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|Book Title=The Great Hunt
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|Author=Robert Jordan
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|Series=The Wheel of Time (#2)
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|Publication Date=15 November 1990
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|Pages=600 (U.S. Hardback edition)
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The book begins a few weeks after the end of [[The_Eye_of_the_World:_Plot_Summary|The Eye of the World]]. [[Rand]] has remained in [[Fal Dara]], practicing the sword with [[Lan]], even though he had said he would get as far away as possible. Any plans he had to leave are shelved when a contingent of [[Aes Sedai]], including the [[Amyrlin Seat]] visit. Rand is questioned by one of them, [[Liandrin]] of the [[Red Ajah]], who uses the Power on him to try and get answers to her questions. [[Moiraine]] convinces the Amyrlin, [[Siuan]], that Rand must be allowed to go his own way, and that she will be there when he needs her.  
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The Great Hunt is the second book in [[Robert Jordan]]'s [[The Wheel of Time (Series)|The Wheel of Time]] Series, first published on November 15, 1990 by Tor Books. Originally, the book is issued in one volume, consisting of a prologue and 50 chapters. However, in 2004 a new issue was realeased, into two separate volumes called "The Hunt Begins" and "New Threads in the Pattern". The artwork for the two volumes was again made by Charles Keegan.
  
[[Trollocs]] attack the town, freeing [[Fain]] from the dungeons and taking with them the [[Horn of Valere]] and the dagger from [[Shadar Logoth]] which are within the same chest. They leave Dark prophecies on the wall, linking [[Luc]] with [[Isam]], Lan's cousin.
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==Plot==
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To learn more about the plot of the Great Hunt, read the following articles
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*[[The Great Hunt: Plot Summary|Plot Summary]]
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*[[The Great Hunt (Brief Plot Summary)|Brief Plot Summary]]
  
Rand is brought before the Amyrlin, Moiraine and another Aes Sedai, [[Verin]], who has realized that Rand must be [[the Dragon Reborn]]. They tell Rand that he was born on Dragonmount at the end of [[the Aiel War]], where [[Tam]], his father, found him. They also tell him he is the Dragon Reborn, which he refuses to accept.
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==Chapter Summaries==
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The volunteers at TarValon.Net have written very extensive summaries of each chapter in the book. Feel free to go through them here:
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*[[The Great Hunt: Chapter Summaries|Chapter Summaries]]
  
Moiraine convinces Rand to follow after the Horn, telling him it is important that [[Mat]] gets the dagger back. As the Aes Sedai are leaving, an arrow is shot from one of the towers, which only just misses the Amyrlin, though it might have been meant for Rand.
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==Characters==
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For a list of all the characters that appear in the Great Hunt, check:
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*[[The Great Hunt Character List|List of Characters]]
  
They set off after the Horn, using a man called [[Hurin]] who can smell violence to locate it. [[Perrin]] and Mat see Rand with the Dragon Banner which Moiraine had given him, and Perrin reasons that Rand can channel. Fain meanwhile is beginning to show increasing abilities, such that he takes control of the [[Darkfriends]] and stakes a [[Myrddraal]] to a door.  
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==Timeline==
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For a timeline of the events in this book, please see [[The Great Hunt Timeline]].
  
Lord [[Ingtar]], the leader of the [[Shienar]]ans, tells Rand that Moiraine has made him second in command. Rand enters a room in a deserted village and experiences strange flashbacks. During one night, Rand, [[Loial]] and Hurin are transported to an alternate world via a [[Portal Stone]]. Rand wakes to find a heron branded into his hand. Hurin is able to use his abilities to keep on the trail, so they set off after the Horn. On the way, they meet [[Lanfear]], calling herself Selene. She spends much of her time imploring Rand to seize greatness. They see a memorial of the victory of Trollocs over [[Artur Hawkwing]] and realize that in this world, all animal life has been destroyed. Eventually they find another Portal Stone, which Rand uses to transfer them back to the real world when they are under attack by creatures known as ''[[grolm]]''. They find they are ahead of the Darkfriends, as Hurin had been smelling where the Darkfriends were going to be, not where they have been. Rand and Loial sneak up on them, and take the Horn and dagger back.  
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==Other issues==
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*The Bulgarian edition was first released in 1999 by BARD publishing house (ИК "БАРД"), translated by Valerii Russinov (Валерий Русинов). There is no audiobook in Bulgarian.
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*The Norwegian edition was first published in 1997 by Tiden Norsk Forlag AS and translated by Jens Erik Røsåsen.
  
The head on to [Cairhien], outside of which they see a ''sa'angreal'' in the form of a giant great statue which Rand feels calling to him. Rand is taken for a Lord, and gets mixed up in ''Daes Dae’mar'', the noble houses begin sending him invitations, these he just burns, leading to invitations from greater and greater houses, eventually leading to invitations from [[Galldrian|the king]] and Lord [[Barthanes]], his main rival.
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==Titles in other languages==
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*Bulgarian - Velikijat lov - Великият лов
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*Norwegian (issued in two volumes):
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**Valeres horn (The Horn of Valere)
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**Tomans hode (Toman Head)
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*Serbian - Veliki lov
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*Swedish (issued in two volumes):
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**Valeres horn (The Horn of Valere)
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**Tomans huvud (Toman Head)
  
He sees Trollocs in the city and ends up in the [[Illuminators]] chapter house when he tries to flee from them, causing it to burn down. He meets [[Thom]], who survived the Myrddraal in [[Whitebridge]], and whilst visiting him, the Darkfriends steal the Horn back.
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Ingtar and the rest of the Shienarans are joined by Verin, who claims that Moiraine had sent her. They meet an [[Aiel]] claiming to be seeking He who comes with the Dawn, but Verin says they have seen no signs of him. They then catch up with Rand and the others.
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File:The Great Hunt-Bulgarian.jpg|thumb|none|The Great Hunt cover in Bulgarian, supplied by [[Ilverin Matriam]]
 
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File:The Great Hunt-Norwegian.jpg|thumb|none|The two volumes of the Great Hunt in Norwegian, supplied by [[Imzadi Hopewind]]
Hurin traces the Horn to the manor of Lord Barthanes. The group uses an invitation Rand was sent, to attend a party Barthanes is throwing. Here, they discover that Fain has taken the Horn through [[the Ways]] to [[Toman Head]], on the Aryth Ocean, where Barthanes, who is a Darkfriend says he will wait for Rand. The Waygate in Barthanes manor is blocked, by ''[[Machin Shin]]'', which tries to come out when they open it, although Verin insists it can't be controlled. The following day Barthanes is found dead, his body completely ripped apart, presumably by a ''[[gholam]]''. [[Dena|Thom's girlfriend]] is killed by men working for the king who was suspicious of his involvement with Rand and his presence at Barthanes party. Thom kills the king.
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They try a Waygate outside a nearby ''stedding''. In here they meet more Aiel, which is unusual as Aiel never leave [[the Waste]]. Mat tells Rand they are searching for him, as he is the only Aiel they know. Rand is not amused. Loial is nervous, as he doesn't have permission to be outside his own stedding. He meets a female Ogier, [[Erith]], who he is attracted to. The Waygate outside is also blocked by ''Machin Shin''. Then they try using a Portal Stone. Something goes wrong when traveling through this, enabling them all to experience many lives they could have led if circumstances had been different. In each of them, Rand is defeated, hearing the words "I have won again [[Lews Therin]]" as he dies. They arrive in Toman Head in autumn, having wasted time using the Portal Stone.
 
 
 
In [[Falme]], Fain meets with the [[Seanchan]] [[Turak|High Lord]], claiming to be a descendant of men who kept their oaths to Artur Hawkwing. He gives him the chest with the Horn and dagger in, though he is only interested in the dagger. The High Lord opens it and intends to present it to [[the Empress]]. [[Bayle Domon]] is also taken to see him, as one of the Seanchan; [[Egeanin]] believes that his interest in the Age of Legends may prove interesting.
 
 
 
The girls head for [[Tar Valon]], beginning lessons in the use of the Power on the journey. It becomes apparent that [[Nynaeve]] cannot channel unless she is angry, but when she does, she is very strong. [[Egwene]] starts having dreams of Rand, and one of the [[Aes Sedai]], [[Anaiya]] suspects she may be a Dreamer. In Tar Valon, Egwene befriends [[Elayne]] and [[Min]], and meets Elayne's brother [[Gawyn]] and half brother [[Galad]], who Egwene is immediately attracted to. She also sees [[Logain]], who looks utterly forlorn after being gentled. Both Gawyn and Galad fall for Egwene. Nynaeve is raised immediately to Accepted. Passing three times through a ''ter'angreal'' that is perhaps connected to ''[[Tel'aran'rhiod]]'', she first fights [[Aginor]], before she is forced to abandon the [[Two Rivers]] then Lan, in order to prove her desire to be Aes Sedai.
 
 
 
Liandrin, comes to tell Egwene and Nynaeve that their friends are in danger and that they are needed to help them. They agree to go with her through the Ways, bringing Elayne and Min with them. When they come out of the Ways, they are met by a group of Seanchan and it becomes apparent that Liandrin is one of the [[Black Ajah]]. Nynaeve and Elayne escape but Egwene and Min are captured, Egwene having [[a'dam|a collar]] round her neck that gives total control to another woman. She is told she is a ''damane'' and the woman her ''sul'dam''.
 
 
 
Nynaeve and Elayne stay around to try and figure a way to rescue Egwene, Nynaeve eventually discovering a way to use the Power to remove the collars, which make her angry enough to channel just by looking at them. Nynaeve arranges with Bayle Domon to take them away from the area. They release one ''damane'' and capture her ''sul'dam'' by using the collar. They then go to rescue Egwene.
 
 
 
Moiraine visits with two old Aes Sedai sisters, [[Vandene]] and [[Adeleas]], who she believes to know more about Dark Prophecy than anyone else. Whilst there, they are attacked by a [[Draghkar]] that is warded in some way so that Aes Sedai cannot detect it. They believe this means it was sent by one of the Black Ajah.
 
 
 
Mat, Rand, Perrin, Ingtar and Hurin enter Falme, to try and retrieve the dagger and the Horn, after Verin claims the Seanchan may sense a man channeling They go to the house of the ruling Seanchan lord. Rand kills him, before they escape with the dagger and the Horn. Rand sees Egwene. Ingtar reveals that he is a Darkfriend, but wishes to return to the light, and stays behind to prevent them being caught. They end up between two large armed groups, [[Whitecloaks]], led by [[Geofram Bornhald]] and Seanchan. Mat blows the Horn to enable them to escape safely. The [[Horn of Valere#Heroes of the Horn|heroes]], led by Artur Hawkwing appear, claiming to know Rand and telling him they need the Dragon banner to be able to fight. Perrin raises it and the Seanchan are driven back. Rand is involved in a fight of his own, against [[Ba'alzamon]], visible in the sky, the pattern of their fight influencing the battle below. Eventually, Rand decides to let Ba'alzamon strike him, so that he can strike Ba'alzamon, who disappears.
 
 
 
Rand is severely wounded, and Min, Elayne and Egwene are drawn to him. Min keeps him warm, and is greeted by Lanfear, who tells her that Rand is hers.
 

Revision as of 23:00, 20 December 2021

TheGreatHuntHardcover.jpeg
The Great Hunt
Author Robert Jordan
Cover Artist Darrell K. Sweet
Series The Wheel of Time (#2)
Publication Date 15 November 1990
Pages 600 (U.S. Hardback edition)
ISBN-13 978-0312851408
Preceded by The Eye of the World
Followed by The Dragon Reborn


The Great Hunt is the second book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time Series, first published on November 15, 1990 by Tor Books. Originally, the book is issued in one volume, consisting of a prologue and 50 chapters. However, in 2004 a new issue was realeased, into two separate volumes called "The Hunt Begins" and "New Threads in the Pattern". The artwork for the two volumes was again made by Charles Keegan.

Plot

To learn more about the plot of the Great Hunt, read the following articles

Chapter Summaries

The volunteers at TarValon.Net have written very extensive summaries of each chapter in the book. Feel free to go through them here:

Characters

For a list of all the characters that appear in the Great Hunt, check:

Timeline

For a timeline of the events in this book, please see The Great Hunt Timeline.

Other issues

  • The Bulgarian edition was first released in 1999 by BARD publishing house (ИК "БАРД"), translated by Valerii Russinov (Валерий Русинов). There is no audiobook in Bulgarian.
  • The Norwegian edition was first published in 1997 by Tiden Norsk Forlag AS and translated by Jens Erik Røsåsen.

Titles in other languages

  • Bulgarian - Velikijat lov - Великият лов
  • Norwegian (issued in two volumes):
    • Valeres horn (The Horn of Valere)
    • Tomans hode (Toman Head)
  • Serbian - Veliki lov
  • Swedish (issued in two volumes):
    • Valeres horn (The Horn of Valere)
    • Tomans huvud (Toman Head)

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