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The Great Hunt
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Overview
The Great Hunt (1991) by American author Robert Jordan is the second book in The Wheel of Time cycle, a series of high fantasy novels that begins with The Eye of the World and encompasses 14 volumes. Jordan died in 2007 while working on the final volume, and fantasy author Brandon Sanderson completed the work based on extensive notes Jordan left prior to his death. The books draw heavily on mythology, religion, and fantasy tropes while creating a richly detailed world of magic, politics, diverse cultures, otherworldly creatures, and epic battles. In 2014, the series was nominated for a Hugo Award, and in 2021, a television adaptation premiered on Amazon Prime.
This guide uses the 1991 Tor Fantasy edition of The Great Hunt.
Plot Summary
In the fortress city of Fal Dara—in the border nation of Shienar—a delegation of Aes Sedai (women trained to channel the One Power) arrives, accompanied by their leader, the Amyrlin Seat. On the advice of fellow sister Moiraine Sedai, the Amyrlin Seat seeks an audience with Rand al’Thor. Rand, a shepherd from the Two Rivers village of Emond’s Field, has displayed the rare ability to channel the One Power—rare in men ever since the Breaking of the World.
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