{"product_id":"new-spring-wheel-of-time-15","title":"New Spring (Wheel of Time #15)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes an excerpt from \"Knife of dreams.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginal publication and copyright date: 2004.; A Tom Doherty Associates book.; In the beginning--Cover.; Includes an excerpt from Knife of dreams..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eon \n\u003ci\u003e The Wheel of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Has all the breadth and depth that have made this fantasy author one of the acknowledged greats of this genre.\" - \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eon \n\u003ci\u003eCrossroads of Twilight\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"His writing is distinguished... by the richness of its fabric, with all the charm and naïveté of the Brothers Grimm and the social\/moral commentary of Huxley's \n\u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e. With his well fleshed out characters, dark imagery, comic relief, vivid landscapes, and a fascinating sense of timelessness, Jordan has created a complex literature with a language and reality all of its own.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Throughout Jordan's preeminent high-fantasy saga... the characters (minor as well as major), the world, and the source of powers have remained remarkably rich and consistent--no mean feat... Amid all the Sturm and Drang, however, is finely tuned comic strain that both leavens the story and adds to its development. A major fantasy epic.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Truth is not only stranger, it's richer than fiction, but Jordan's fictional universe approaches the variety and complexity of the real... Plotlines [are] strummed with resonating long-wave rhythms something like Beethoven's \n\u003ci\u003eEroica\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - Robert Knox, MPG Newspapers \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Adventure and mystery and dark things that move in the night-- a combination of Robin Hood and Stephen King that is hard to resist... Jordan makes the reader care about these characters as though they were old friends; so much so that the reader will put down the book regretting the wait for the next title in the series.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In the decades since J.R.R. Tolkien's \n\u003ci\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy was published, many fantasy writers have tried to capture the spirit of that seminal work. While many have been able to imitate the style, develop as similarly swift and complex plot, and create convincing characters, none had captured the spirit of small men and mighty, struggling against a force of overwhelming evil. Robert Jordan has.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eThe Ottawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jordan has a powerful vision of good and evil--but what strikes me as most pleasurable... is all the fascinating people moving through a rich and interesting world.\" - Orson Scott Card \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jordan can always be counted on to ground his dizzying intrigues in solid chunks of cultural detail, and he here rises to the occasion, with chapters as dense as Spenserian stanzas with symbols and rituals... He manipulates the disorder of this narrative to credibly convey a sense of an embattled world on the verge of self-destruction, and he entertainingly juxtaposes the courtly civility of his villains with the precarious chaos they cause.\" - \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jordan continues to utilize his towering imagination to construct plots of incredible ingenuity and develop themes hidden, sometimes quite deeply, in earlier installments. As ever, Jordan writes intelligently and lyrically--one of the most literary exponents of the genre.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eSFX Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beware, there is magic in these books. They are liable to make you neglect your work and keep you up way past your bedtime... This is the genuine article.\" - John Lee, \n\u003ci\u003eSuffolk County News\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jordan's bestselling high fantasy series carries on... colossal, dauntingly complex storytelling... the narrative employs elements of realism rare in high fantasy.\" - \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jordan's characters [are] fleshed out with the strengths and weakness of real men and women... Invokes the end-of-the-world milieu of Stephen King's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eThe Post and Courier\u003c\/i\u003e (Charleston, South Carolina) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jordan writes with the stark vision of light and darkness, and sometimes childish sense of wonder, that permeates J.R.R. Tolkien's works. His style is undebatable his own.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eThe Pittsburgh Press\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[ \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Time\u003c\/i\u003e] will be the definitive American exploration of Tolkien's territory for many years to come. Jordan can spin as rich a world and as event-filled a tale as the master, and the presence of women and a certain sense of comic possibilities of a high destiny add further dimension to the work.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jordan's multivolume epic continues to live up to its high ambitions. Complex plotting, an array of strong characters, lavish detail, and a panoramic scope make this series a feast for fantasy aficionados... Richly detailed and vividly imagined.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jourdan's writing is clear and his vision is fascinating, as are the philosophies which run his characters. And speaking of characters, a more interesting bunch I would be hard put to name.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The most ambitious American fantasy saga \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, [may] also be the finest... [It] surpasses all but a few of its peers.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The complex philosophy behind \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Time\u003c\/i\u003e series is expounded so simply the reader often gives a start of surprise at returning to the real world. Rand's adventures are not finished and neither is this thinking person's fantasy series.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eBrunswick Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e (Australia) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Intricate allegorical fantasy recalls the works of Tolkien because of its intensity and warmth.\" - \n\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Robert Jordan can write one hell of a story... [He] keeps the suspense acute and the surprises and invention beautifully paced. Compelling. An exhilarating experience.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[ \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Time \u003c\/i\u003eis] a work of genuine and often stirring imagination.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For those who like to keep themselves in a fantasy world, it's hard to beat the complex, detailed world created here.\" - \n\u003ci\u003e Locus\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jordan's talent for sustaining the difficult combination of suspense and resolution, so necessary in a multivolume series... is nothing short of remarkable.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jordan has not merely put old wine into new bottles: He has clothed old bones with new flesh.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is The Wheel of Time at its best: political intrigue, powerful characters, dangerous magic, and even more dangerous secrets.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jordan is the master of his domain.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Post and Courier, Charleston, SC\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tROBERT JORDAN (1948-2007) is best known for his internationally bestselling epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time(R), which has sold over 40 million copies in North America and is currently being adapted for the screen. A native of Charleston, Jordan graduated from The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army and received multiple decorations for his service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time(R) by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoiraine 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew Spring\u003c\/i\u003e begins Moiraine and Lan's quest to find the Dragon Reborn that will lead to the events of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Eye of the World\u003c\/i\u003e...and their fateful meeting with Rand al'Thor. \n\u003ci\u003eNew Spring\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect jumping-on point for fantasy readers wanting to know more about The Wheel of Time. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Wheel of Time(R)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew Spring: The Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#1 \n\u003ci\u003eThe Eye of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#2 \n\u003ci\u003eThe Great Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#3 \n\u003ci\u003eThe Dragon Reborn\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#4 \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#5 \n\u003ci\u003eThe Fires of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#6 \n\u003ci\u003eLord of Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#7 \n\u003ci\u003eA Crown of Swords\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#8 \n\u003ci\u003eThe Path of Daggers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#9 \n\u003ci\u003eWinter's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#10 \n\u003ci\u003eCrossroads of Twilight\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#11 \n\u003ci\u003eKnife of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBy Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#12 \n\u003ci\u003eThe Gathering Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#13 \n\u003ci\u003eTowers of Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e#14 \n\u003ci\u003eA Memory of Light\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBy Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBy Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Time Companion\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBy Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePatterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eIngram Paperback Advance\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 24 (EAN 9780765345455, Mass Market Paperbound)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/22\/2003 pg. 42 (EAN 9780765306296, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/15\/2003 pg. 707 (EAN 9780765306296, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/15\/2004 pg. 166 (EAN 9780765306296, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 142 (EAN 9780765306296, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKliatt\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2004 pg. 53 (EAN 9781559279529, Analog Audio Cassette)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eJordan, Robert\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tROBERT JORDAN (1948-2007) is best known for his internationally bestselling epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time(R), which has sold over 40 million copies in North America and is currently being adapted for the screen. 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