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The Great Hunt
- Wheel of Time, Book 2
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 26 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
Now an original series starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!
Robert Jordan’s number one New York Times best-selling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, continues as Rand al’Thor and his companions set out to retrieve a powerful magical artifact from The Dark One’s Shadowspawn in The Great Hunt.
For centuries, gleemen have told the tales of The Great Hunt of the Horn. So many tales about each of the Hunters, and so many Hunters to tell of....
Now the Horn itself is found: the Horn of Valere long thought only legend, the Horn which will raise the dead heroes of the ages.
And it is stolen.
In pursuit of the thieves, Rand al’Thor is determined to keep the Horn out of the grasp of The Dark One. But he has also learned that he is The Dragon Reborn - the Champion of Light destined to stand against the Shadow time and again. It is a duty and a destiny that requires Rand to uncover and master magical capabilities he never imagined he possessed.
Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant number one New York Times best sellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.
The Wheel of Time®
New Spring: The Novel
#1 The Eye of the World
#2 The Great Hunt
#3 The Dragon Reborn
#4 The Shadow Rising
#5 The Fires of Heaven
#6 Lord of Chaos
#7 A Crown of Swords
#8 The Path of Daggers
#9 Winter's Heart
#10 Crossroads of Twilight
#11 Knife of Dreams
By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
#12 The Gathering Storm
#13 Towers of Midnight
#14 A Memory of Light
By Robert Jordan
Warrior of the Altaii
By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson
The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time
By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons
The Wheel of Time Companion
By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk
Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time
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- Alison Shaw
- 13-12-21
Narration ruins the enjoyment of the story
I was very excited to get on to book 2 after listening to book 1 and thoroughly enjoying listening to the epic journey read by Rosamund Pike……..in book 2 it appears the story is ‘read’ by a combination of a 1920’s black and white movie actor and a female Siri who rambles through the book in a monotonous American diatribe!
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- Lee Hambleton
- 29-07-21
Why is this Troy McClure narrating this??
The narration is awful. Simply awful.
I can’t even express just how disappointed I am.
Do yourself a favour and stick with physical.
Appalling decision to have a thick American accent narrate a medieval fantasy. Just shocking.
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- Anette F
- 24-07-07
As good as the 1st!
The Great Hunt takes up the reigns where the Eye Of The World leaves off, absorbing me into it's story and once again leaving me eager for more!
A story in it's own right, you could probably jump into this book without reading the first - but what a waste that would be!
Think 'Lord of the Rings' and you'll have an idea of the sort of book this is. Full of rich detail, complex, interesting, and exciting. The plot seems to twist and turn and unlike other books I've read the ending isn't transparent from the start.
Never a dull moment!
Excellent!
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- S. Blackburn
- 09-09-17
Pronunciation confusion
Story is good, the 2 narrators could have communicated to each other before recording these books though, hearing the man pronounce stuff one way only for the woman to pronounce it another is ever so slightly jarring to the ears.
Is it More-ane? Is it Moi-rain? Please, between the 2 of you, choose!
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- Matt Peacock
- 16-11-17
Repetitive
I actually enjoy the story quite a bit but the narrative is so frustrating and repetitive. No wonder he took so many books and so long to write these things. I don't know how many times I've been told that the witches don't lie, what an Aiel man looks like, that Rand doesn't believe he's the dragon, that the 3 main boys don't like the witches, that this thing is evil, that that thing is bad. I can remember points from a few paragraphs ago and a few chapters ago, even a book ago. Alas the author doesn't think so.
Also the woman's voice is so samey. I can't tell who is meant to be speaking half the time.
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- Lloydy
- 12-10-21
Good story, bad narration
Narrators sound bored, especially the woman who sounds like a satnav. Should have gotten Steven Pacey or Simon Ambrose to redo them.
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- William Clements
- 11-01-12
Seanchan Rising
This 2nd book is where Jordan really starts to take the reins in this series. Much like Paolini does with his sequel to Eragon. The first Paolini book was written like a 16 year old, learning the craft of writing for the first time. In Jordan's case the first book had parts that were very much written as if an exercise in fantasy writing. With Paolini, the 2nd book read like it was written by a different author! So much better! In this case, you still know it is Jordan, but the ending of the first book could easily have been turned to stand on it's own, though clearly Jordan wanted the series to continue. One might be reminded of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on TV. The first series was only half a series, designed to play out as it was, and if it did not continue, then so be it. Clearly a beautiful forray into TV story arcing resulted, and here the 2nd book in Wheel of Time is where the story really starts moving.
Rand needs to accept he is the chosen one, but really struggles with this. Forced into helping Mat save his life, bound to the fate of the Horn of Valere and the Ruby Hilted Dagger from Shadar Logoth, we see forsaken rise into the story, and visit old friends thought lost in the first book. And the battle on Almouth Plain towards the end with the Seanchan weaves the crossover to book 3 perfectly. As with all Wheel of Time books, this one can surely be listened to separately, but you should do the obligatory context thing, and not lose out on such a brilliant series. Book 14 comes out this year in April (2012), and you should either read, listen or both all of the books through 13!!
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-12-21
enjoyable but with proble s
enjoying the story, but there are issues with the narrator's. the pace, pitch and tone are quite poor. dlDifferent characters sound exactly the same and everything comes through rushed. If you are not paying full attention then you can easily become lost
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- Great Lord of the Duck
- 16-01-22
Surprised and Delighted by American Narrators
I am a fan of the series, but just don't have the time for a full re-read, so audiobooks it is!
I started with the Rosamund Pike narration of the Eye of The World - thinking to myself that I wouldn't be able to palate a high fantasy world delivered in an American accent. Yes, Pike's narration was excellent, but she has only narrated the first book (at the time of this review, January 2022). So, I was faced with the choice of not continuing my re-read (listen?), or take the plunge with the original audio. How thankful I am that I continued!!
I never imagined that I would be able to lose myself into the world of the wheel of time without that fantasy-safe RP English accent to guide me. I even saw some reviews saying the same here! however within minutes I had totally forgotten the earthly nationality of Kramer and Reading, and was enthralled by their telling of this second installment of a truely epic tale.
Kramer and Reading clearly know their characters very well, and subtly change their voices to differentiate between characters. True, there were a couple of instances where I was not too sure who was speaking (very few instances in the grand scheme), but no more that I would have myself when reading a dialogue heavy chapter.
I am proceeding to buy the next installment immediately, and am excited to have Kramer and Reading as my companions for this return to the Wheel of Time.
Happy listening to you all!! :)
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- m ward
- 09-02-15
great but flawed
What did you like most about The Great Hunt?
the underlying story is conceptually great and engaging, very impressive. I just find the character models very basic...the interplay between men and women can be frankly irritating and somewhat juvenile. That aside the books each drive forward well, with each book marking a distinct step towards the end.
Who was your favorite character and why?
i guess Matt, just because he's the gambler/rogue type. Perrin is too much the boyscout, and Rand too much the brooding hero. Matt seems able to have a little irreverent fun.
Have you listened to any of Kate Reading and Michael Kramer ’s other performances? How does this one compare?
i have and they read them as well and professionally as others i've heard. I'm not particularly a fan of either's style, particularly Kate's to be honest...a little too stilted and dry, but that's a personal taste and isn't disliked enough to put me off.
Any additional comments?
these books are great, but let down a little by too many character threads that are never tied up and closed off, and poor female/male interplay/dialogue.
I've read all the books and am just re-listening to them at work in the background, as i don't need to pay full attention, already knowing the story...the books leave me occasionally enthralled and sadly sometimes annoyed.
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