The Great Hunt

Title: The Great Hunt
Author: Robert Jordon
Pages: 600
Recommended Ages: 15 to Adult
Rating: 5 Brads

     Where to begin?  Robert Jordan hit another home run with book two to the Wheel of Times series.  The Great Hunt, picks up with our friends Rand, Mat, and Perrin, along with Egwene and Nynaeve still trying to get to the White Tower. Running from dark friends and the Dark One himself, our heroes continue on with their trials, tests of friendships and love as they start to realize just how important they all, not just to each other but to the world.
     You may find in this book that some of the characters you loved, you'll end up not loving so much, and some of the ones you thought you couldn't stand are amazingly moving up your list of favorites.  Robert Jordan keeps you guessing and continues spinning story lines that part from each other only to reemerge to separate once again.
     Again Jordan keeps up with his elaborate attention to detail, as he continues to create his own language during the series and the way he describes things.  Jordan seems to have the knack of knowing when he's just about hit the max point a reader cares about details before zooming them along, keeping their attention to the story the whole time.  It's amazing how a writer can give as much detail as Jordan does and yet doesn't loose his audience to it.
     Will our heroes ever make it to the White Tower? Heck by this time I was asking myself, are they ever supposed to make it to the White Tower. As the Wheel Turns, so does Jordan's ability to tell a great story that can only be rivaled by another little known author by the name of J.R. Tolkien.  Yes, in the first two books of Jordan's The Wheel Of Times, I put him easily upon the level of Tolkien, and dare say there are few authors who can spin fantasy in their own world and have it come out as well put as Jordan has.
     If you would love to start or continue your trek with Jordan's The Wheel Of Times, and yes you can start with book two and not be lost in the series, you can find the book here: The Great Hunt