New Spring

The Wheel of Time Prequel

By: Robert Jordan

Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer

Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins

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

Listen to more books in The Wheel of Time series.

©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)

Wheel of Time book 0 (zero)... READ FIRST.

I've been a fan of the late Robert Jordan's "Wheel Of Time" seties for over 20 years, re-reading, and now re-listening to Books 1 through 9 several times. Now that I have listened to Book 0 (zero) "A New Spring", I wish I had known to read/listen to this prequel first. Glad all of this series has been so masterfully performed by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer! Certainly a labor of love and a gift from them to the world. Many thanks to everyone who has brought the audiobooks to Audible listeners. Love, joy and blessings to all. Namasté

Excellent Prequel

An excellent prequel to the series. Outstanding narration and an opportunity to discover some of the things that led to the first book. Worth revisiting if you skipped it in your reading journey.

So good to be back after so long away

I missed WoT, so I started over from the very beginning. It’s been so long it almost felt as magical as the first time I read it. It still holds up after being read at least five times.

A fair prequel or good standalone

If you have read through The Wheel of Time Series the is a fun remembrance of what is to come. if you have not, then it is a good introduction.

I see what they were talking about!

I have had quite a few friends recommend the Wheel of Time, over the years, and now I see why. I can only hope that the first/next book is just as good. Also shout out to Reading and Kramer. They never disappoint.

Fills in the background nicely

I listened to this book after listening to the first 13 of the regular series, before the 14th and final book. I enjoyed hearing the backstory for the many characters I have devoted so much of my listening time to. Now that I'm listening to the last book, that extra background enriches my listening that much more.

This book follows right with the other books in the series, so if you liked those, you'll like this one. One bonus: this book is as long as the others should have been! (In other words, it's shorter!)

GRAVEY

Best fantasy series ever written and he doesnt' even use foul languange to make the bad guys bad. Good clean fun. Try it you will get lost in the excitment of a well written epic.

I cried.

I normally don’t write reviews - Mainly because I don’t want to impose my opinion on others - but tonight I heard Robert Jordan’s voice at the very end of this audiobook, and I just... cried.

These books are a treasure. Any synopsis or review written by anybody other than the author himself would do them a disservice. Read them. This book is a prequel in name but there is no other way I’d want to introduce someone to this series. Michael Kramer and Kate Reading do an outstanding performance as always, and in a way I’m a little spoiled in that I’m skeptical of any book read to me by anyone else.

Every return to the series I learn more and more. I doubt I’ll ever catch every nuance and detail behind the characters and societies Jordan’s created. In that way, the series never ends and I never worry about the depression that inevitably follows finishing a good book.

5/5 10/10 5 stars whatever just read it!

Great read!!

Definitely read this book first or as soon as you can in the series. Worth the time for sure!

A great prequel

Adds some much needed context to some of the most interesting characters in the series. Very good for a prequel.