The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, Book 2) (Wheel of Time, 2)

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In The Great Hunt, the second novel in Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al’Thor and his companions set out to retrieve a powerful artifact from The Dark One’s Shadowspawn.

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 extraordinary 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 #1 New York Times bestsellers, 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®
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#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

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#12 The Gathering Storm
#13 Towers of Midnight
#14 A Memory of Light

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Published Oct 15, 1991

624 pages

Average rating: 8.29

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PerpetualRevision

Dec 22, 2025

8/10 stars

I can't believe I'm only just now reading Robert Jordan, but I'm definitely enjoying it. I know some have criticized his portrayal of women, but so far I find the women characters far more complex and interesting than the men, and certainly more powerful!

tloster25

Jan 14, 2026

9/10 stars

I could not put the box down by the last quarter, plot was pretty slow before hand.

Keslyn

Sep 20, 2025

10/10 stars

It's the Wheel of Time. Just read it.

XimXimXimmm

Jul 23, 2025

7/10 stars

I felt like some consequences of rands behaviours were unexplored and not taken to the end of the line. His boss fight seemed really random. I’m glad there’s the constant striving of main characters throughout the book to be good people. A lot of details were written that served no purpose while other details that could have added psychological depth were omitted. The pace of the whole book was unnecessarily slow until the climax which whizzed by too fast to really feel plausible to me. Personally, the prose also felt obnoxious with its unnecessary wordiness.

Scott Posey

Feb 05, 2025

10/10 stars

Robert Jordan continues to be one of my favorite fantasy authors and this book just continues the saga of Rand and his friends. Really glad I found this series.