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New Spring

By: Robert Jordan
Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
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Publisher's summary

Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers and listeners around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters.

The Wheel of Time turns and ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

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 begins Moiraine and Lan's quest to find the Dragon Reborn that will lead to the events of The Eye of the World...and their fateful meeting with Rand al'Thor.

New Spring is a perfect jumping-on point for fantasy listeners wanting to know more about The Wheel of Time and the forthcoming TV show.

The Wheel of Time New Spring: The Novel

The Eye of the World

The Great Hunt

The Dragon Reborn

The Shadow Rising

The Fires of Heaven

Lord of Chaos

A Crown of Swords

The Path of Daggers

Winter's Heart

Crossroads of Twilight

Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

The Gathering Storm

Towers of Midnight

A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson

The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons

The Wheel of Time Companion by Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk

Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

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©2004 Robert Jordan (P)2004 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC and Books on Tape, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal." (The New York Times)

"Written with all the skill that has made Jordan one of the grand masters of fantasy." (Publishers Weekly

"Both narrators handle complex roles with feeling and confidence, never losing the excitement and tension of the fast-moving story. The performers breathe emotion into their characters with an earnestness that holds listeners close and leaves them wanting more." (AudioFile)

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Not my First Time

I’ve read this entire series before, and I’m enjoying it just as much the second time.

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This is a Great book!!!

I loved this book when I read it in paper back and it's even better hearing it!!!!

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Really Robert Jordan

Seemless integration with the rest of the Wheel of Time. more interesting than I ever would have imagined. This entry along with the rest of the series, will make you appreciate just how much we lost when Robert Jordan died. Truly the best epic fantasy series to this day.

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my all time favorite

this book should preceed your wheel of time adventures.
I hope you enjoy and come to love the work of RJ as much as I have.

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oh boy

Growing up hearing and reading names a certain way and then listening to this was like having to relearn people! still amazing story telling as ever!

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Greatest series I have ever read.

I Loved it. Nice start as I go thru the series for a third time.

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DO NOT BUY!!! PLEASE

DO NOT BUY THIS!!!!
Great story and I respect the voice actor (you have your lane and I respect that), but the New-York-City-Facts-And-Only-The-Facts voice make me want to murder every living creature around me.

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New Spring truly begins the epic tale!

Robert Jordan is a true master of fantasy. I've read The Wheel of Time, all 15 books, all the way through twice now. New Spring is a great place to start my third journey. I'm excited to watch the new Amazon Prime series when it comes out later this year. I've heard they're spending more than twice in the first season than they did on any one of the Game of Thrones seasons. “May you shelter in the palm of the Creator's hand, and may the last embrace of the mother welcome you home.”

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Loved it!

Loved it!!! I can't wait for the next book in the series and I'll start ASAP!

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impossible to put down, totally engrossing<br /><br /><br />

I lost track of time everytime I picked it up
read the whole series it will be time well spent and enjoyed

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