Winter's Heart

Wheel of Time, Book 9

By: Robert Jordan

Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer

Length: 24 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

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In Winter's Heart, the ninth novel in Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al'Thor and his friends face personal trials in their quests to build alliances against the Dark One.

After locating Masema Dagar, the Prophet of the Dragon, on Rand’s behalf, Perrin Aybara returns to his encampment to discover his wife Faile has been abducted by the Shaido Aiel. Determined to reclaim her, Perrin forgoes his mission, risking his army in pursuit of a dangerous and unpredictable enemy.

Wounded and trapped in the Seanchan-occupied city of Ebou Dar, Mat Cauthon is awaiting an opportunity to leave. But he is not the only one in hiding. Three Aes Sedai are desperate to escape. As Mat seeks a way to smuggle them all out of the city, he encounters his own prophesized fate when he meets the Daughter of the Nine Moons.

Rand himself is on a mission of vengeance. He has tracked the traitorous Asha’man who tried to kill him to Far Madding. It is a city where no one is capable of channeling the One Power, leaving Rand vulnerable to those who would stop at nothing to destroy the Dragon Reborn…

Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.

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Can't Stop Listening!

As Robert Jordan brings us along for the journey with the original cast of characters (who are still alive), he continues to world build and introduce new players for us to love, hate or suspend our judgment on. These are well defined characters who we have no choice but to categorize because they are almost tangible. As this world grows in volume and detail I thoroughly enjoy being much more than just a distant observer.

As my wife listens with me at times, she periodically teases me about the constant reminders of what certain characters are wearing and why, hinting that it borders on pedantic. While I have often been annoyed by this depth of detail in other authors, I soak up these details as Jordan's world takes up more space in my head! I've never really cared about all the details of a particular woman's dress before, but Jordan makes me want those details to better build that picture and allow me to become lost in his world for a time. It's akin to adding tens of thousands of pixels to the picture with every detailed description.

This has been one of my favorite diversions in decades, rivaling only Terry Pratchett's Disc World and the universe of worlds Brandon Sanderson is currently still creating for us to enjoy! while I will miss Robert Jordan in the later books which were only completed thanks to his wife and Sanderson, I must admit to being deeply curious about where they will lead us.

Lastly, I have to say how important Michael Kramer and Kate Reading are to this series, much as they are to Brandon Sanderson's books. For me, they are so much more than just the icing on the cake. They provide an audible "third dimension" that breathes life into every cubic foot of Jordan's world. My heartfelt thanks to both Kramer and Reading.

needs re editing

great story but the recording needs to be reedited. lots of repeatpassages.. fix this please.

So many characters, hard to keep them all straight.

There are so many characters and threads to the story that even if the author gives them each a chapter or two then the book is still very long. You feel like not much is accomplished by the end.

Superlative narration! Wonderful!

If you've been reading the Wheel of Time series then you know how good the books can be. This one is a wonderful continuation and much better than some of the earlier, slower books.

Great listen!

Narrator (s) are fantastic, very talented and consistent. I enjoyed the audio books as much as the original print.

Setup Book

I love the Wheel of Time series. This is now my 4th time going through the books and second by audiobook. But Winters Heart Is the unfornate must have book in a series that is this long. It sets up the remaining books wonderfully, but it just is not easy to get through.

Great book

Woo-hoo! Great book, good story telling by the narrators. Can't wait to see what happens next.

one of the great storys

Would you consider the audio edition of Winter's Heart to be better than the print version?

Yes

What did you like best about this story?

The book is writen in a was that puts you in the room with the people

Which scene was your favorite?

Peron throwing away his axe

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Sprain freeing him self from the axe and starting to find who he i

Wonderful.

I loved this book. i have enjoyed the entire series and I look forward to the next one.

a heartfelt story

when it comes to rands and mats journeys this story is full of reasoning and heartfelt actions, the adventures of tuon and cadsuanes journeys can be frustrating until balanced against how they need time to realize their culture's flaws and biases lead them to misuseing some of those who would otherwise be friends and join them willingly on their journey's voyages across their worlds