New Spring: A Wheel of Time Prequel (Wheel of Time)

I would suggest if you are considering reading this not to do so unless you have read the first five books and liked them, and are considering continuing the series. If you are not, there is little of value in this book in terms of plot development.

The book has some interesting development of the relationship between Moiraine and Siuan but despite it being short (in WOT standards) it contains the usual complaints - over description of clothing, etc. It is not a bad book, but I find myself unable to keep reading it without having another more interesting book handy to supplement my "journey" thorugh the book.

Conclusion - don't read this book first, and if you cant get through the first five books, don't read it at all.

When to read it (0/1 people found this helpful)

Being a prequel this sheds light on only some of the characters backstory.
it deals with Lan, Moiraine and Siuan.

I read it straight after reading Lord of Chaos from the main series and i think this was a perfect time to read as it helps to make the next book in the main series (Crown of Swords) more easily understand and emotionally resonant.

Overall this is great, although it does take a while to get going and could be considered slightly anti-climatic.
Still a great entry into a flawless fantasy series.

as great as the others (1/2 people found this helpful)

Being a huge fan of the WoT series I found this book great, it really does give you an inside look into the world of Lan and Mouraine and even Siuan. Its fast paced and packs a lot in and having read it after finishing book 11 i really can't wait now till the final book comes. if you are a real fan then you'll love this.

Not what I expected (5/5 people found this helpful)

Being a great fan of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, I was definitly going to get this.
Then I read the reviews about it and changed my mind I couldn't be bothered.
Then someone bought it for me for Christmas, I can't believe what people have written in the reviews. I think it's really good, very fast paced for Robert Jordan (cue cynical sniggering), and since it's about two characters from whom we don't hear their point of view in the main series, it makes a great story. The story reads like most of the other WoT books but it comes in from a different angle, with all the good bits of the other books (chases, channeling, swordsmanship, and urgency).

In my opinion there isn't another book like it in the series mainly because a lot of action happens across all 300 pages of it, with a lot of depth to the story.

If you loved books 1-3 and got bored at book 5 read this it's great.

well i rather enjoyed it (7/8 people found this helpful)

In Jordans world of time series it all starts quite suddenly with us being thrown in at the deep end, we are expected to know the past histories of moiraine and lan. These very intricate and complex characters (moiraine who we are hoping to re-appear in the next book) are unexplained, they are the only main characters within the series not to have been set-up or backgrounded. I think that every wheel of time reader should in all honesty be reading this book, not because it is a serious and well thought out story, but because it gives us a little bit of the coveted relationship history of these two memorable characters. The story is relaxed and cheerful, it is easy going and if you have not yet read it but have read the wheel of time series then read it. Hey we all need something to do in the next five years while he's writing the twelth book, at the very least this will take up a couple of hours of that time.

New Spring: A Wheel of Time Prequel (Wheel of Time)

Robert Jordan

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Patchy - not really essential to the story (0/0 people found this helpful)

When to read it (0/1 people found this helpful)

as great as the others (1/2 people found this helpful)

Not what I expected (5/5 people found this helpful)

well i rather enjoyed it (7/8 people found this helpful)

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