Book Preview PROLOGUE: By Grace and Banners Fallen 1: Eastward the Wind Blew 2: The Choke of an Ajah 4: Advantages to a Bond 7: Into the Thick of It 8: That Smoldering City 10: The Use of Dragons 11: Just Another Sell-sword 12: A Shard of a Moment 13: What Must Be Done 14: … Read more
Book Preview Towers of Midnight v1.0 Proofed by DragonAshe (aka Merithyn) The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan 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 … Read more
Book Preview “The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and the . . . evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear the marks of American national experience during the last three decades.” “Has all the breadth and depth … Read more
Book Preview Praise for T HE W HEEL OF T IME® “The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and the . . . evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear the marks of American national experience during the … Read more
Book Preview Praise for T HE W HEEL OF T IME® “The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and the . . . evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear the marks of American national experience during … Read more
Book Preview Praise for T HE W HEEL OF T IME® “The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and the . . . evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear the marks of American national experience during the … Read more
Book Preview Praise for T HE W HEEL OF T IME® “Unlike some of the authors of mega-sagas, Jordan chooses his words with care, creating people and events that have earned him an enormous readership. For sheer imagination and storytelling skill . . . The Wheel of Time now rivals Tolkien’s The Lord of the … Read more
Book Preview Praise for Robert Jordan “His writing is distinguished as literature by the richness of its fabric, with all the charm and naiveté of the Brothers Grimm, and the social/moral commentary of Huxley’s Brave New World. With his well-fleshed-out characters, dark imagery, comic relief, vivid landscapes, and a fascinating sense of timelessness, Jordan has … Read more
Book Preview Praise for The Wheel of Time® “The Wheel of Time [is] rapidly becoming the definitive American fantasy saga. It is a fantasy tale seldom equaled and still less often surpassed in English.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Jordan’s multivolume epic [is] a feast for fantasy aficionados.” —Library Journal “The most ambitious American fantasy saga . . . [may] … Read more
Book Preview Praise for Robert Jordan’s THE WHEEL OF TIME® “Jordan’s multivolume epic [is] a feast for fantasy aficionados.” —Library Journal Book One: THE EYE OF THE WORLD “New readers are advised to start with the first book, The Eye of the World. It may take you a year of steady reading, but by next … Read more
Book Preview Praise for THE WHEEL OF TIME Book Four THE SHADOW RISING “Robert Jordan has come to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal.” —The New York Times “The fourth volume of the most ambitious American fantasy saga continues to suggest that The Wheel of Time will also be the finest. . . . This volume, … Read more
Book Preview Praise forTHE WHEEL OF TIME® Book Three THE DRAGON REBORN “An exciting, well-written adventure. Jordan offers distinctive heroes and themes, including an interesting look at relations between the sexes.” —Milwaukee Sentinel “Jordan’s writing is clear and his vision is fascinating, as are the philosophies which run his characters. And speaking of characters, a … Read more
Book Preview THE WHEEL OF TIME Book Two THE GREAT HUNT “Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal. . . . The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and the . . . evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised salvation, the sense of the unavoidable … Read more
Book Preview “The Eye of the World is the best of its genre.” —The Ottawa Citizen “A splendid tale of heroic fantasy, vast in scope, colorful in detail, and convincing in its presentation of human character and personality.” —L. Sprague De Camp “This richly detailed fantasy presents fully realized, complex adventure. Recommended.” —Library Journal “This … Read more
Book Preview A cold wind gusted through the night, across the snow-covered land where men had been killing one another for the past three days. The air was crisp, if not so icy as Lan expected for this time of year. It was still cold enough for his steel breastplate to carry the chill through … Read more
Book Preview FOREWORD Warrior of the Altaii has been sold twice, but has never been published. Until now. How could this happen? As Wulfgar will say, draw near and listen. I first read the manuscript in 1978—forty years ago—just a year or so after I had relocated from New York, where I was Editorial … Read more
Book Preview A cold wind gusted through the night, across the snow-covered land where men had been killing one another for the past three days. The air was crisp, if not so icy as Lan expected for this time of year. It was still cold enough for his steel breastplate to carry the chill through … Read more