The Great Hunt
- Published
- 15 November 1990
- Pages
- 672
- ISBN-13
- 9780356517018
- Type
- novel
About this book
At 672 pages, The Great Hunt (1990) is the second Wheel of Time novel, sitting between The Eye of the World and The Dragon Reborn. Rand al'Thor's childhood friends Mat Cauthon and Perrin Aybara continue to be pulled into their own destinies as Jordan's magic system, built on the male and female halves of the One Power, comes further into focus.
Key facts about The Great Hunt
The Great Hunt is a novel by Robert Jordan. Readers have had it since 15 November 1990. It runs to 672 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of The Great Hunt. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780356517018 to find the main one.
The Great Hunt is book 2 of 15 in The Wheel of Time series. The series has 15 published books. However, the series starts with The Eye of the World (1990). A Memory of Light is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 8 January 2013.
Additionally, Robert Jordan writes The Fallon Trilogy and Conan: The Robert Jordan Novels as separate series. Those series sit on our historical fiction, sword and sorcery and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Warrior of the Altaii is the latest published Robert Jordan book on file, from 2019.
About Robert Jordan
Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney Jr., a decorated Vietnam veteran — two tours as a U.S. Army helicopter gunner, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star with V for valor, among other honors — before he became one of epic fantasy's most influential writers. See every Robert Jordan book in order.
Its place in The Wheel of Time
The Great Hunt is book 2 in the The Wheel of Time series. It follows The Eye of the World. It is followed by The Dragon Reborn. See the full The Wheel of Time reading order.
In the Third Age, the Wheel of Time turns and ages come and pass, but the Dragon is bound to be reborn to save the world — or break it. Robert Jordan's fourteen-volume epic follows Rand al'Thor, a sheepherder from the Two Rivers, as his quiet life is shattered by Trollocs, Aes Sedai, and the growing, terrifying suspicion that he is the prophesied Dragon Reborn, doomed to fight the Dark One at the Last Battle even if it means going mad and destroying everyone he loves. Around him, his childhood friends Mat Cauthon…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781593974336
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9788580575156
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780312851408