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

The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!

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.

The Wheel of Time®
New Spring: The Novel
#1 The Eye of the World
#2 The Great Hunt
#3 The Dragon Reborn
#4 The Shadow Rising
#5 The Fires of Heaven
#6 Lord of Chaos
#7 A Crown of Swords
#8 The Path of Daggers
#9 Winter's Heart
#10 Crossroads of Twilight
#11 Knife of Dreams

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#13 Towers of Midnight
#14 A Memory of Light

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Another great addition to the Wheel of time.

Not a series for everyone, but if you love a deeply fleshed out world. This is a great book in an amazing series.

Ages come and go

These audiobooks are top tier. Kate Reading's "Illianer" accents are hilarious and perfect, while Michael Kramer has unique and distinct voices for all of his major characters. As always, Robert Jordan's stories are top tier listening material.

I hope this guy never witnesses a crime

he will recound for days every minute detail.. Great retelling talents as well as story line

Great book, poor editing

What did you love best about Winter's Heart?

Michael and Kate gave their usual Great performance. The story had me listening every chance I could. However the editing really let them down.

What did you like best about this story?

The story really pulled me in. The outcomes were amazing. loosing Robert Jordan was a loss.

What three words best describe Kate Reading and Michael Kramer ’s voice?

captivating,

Any additional comments?

There were pauses that seemed like the end of a section for it to turn out to be a pause mid paragraph. There was also repeated pros. there was about 12 times a line was repeated, when this happened it really threw me and I was thinking about the editing not the story.

Love It

Have the WOT series in book form. Glad I now have them in an audible format so I can relive it all again

Repeated lines

Every hour or two a line was repeated, should have been caught in post editing.

Took awhile, but worth the wait.

A lot of "who cares" in the middle but the last third was thrilling, finally some good plots and a great ending !

i love these books!

this book has very in depth charachters and has a well founded and substantiated world to explore!

Excellent Production

What made the experience of listening to Winter's Heart the most enjoyable?

I have ready the Wheel of Time series 3 times now. However, listening to Michael Kramer and Kate Reading narrating the story has made it come so much more alive. I find that there are details that I missed when reading the book(s) that come out when listening to them. Both Michael and Kate do a marvelous job with the characters, helping you to get to know them even better.

Any additional comments?

I highly recommend that you start with Book 1 (The Eye of the World), and listen to the whole series. The prequel (New Spring) can be inserted at any point between the first few volumes. Start at the beginning and work your way through them all, you won't be disappointed.

This is a very enjoyable listening experience, and I can't wait to get to the next volume.

Robert Jordan was a true master of epic tales

As with all the books of this series, the depth of this epic tale is as deep as the ocean and as moving as any tales written. This is by far the best series I have had the pleasure to enjoy. Kate and Michel are the best voice actors. Their performance truly brings to life the book as it powers my imagination.l to experience the story.