New Spring

, #1

eBook, 203 pages

English language

Published Dec. 2, 2004 by Orbit.

ISBN:
978-1-84149-261-2
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3 stars (1 review)

The prequel novel to the globally bestselling Wheel of Time series - a fantasy phenomenon

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. …

2 editions

reviewed New Spring by Robert Jordan (The Wheel Of Time, #1)

Un roman de fantasy très classique

3 stars

L'auteur à un peu tendance à délayer en décrivant tout tout le temps, pour ensuite caler une résolution très brusques dans les dernières pages, sinon, c'est de la fantasy assez classique qui se laisse lire.

C'est une "prequel" présentant le passé de certains des personnages du cycle, reste à voir ce que donne la suite.

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Epic Fantasy
  • High Fantasy
  • Science Fiction Fantasy
  • Adventure
  • Epic
  • Magic
  • Adult