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Ο Τροχός του Χρόνου (The Wheel of Time) #8A
Το μονοπάτι των αιχμών, Τόμος Α'
Το πολυαναμενόμενο, όγδοο βιβλίο του Τροχού του Χρόνου! Το αριστοτεχνικό έπος φαντασίας του Ρόμπερτ Τζόρνταν συνεχίζεται...
Οι ορδές των εισβολέων Σωντσάν έχουν καταλάβει το Έμπου Νταρ. Η Νυνάβε, η Αβιέντα κι η Ηλαίην κατευθύνονται στο Κάεμλυν, με σκοπό να αναλάβει η τελευταία τον θρόνο που της ανήκει δικαιωματικά, αλλά στην πορεία ανακαλύπτουν έναν εχθρό πολύ χειρότερο από τους Σωντσάν. Στο Ίλιαν, ο Ραντ ορκίζεται να απωθήσει τους Σωντσάν, όπως είχε κάνει και στο παρελθόν, παρ' όλο που σημάδια παράνοιας εμφανίζονται στις τάξεις των Άσαμαν.
Στο μεταξύ, οι επαναστημένες Άες Σεντάι με επικεφαλής τη νεαρή Άμερλιν Εγκουέν Αλ’ Βέρ έρχονται αντιμέτωπες με έναν στρατό που απειλεί να τις κρατήσει μακριά από τον Λευκό Πύργο. Η Εγκουέν, όμως, είναι αποφασισμένη να εκθρονίσει τη σφετερίστρια Ελάιντα και να ενώσει ξανά τις Άες Σεντάι. Ωστόσο, δεν αντιλαμβάνεται ακόμα το τίμημα που οι άλλοι -αλλά και η ίδια- θα πληρώσουν.
Οι ορδές των εισβολέων Σωντσάν έχουν καταλάβει το Έμπου Νταρ. Η Νυνάβε, η Αβιέντα κι η Ηλαίην κατευθύνονται στο Κάεμλυν, με σκοπό να αναλάβει η τελευταία τον θρόνο που της ανήκει δικαιωματικά, αλλά στην πορεία ανακαλύπτουν έναν εχθρό πολύ χειρότερο από τους Σωντσάν. Στο Ίλιαν, ο Ραντ ορκίζεται να απωθήσει τους Σωντσάν, όπως είχε κάνει και στο παρελθόν, παρ' όλο που σημάδια παράνοιας εμφανίζονται στις τάξεις των Άσαμαν.
Στο μεταξύ, οι επαναστημένες Άες Σεντάι με επικεφαλής τη νεαρή Άμερλιν Εγκουέν Αλ’ Βέρ έρχονται αντιμέτωπες με έναν στρατό που απειλεί να τις κρατήσει μακριά από τον Λευκό Πύργο. Η Εγκουέν, όμως, είναι αποφασισμένη να εκθρονίσει τη σφετερίστρια Ελάιντα και να ενώσει ξανά τις Άες Σεντάι. Ωστόσο, δεν αντιλαμβάνεται ακόμα το τίμημα που οι άλλοι -αλλά και η ίδια- θα πληρώσουν.
- GenresFantasyHigh Fantasy
448 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
15 people want to read
About the author
Robert Jordan
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Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the names Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly.
Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer. He began writing in 1977. He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.
He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week. He lived with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor (currently with Tor Books; she was also Jordan's editor) in a house built in 1797.
Responding to queries on the similarity of some of the concepts in his Wheel of Time books with Freemasonry concepts, Jordan admitted that he was a Freemason. However, "like his father and grandfather," he preferred not to advertise, possibly because of the negative propaganda against Freemasonry. In his own words, "no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs."
On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement that he had been diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and that with treatment, his median life expectancy was four years, though he said he intended to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intended to have a long and fully creative life.
He began chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in early April 2006. Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.
Jordan died at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT on September 16, 2007, and a funeral service was held for him on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St. James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston.
Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the names Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly.
Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer. He began writing in 1977. He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.
He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week. He lived with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor (currently with Tor Books; she was also Jordan's editor) in a house built in 1797.
Responding to queries on the similarity of some of the concepts in his Wheel of Time books with Freemasonry concepts, Jordan admitted that he was a Freemason. However, "like his father and grandfather," he preferred not to advertise, possibly because of the negative propaganda against Freemasonry. In his own words, "no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs."
On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement that he had been diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and that with treatment, his median life expectancy was four years, though he said he intended to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intended to have a long and fully creative life.
He began chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in early April 2006. Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.
Jordan died at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT on September 16, 2007, and a funeral service was held for him on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St. James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston.
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April 20, 2017
Ποιους δεν είδαμε: την τύχη του Ματ και τίποτα από Μιν. Ποιον μισήσαμε πιο πολύ; τη Σεβάνα και κάτι μου λέει ότι θα μας ταλαιπωρήσει ακόμα περισσότερο... Τι γίνεται, όμως σε αυτό το βιβλίο; Κάποια αναμέτρηση του Ραντ προετοιμάζεται για το επόμενο;
Στάχτη και μπούρμπερη από την Ηλαίην, συμμαχίες στο στρατόπεδο του Πέριν και σχέδια του Ραντ να αναχαιτίσει επικείμενη επίθεση των Σωντσάν στο Ίλιαν...
Στάχτη και μπούρμπερη από την Ηλαίην, συμμαχίες στο στρατόπεδο του Πέριν και σχέδια του Ραντ να αναχαιτίσει επικείμενη επίθεση των Σωντσάν στο Ίλιαν...
July 25, 2019
Δεύτερο διάβασμα στα ελληνικά. Το όγδοο βιβλίο χτίζει τα γεγονότα που θα ακολουθήσουν ως αποτέλεσμα η δράση του είναι ελάχιστη που είναι και το πιο αδύναμό του σημείο. Στα δυνατά είναι οι διάλογοι των βασικών ηρώων και η συμπεριφορά του Πέριν προς την Φάιλε καθώς έχουν αναλάβει μία επικίνδυνη αποστολή.
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