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    <body><![CDATA[I read the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan because both my husband and best friend had read them.  The best friend highly encouraged me to read the books - my husband warned me off.<br/><br/>The warning is not because the books are bad.  The first few, actually, are very good. Great characte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2366257">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[From America's premier fantasy writer-#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of CROSSROADS OF TWILIGHT-comes a prequel to The Wheel of Time SeriesFor 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, a child is born, an infant prophesied to change the world. That child must be found before he can be killed by the forces of the Shadow. And Moiraine Damodred, a young Accepted soon to be raised to Aes Sedai, and Lan Mandragoran, a young 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 is of the Royal House of Cairhien, whose King has just died, and Lan is considered the uncrowned king of a nation long dead, and the plots of those seeking power threaten their lives. The novella &quot;New Spring&quot; told a part of the story, in compressed form....the novel New Spring tells the whole story.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I very much enjoyed this prequel to the WOT series. I think Jordan got back to style of writing that made me love the first few books in the series. It was also really great to see Moiraine again, one of my favourite characters. I wish she played a larger role in the other books. I thought this book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72031066">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The city of Canluum lies close to the scarred and desolate wastes of the Blight, a walled haven from the dangers away to the north, and a refuge from the ill works of those who serve the Dark One. Or so it is said. The city that greets Al'Lan Mandragoran, exiled king of Malkier and the finest swordsman of his generation, is instead one that is rife with rumour and the whisperings of Shadowspawn. Proof, should he have required it, that the Dark One grows powerful once more and that his minions are at work throughout the lands. And yet it is within Canluum's walls that Lan will meet a woman who will shape his destiny. Moiraine is a young and powerful Aes Sedai who has journeyed to the city in search of a bondsman. She requires aid in a desperate quest to prove the truth of a vague and largely discredited prophecy - one that speaks of a means to turn back the shadow, and of a child who may be the dragon reborn.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have begun the process of re-reading The Wheel of Time series for the ... goodness, well, I've re-read it several times. While New Spring came out some time after the series had started, it is actually a prequel, detailing how Moiraine became Aes Sedai, the beginnings of her quest to find the Drag...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66504880">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The city of Canluum lies close to the scarred and desolate wastes of the Blight, a walled haven from the dangers away to the north, and a refuge from the ill works of those who serve the Dark One. Or so it is said. The city that greets Al'Lan Mandragoran, exiled king of Malkier and the finest swordsman of his generation, is instead one that is rife with rumour and the whisperings of Shadowspawn. Proof, should he have required it, that the Dark One grows powerful once more and that his minions are at work throughout the lands. And yet it is within Canluum's walls that Lan will meet a woman who will shape his destiny. Moiraine is a young and powerful Aes Sedai who has journeyed to the city in search of a bondsman. She requires aid in a desperate quest to prove the truth of a vague and largely discredited prophecy - one that speaks of a means to turn back the shadow, and of a child who may be the dragon reborn.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Overall, the story flowed along nicely. It was almost like I had just discovered Jordan's work again. I actually stayed up late and kept reading until I was done; something I haven't done since book 3 or 4. The next chapter, Knife of Dreams (Wheel of Time, Book 11), had the same effect on me. If you...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50422774">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[From America's premier fantasy writer---#1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Crossroads of Twilight---comes an expanded version of his novella &quot;New Spring,&quot; first published in the Legends collection. 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. &quot;New Spring&quot; related some of these events, in compressed form; New Spring: The Novel tells the whole story.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Didn't work. He should have focused on bringing his main story to a close.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[From America's premier fantasy writer---#1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Crossroads of Twilight---comes an expanded version of his novella &quot;New Spring,&quot; first published in the Legends collection. 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. &quot;New Spring&quot; related some of these events, in compressed form; New Spring: The Novel tells the whole story.]]>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this on sale when it first came out and enjoyed it.  I had forgotten much of it and reread it after reading book 12 that just came out.  <br/><br/>The first half is sooooo slow.  Aaaaaaaaa!  Then the action picks up for the exciting climax.  Jordan at his worst and his pretty decent, thou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77399134">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first one of Robert Jordan's books I have read since he passed away 2 years ago.  I very much enjoyed this prequel but and I am quite dissappointed that Jordan will not be able to complete the other 2 prequels he intended to write (not to mention the last book of the series).  <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57126392">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really like this book. but of course I really like the wheel of time series. So it's neat to find out the before story etc. I was reading though he has two other prequels coming out also. That should be good to. I so need to start rereading the series again. I just wish that he was actually done t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57453145">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Here I've been plodding through these 11 books only to find through the Internet that the author died in 2007. His final book has most of his own notes to use but will not be released (I hope) until 2009. This I found was published in 2004 and fills out two major characters. Why he took time for thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45650221">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent story in itself. If you want a taste of the Wheel of Time series, but are unsure you want to invest the enormous amount of time it will take to read 11 novels, get this and give it a try. It's as good as the Eye of the World and feed directly into the story line with background info on ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49813312">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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