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A review by tilduke
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A good second installment in the series and progressed the story well and introduces some more elements of the world and magic system. I doubt this is going to be anyone's favourite in the series but it was a strong addition.
Overall a hard one to review without spoiling elements of the series.
Characters and Development
The main characters are split up once again in this book. A large amount of time is spent with Rand and Loial and a seperate plot line follows Egwene and Nynaeve. I didn't feel Rand developed significantly as a character in this one overall, while the events probably permanently modified the girls' for the remainder of the story.
Plot
The beginning opens up a new and exciting plot line involving the girls while I feel Rand's plot line doesn't progress in a meaningful way until the very end. All the "filler" in the middle is still extremely high quality and enjoyable for a fan of the series but I don't feel most of it is strictly necessary for the story to progress (I'm sure some of the characters and themes reappear in future books though so I may have to come back and modify this).
Setting
A new group is introduced with their own customs and a new world and way of travel is introduced. Not going to say much more here for spoiler reasons.
TL;DR
Pros
Overall a hard one to review without spoiling elements of the series.
Characters and Development
The main characters are split up once again in this book. A large amount of time is spent with Rand and Loial and a seperate plot line follows Egwene and Nynaeve. I didn't feel Rand developed significantly as a character in this one overall, while the events probably permanently modified the girls' for the remainder of the story.
Plot
The beginning opens up a new and exciting plot line involving the girls while I feel Rand's plot line doesn't progress in a meaningful way until the very end. All the "filler" in the middle is still extremely high quality and enjoyable for a fan of the series but I don't feel most of it is strictly necessary for the story to progress (I'm sure some of the characters and themes reappear in future books though so I may have to come back and modify this).
Setting
A new group is introduced with their own customs and a new world and way of travel is introduced. Not going to say much more here for spoiler reasons.
TL;DR
Pros
- Introduces more elements of the world and magic system
- Progresses the major plotline in a big way right at the end
- Begins a major plot line about Tar Valon and Aes Sedai
Cons
- Overall lots of it is probably not critical to the story except the very beginning and very end