The Great Hunt: Book 2 of The Wheel of Time

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In one short decade, Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time has become the bestselling American fantasy series of all time—comparable in depth and scope to J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendary trilogy, The Lord of The Rings. Now, the first two titles in the series, The Eye of the
World and The Great Hunt, are available unabridged on CD.

For centuries traveling gleemen have told the tales of "The Great Hunt of the Horn." Now the horn itself is found: the Horn of Valere long thought only legend, the horn which will raise the dead heroes of the ages.

Rand al'Thor, the farmboy who is thought to be the Dragon Reborn -- the leader long prophesied to save the world, but in the process will destroy it; the savior who will run mad and kill all those dearest to him -- refuses to accept his fate. But Rand cannot escape his power. For when the horn is stolen along with a dagger from the terrible ruins of Shadar Logoth, Rand is drawn into the hunt. For if he does not, his oldest friend, Matt, will die.

As Rand, Perrin, Egwene and Nynaeve track the horn and dagger they enter a world stranger than time itself. Meanwhile the Dark One is stirring in Shayol Ghul. The Dark One wants the horn. The Dark One wants Rand.

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by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Robert Jordan

by Mitchell Marsh
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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Good

Written by Anonymous on June 18th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 4/5

The readers are just a good as they were in the first book. The story seems to be taking a long time to get moving in this series, however it has been good enough to keep at it.

Robert Jordan

Written by Mitchell Marsh from Heber City, UT on March 13th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This is the Greatest Series Ever written, I've read hundreds and hundreds of Sci-fi books from dozens and dozens of different Authors. I like Robert Jordan the best, I wish the series could go on and on.. 12 books isn't enough. I'm so sorry to hear that Mr. Jordan has died, He's been the best!!! Long Live The Lord Dragon..

The great hunt

Written by Marianne Volk on October 6th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I thought the book was just as good as all the other Robert Jordan novels out there. Definatly just as gripping

The Great Hunt

Written by Anonymous on November 24th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This story is very different than the first and still very captivating. I am finding that I cannot stop listening.

Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time: Book 2)

Written by Autumn Smith on September 28th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 3/5

I did not finish the book since I had listened to all the others previous in the series and they started to sound much the same. I kind of had an idea of what was going to happen and I became bored. I loved the others in the series but it became too much of the same stuff.

The Adventure Continues

Written by Jason Bailey on September 26th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This book picks up right where Eye of the World leaves off. In fact this series (in on book five now) seems to have very small breaks (if any) between the books. If you liked the first book, you will enjoy the second. If you just thought it was OK...try this one as the story gets better.

Another good book in the series

Written by Howeln from Alpine, CA on September 19th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 5/5

The Wheel of Time series is a great series, so far :-) The imagery and depth of characters is worth the read alone, never mind the great story that unfolds. nuf said. As for the dual narrators, the two are used depending on the POV used, female or male. Some have mentioned the tone or pronunciations used by the narrators. While the differences are noticeable, they are not great. And besides, who says something exactly the same way in life. It does add a sence of realism, and I do think I like the change from other books. I think it also helps, since as the series develops, the POV changes frequently. In the book there are separations within the chapters, when listening with the two narrators one hears the changes in most cases.

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by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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by Mitchell Marsh
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Jordan, Robert

Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), 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'Reily. Jordan's works will be the subject of JordanCon, a three day genre convention scheduled for April 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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 in a house built in 1797 with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor (currently with Tor Books; she was also Jordan's editor).

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, working for another 30 years.

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.