giving the fortelling, and the list goes on. Provided it doesn't turn out like CoT I would much rather be reading Book 11. In any event, I would recommend buying this book, though perhaps waiting for the paperback would be in order (due to the price being so close to the rest of his books over 2x as long).
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Summary: Took the plunge!
Review: Even though they've been reccomended to me about a million times I have resisted picking up a Robert Jordan book because I just didn't want to start a series that is already ten really fat books long. I'm not a huge fantasy reader but did recently reread Lord of the Rings and was looking for something else like that. When I saw an ad for New Spring that said it was a sequel and an entry point for the Wheel of Time series (and, only 334 pages and $22.95) I thought I'd give it a shot. It kept me up way past by bedtime because I couldn't put it down. If New Spring is any indication of what the rest of the series is like I have to say Robert Jordan deserves the hype. I am definitely looking forward to reading Eye of the World.
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Summary: Opinion of RJ's new book
Review: Good book - more of Lan would have been nice.
A question: when is Jordan going to finish the rest of Wheel of Time? As one of the reviewers below wrote, it appears that Robert is out of ideas and is stalling.
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Summary: Well written, quite exciting and on an epic scale
Review: The war against the Aiel has been devastating, but it goes on as the forces led by warriors like the uncrowned king of a land that is dust Lan Mandragoran repel the dark clad enemy. The latest battle is currently just outside of Tar Valon. However, the key is not the bloody skirmish turning the snow red, but what is happening inside the city. An Aes Sedai channel of the One Power nears death prophesizes that a dragon is born, which means either the savior or the destroyer of the world has arrived. Lan accompanied by an Accepted future Aes Sedai Moiraine Damodred travel to Dragonmount to keep this child alive. The birth of the dragon also means that the Dark One is free once more. Only the dragon can confront the evil as destiny has predicted will occur in the ultimate Last Battle that is if the newborn can be kept alive to meet fate head on. Lan and Moiraine know that followers of the Dark One will try to kill the fledgling. Though well written and quite exciting, on an epic scale and while adding depth to the Wheel of Time mythos, this reviewer is not sure why this prequel was written now. The story line is typical of the sub-genre with plenty of exhilarating action and adventure starring heroic individuals, malevolent beings, and a support cast of thousands, mostly fodder. Fans of the series will enjoy this tale that patches up some issues and opens up new questions, but still feels out of sequential time with I think ten "wheels" already published and two or three spins to go. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: good read!
Review: Yet another entertaining read from Robert Jordan. The first chapter alone is worth the price of the book.
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