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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

Reviewer: Solipso
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not the thickest fantasy novel, but an excellent one
Review: NOTE: My review follows this note, which I hope will avoid any misunderstandings you may get from the review. On 5-5-13 I discontinued my reading of THE WHEEL OF TIME series. Though I was pleased with the prequel and the first three books in the series proper, I gave up during the fourth book, THE SHADOW RISING. Why? I think it is sufficient to say that variety is the spice of life and that THE SHADOW RISING did not offer enough fresh material to sustain my attention.As I write, 3-21-13, this perfectly good fantasy novel has almost as many one-star reviews (97) as five-star reviews (117). Before I offer an explanation for that in my postscript, here is my review per se:NEW SPRING: THE NOVEL is a prequel to Robert Jordan's fourteen-volume series THE WHEEL OF TIME (the last three volumes were completed by Brandon Sanderson after Jordan died). Though not nearly as long as any of the volumes in the series proper, the prequel is a powerful inducement to read at least the first volume in the series. It was for me, anyway, but be aware that I do not read fantasy exclusively, nor have I previously read any of Jordan's books. So I have not become surfeited by either fantasy or Robert Jordan. (Note: I did read THE EYE OF THE WORLD about twenty years ago, but considering what I remember of it, I have practically not read it.)As with Tolkien's Middle Earth, the land of NEW SPRING is threatened by an encroachment of evil. Other than that--at least in this prequel--Jordan's world is not Tolkien's. For one thing, NEW SPRING allocates a much heavier role for women. Men play roles too; indeed the best action sequence features the lightning-quick professional swordplay of the chief male character. But the plot progresses via two young women working hard to graduate from the academy of Aes Sedai (female channelers of the Power).Jordan's characters are likeable, the protocols of magic usage are interesting, and the plot ascends to an arousing climax. With a few forgivable errors of diction and syntax, without any obscenities or explicit sex, his prose is easy and unostentatious but not juvenile. Some reviewers condemn Jordan's background detail as boring. I disagree. It was enough to immerse me into the architecture and culture of the world, and I welcomed it.P.S. Why so many one-star reviews? I scrolled down through four pages of them here at amazon.com, and I did not find a single one written after 2005. Yet only five of the forty NEWEST reviews--extending back to March of 2012--had three stars, while the rest had four or five stars. Since the tenth volume in the series was published in 2003, and NEW SPRING was published in 2004, after looking at some of those one-star reviews I conclude that many readers became tired of THE WHEEL OF TIME. After the tenth volume, they wanted Jordan to end the series. Instead he wrote a prequel, NEW SPRING, leaving no end in sight. That annoyed some readers so much that regardless of the goodness of NEW SPRING, they were determined to blast it with a low rating. They were punishing Jordan for not ending the series.

Reviewer: Wes
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: (No spoilers) A great interlude in an even better series.
Review: This prequel novel is much more linear and straightforward than most of the books of the main series and follows a small number of characters readers are already familiar with. It’s also a much shorter read and, to me, helped refocus the goal of the series’ heroes as the main series moves ever closer to Tarmon Gai’don.I was hoping to have a couple of mysteries that were teased out in the main series answered in this book, and was a little disappointed that it didn’t introduce much material that we didn’t already know (in terms of the grand scheme), but it made up for it with a deep dive into some of the best characters in the series. This prequel is an all-new adventure that series readers will be happy to read.I read this book slightly out of release order (I had just finished Book 11, it came out after Book 10) but that didn’t affect my enjoyment of it. Readers can pick this up and enjoy it at any point in the series, but the official recommendation across the fanbase seems to be to stick to release order. I would agree that it works well with the overall arc of the story so far to read it around books 9-11.

Reviewer: Ironblayde
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Considerably better than Crossroads of Twilight
Review: Those familiar with Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series know that a great many readers have something of a love/hate relationship with it. On the one hand, the world in which the story takes place is meticulously constructed, diverse and highly immersive, a true joy to read about. Some of his characters are quite intriguing, and his numerous subplots were always enough to keep readers highly involved. On the other hand, his series has two huge defects. First, almost every single female character is cut from exactly the same mold; Jordan says he wanted to write "strong" women, but what he means is that they behave like arrogant, spoiled teenagers who see men as little more than beasts of burden. I've read a number of strong women in literature, and met a number of them in my life, and none acts the least bit like Jordan's harpies. The second problem is that in the later volumes of the series, "glacial" doesn't even begin to describe the pacing. At least glaciers make progress once in awhile.New Spring, thankfully, rectifies the latter problem. It moves along at a fine pace, keeping the reader interested from beginning to end. It's a measure of the depth of Jordan's story that even those of us who have read through the whole Wheel of Time series numerous times can find plenty of interest in this latest volume. A number of long-standing questions are resolved to greater or lesser extent in this book:- What history does Elaida have with Moiraine and Siuan?- What is the nature of the test to become full Aes Sedai?- What happened to the other Malkieri following the fall of their nation?- Why does Siuan suspect that Cadsuane is Black Ajah?- What was the "unpleasantness" following the Aiel War that Cadsuane has referred to?- How did Moiraine meet Lan?- What was Lan's life like before he met Moiraine?- How was the Tower involved in the fall of Malkier?As you probably know, New Spring first appeared in short story form quite some time ago, and sometime following its release, Jordan's publishers at Tor convinced him to expand it into a novel, since he had told them that there was a great deal of the story he had to leave out in order to fit it into the space he was given. Keep in mind that I have never read the compressed version of this book, so I cannot compare the two, and tell you what was added or expanded in the novel form. However, the book doesn't read like a very short story that's been lengthened to fit a higher page count, not at all.The other thing of note is that a number of sections in this book are written with Lan as the point-of-view character, which is an interesting experience, since I don't think Jordan has ever used him as such in the standard Wheel of Time books. Lan's character is already much as it will be about eighteen years later, when the opening events of the series proper take place, but the look into his mind is still fun.The other main characters, Moiraine and Siuan, do show a little difference from their older counterparts that we're used to. Moiraine in particular is interesting to read, as she really comes across as a younger version of herself: determined and capable of great focus, but yet to attain the dignity and composure we're used to seeing from her. Siuan is a bit of a different story -- she seems to change rather rapidly after becoming Aes Sedai -- but it's still interesting seeing her as a younger woman.In summary, despite some of the low reviews it's received, this book is well worth the purchase for Wheel of Time fans who miss the much better pacing of the first several books of the series. I wouldn't strongly recommend reading it if you've never read Jordan before, as it's better to have the background information from his full-size novels first, but if you're set on doing so, you should be able to pick up enough to keep from getting lost. An excellent purchase.

Reviewer: Book
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good
Review: Good

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good but too short
Review: It was great to go back but far too short. Here is hoping he writes another, from the end of this one to the start in the Two Rivers.

Reviewer: DCaruthers
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Enjoyable
Review: I did enjoy this book and waited way to long to start this series. Long read time because I read and listened on audible at the same time so it takes a special situation to make that happen. Purchased the series in audible and kindle so I could enjoy the story and pronounce names/places as the author intended. The long read time is in no way a reflection of the author’s work. I also had two surgeries to heal from. Recommend the series

Reviewer: Emília borges
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I recently watched the first episodes of the tv show about the wheel of time and got very excited with the history. So I decided to learn more about it and devoured this books in two days. It shows how Morraine becomes and Aes Saed and more into the ways of the white tower and the affairs of the Ajahs. Recommend it very much for people who want to learn and understand more about this amazing history that is now becoming a hit tv show.

Reviewer: Brian
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Adds great perspective to the story of Lan and Moiraine, well worth a read whether you have completed the Wheel of Time series or just about to start it.

Reviewer: Marina
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Per chi come me ha letto la serie principale, piacevole fare un tuffo nel passato di Moiraine e Lan.Pur essendo ambientato su una linea temporale precedente, non lo leggerei come primo libro della serie. Contiene molti riferimenti che non sarebbero colti senza conoscere già personaggi, luoghi, usi e costumi.

Reviewer: linda
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Lots of detail, very enjoyable

Reviewer: chongjasmine
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I really enjoy the story.