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Summary: The Best book in the series
Review: To me this was the best book in the series. You are familiar with the characters, and the adventure in the story is simply great, without sacrificing small details that bring a world to life. This is one of the books in which I judge all other fantasy books by. In these early books, Rand is a awesome character to read about, and the Battle of Falme was truly one of the best parts of the entire series. Read this!
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Summary: Hard to read at first, but still very good.
Review: The story continues. I'll just summarize a little. Rand has been told that he is the Dragon Reborn, but denies it and does not want anything to do with the Aes Sedai. Meanwhile, The Great Hunt of the Horn of Valere has started again, this time it really shall be found. Also, Nyaneve and Egwene start to train to be Aes Sedai, yet problems arise. This is no Eye Of The World, yet the story is improving. There were some parts that were hard to read, but very little. Very good work!
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Summary: A Great Series By An Outstanding Author
Review: I am currently reading The Great Hunt, which I started as soon as I ended the excellent Eye of the World. I am portuguese, non native english speaker, but even so, with more or less dictionary help, I am dwelling throw WOT with utmost pleasure. Jordan is a exquisite writer, detailed, accurate, and these options make the books unnavoidably less speeded than the normal one-book story (or even three-book-story, for that matter). WOT is a monumental work, a life's work I guess, and I will be thrilled if the author chooses to write 30 more books, beeing the last finished, or not, when he dies (him himself states that he will be wrtting until they nail his coffin, and that is a good thing indeed). Of course not all of us shall agree on this, it depends on our own moods and likings towards fantasy books, and my own, for that matter, is "the longer the better", book or series.I cannot agree with the rather illogical and systematic comparisons that are made between Jordan and Professor Tolkien. Tolkien is the Master, the original Creator of the genre, the icon for everyone who comes later on fantasy path. His life, his historic time, the circumstances of his life, have nothing to do with contemporary writers, and saying that this or that is better than Tolkien is, in my view, not understanding at all what Tolkien and his work are!!! Let Jordan stand in his own path, which is great! Let Professor Tolkien stay at Olympus, where he belongs!!!
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Summary: Best!
Review: This one was excellent! Jordan has really out done himself. The story is captivating, and he really appreciats the element of time. He doesn't allow the book to cover years and years, he lets it out slowly. I also love the way he has created a whole other world. Again two thumbs up, this book rocks
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Summary: Spectacular!
Review: This book, like the other books in the series, is fantastic! Robert Jordan beatifully illustrates all of his characters and the world they live in. If you thought that nothing could ever beat "The Lord of the Rings" then your wrong! This book continues the story of Rand al'Thor and his friends: Perrin Aybara and Mat(Matrim) Cauthon. In this book, Rand and his friends are involved in an interestng plot. The Horn of Valere, which brings the heroes of old back to life to fight against the shadow, has been found and it is stolen by Trollocs. The reader is caught up in a series of battles where the horn is stolen and then retrieved. If you want to learn more, then I suggest you get this book! Spectacular!
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Summary: A GREAT HUNT!
Review: The story is incredible. I mean they are searching for a horn than can bring back the dead. The characters are fresh and new unlike those boring characters from such books as The Fellowship of the ring. If Tolkien was still alive I would KILL him.Robert Jordan is the master of everything! If anybody says otherwise I will HUNT you down. If you like books that have horns in them and lots of pages READ THIS BOOK
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Summary: Long, drawn out, with ignorant ,boring characters.
Review: This is the second Robert Jordan book I have read and will most likely be the last. The first book in the series was somewhat slow and didn't hold my attention too well but I thought I should give him a fair chance so I bought The Great Hunt. His characters get more and more whiney, they make stupid, ignorant decisions, and the constant denial of Rand that he is the Dragon Reborn is more than annoying. All in all, the book could have been about 300 pages less - less would definitely be more as far as Mr. Jordan is concerned. He is not a particularly talented writer, sticks with cliches quite often and creates his characters' voices in such a way that I just wanted to slap every one of them. For a good fantasy read, read Terry Goodkind's 'Wizard's First Rule' and the rest in that series. Phenomenal writing, beautifully drawn characters and a fun, nailbiting read.
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Summary: Really good, but not as good as the first one
Review: This is yet another good book by everyone's favorite author, Robert Jordan!!! :) This one is more violent then "The Eye Of the World" and goes into many of the characters' points of view unlike the other one.
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Summary: Advances plot and character, but a bit slow
Review: The second book in _The Wheel of Time_ series gets off to an interesting start as Rand and his friends relax in Shienar. But trouble ensues, of course, as the Horn of Valere is stolen and the Shienarans, Perrin, Rand, and Mat must find it. _The Great Hunt_ starts several important plot threads, but at times it seems that these threads are really its only purpose. Rand, wanting to keep his friends from getting hurt on his account, is virtuously irritating almost to the point of tears, while Perrin's steadfast denial of his ability to commune with wolves is almost painful. At the same time, the main male characters keep their naivete, and manage to have some fairly interesting adventures, especially upon reaching Cairhien. The girls, on the other hand, develop immensely in this book. Entering the Tower, they meet Elayne and Min, who join the rapidly-growing ranks of main characters, and Nynaeve is finally given a decent amount of depth through her Accepted's test. The ending of the book is wonderful, considerably better than the ending of _The Eye of the World_, which was, while fantastical, rather anti-climactic. The end of _The Great Hunt_ has plenty of excitement and tension. And, as usual, the book is steeped in history of the _Wheel of Time_ universe and stuffed with hints of events to come.
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Summary: GREAT HUNT FOR GREAT BOOK IS OVER
Review: The second book in the Wheel of Time series is an enjoyable sequel, even if it is a little bit short of the first book's greatness. The story takes place where the first book left off--in Fal Dara, near the Blight. Moiraine and Lan don't have quite the roles as they did in the first book. In fact, they only make about two appearances. But in a way that prevents redundancy, which is good. So if you think that the second book is a rehash of the first, you're wrong. Instead of the bad guys chasing the good guys the tables have turned so that the good guys are after the bad guys--with a few exceptions. This book sticks with the same winning cast of characters that the first book had, but occasionally adding a few more characters along the way. If you get confused as to who's who, there's a glossary in the back. New lands are reached in this book, so get those red pens ready so you can mark where they go. There is one part toward's the beginning of the book that may be very confusing to some people, as it was to me the first few times. But now I can explain it. Know the part where Rand is in the village and has 3 visions, all of them almost exactly alike (same wording and all)? No, Mr. Jordan was not out of his mind when he did that. There is some symbolism in there if you can find it. Think of the number 6. In each scene, a 6 is mentioned. Put three of them together and you get 666--the sign of the beast. Why RJ did that is beyond me, but that's my way of seeing it. One of my favorite parts of this book--and the series--is when one of the characters has a vision about what would have happened if they had NOT left Emond's Field. I won't tell you anything about it, because it is definitely worth reading several times. That part alone adds an extra dimension to the work in that it justifies what the character's are doing. The last battle at the end of the book also has some symbolism. Think Moses and his raised rod while the Israelites are fighting and you'll probably figure it out. Overall, this is a fast-paced, well-written, symbolism-full book. It is definitely worth your time and money.
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