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The Wheel of Time #7 pt. 1/2
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Elayne, Aviendha och Mat kommer i sitt sökande allt närmare den mäktiga teríangreal som de hoppas ska kunna få bukt med den ständiga ökenhetta som vilar över länderna och återställa vädret till normala förhållanden. Men Vita tornets spioner är dem i hälarna. Rand al'Thor har utkämpat ett blodigt slag med sina fiender och vänder nu tillbaka mot Cairhien, där situationen blivit kritisk, sedan rykten kommit svang om att Rand är tillfångatagen eller rent av död.
375 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Robert Jordan
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Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the names Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly.
Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer. He began writing in 1977. He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.
He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week. He lived with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor (currently with Tor Books; she was also Jordan's editor) in a house built in 1797.
Responding to queries on the similarity of some of the concepts in his Wheel of Time books with Freemasonry concepts, Jordan admitted that he was a Freemason. However, "like his father and grandfather," he preferred not to advertise, possibly because of the negative propaganda against Freemasonry. In his own words, "no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs."
On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement that he had been diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and that with treatment, his median life expectancy was four years, though he said he intended to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intended to have a long and fully creative life.
He began chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in early April 2006. Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.
Jordan died at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT on September 16, 2007, and a funeral service was held for him on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St. James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston.
Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the names Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly.
Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer. He began writing in 1977. He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.
He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week. He lived with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor (currently with Tor Books; she was also Jordan's editor) in a house built in 1797.
Responding to queries on the similarity of some of the concepts in his Wheel of Time books with Freemasonry concepts, Jordan admitted that he was a Freemason. However, "like his father and grandfather," he preferred not to advertise, possibly because of the negative propaganda against Freemasonry. In his own words, "no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs."
On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement that he had been diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and that with treatment, his median life expectancy was four years, though he said he intended to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intended to have a long and fully creative life.
He began chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in early April 2006. Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.
Jordan died at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT on September 16, 2007, and a funeral service was held for him on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St. James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston.
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February 3, 2026
Pourquoi cest une addiction dememe le livre? je suis au tome 13 pi je veux juste en savoir plus . j'appelle cette série mes vielles bobettes confortable. j'adore les personnages cest réconfortant la retrouver entre les livres
August 9, 2022
Ayant accompli une nouvelle prophétie, Rand rentre désormais à Cairhien en compagnie de Perrin. Durant ce temps, Nynaeve et Elayne cherchent la Coupe des vents à Ebou Dar tandis que les Aes Sedai sont plus divisées que jamais.
Une première partie très sympathique qui s'attarde énormément sur Rand et son conflit avec les Aes Sedai. J'ai beaucoup aimé toute cette partie (d'autant qu'on y trouve aussi Perrin et Faile que j'aime beaucoup). J'ai eu un peu plus de mal avec toute la partie Ebou Dar qui m'a moins passionné (mais qui s'améliore grandement dans la deuxième partie).
Retrouver le style de Jordan a été un véritable plaisir. Peu de nouveaux personnages dans ce tome à part l'énigmatique Cadsuane, mais ce n'est pas un mal car cette partie étant très politiques, les noms fusent et c'est toujours assez compliqué de se souvenir qui est qui lorsque l'on reprend la lecture...
Seul véritable bémol, Rand et Perrin commencent à nettement me fatiguer avec leur attitude protectrice envers les femmes alors que ces dernières s'avèrent bien souvent ne pas avoir besoin de leur protection!
Une première partie très sympathique qui s'attarde énormément sur Rand et son conflit avec les Aes Sedai. J'ai beaucoup aimé toute cette partie (d'autant qu'on y trouve aussi Perrin et Faile que j'aime beaucoup). J'ai eu un peu plus de mal avec toute la partie Ebou Dar qui m'a moins passionné (mais qui s'améliore grandement dans la deuxième partie).
Retrouver le style de Jordan a été un véritable plaisir. Peu de nouveaux personnages dans ce tome à part l'énigmatique Cadsuane, mais ce n'est pas un mal car cette partie étant très politiques, les noms fusent et c'est toujours assez compliqué de se souvenir qui est qui lorsque l'on reprend la lecture...
Seul véritable bémol, Rand et Perrin commencent à nettement me fatiguer avec leur attitude protectrice envers les femmes alors que ces dernières s'avèrent bien souvent ne pas avoir besoin de leur protection!
June 1, 2017
So it took me almost a year to continue with this series, but I had to wait for the Hungarian translations. Now we have the full series, so I will probably binge-read the whole thing. I had some fear, because I heard that the middle books are not that great. However I did not have any problem so far. The chapters with Perrin and Mat were awesome. I did not like the first chapters with Egwene, but after that it also became really interesting. Luckily I could remember most of the plotlines after such a break, so it was great as well. Now its time to continue with the second part of Crown of Swords.
January 6, 2022
J'ai vraiment adoré cette première partie du tome 7 : C'est probablement le tome le plus politique, avec très peu de combat et de multiples intrigues tramées entre elles.
Seul petit bémol : Tous ces noms propres finissent par se mélanger, et parfois le temps que je remette le nom avec le personnage, il m'arrive de patauger et de relire un début de chapitre, ce qui me sort un peu du récit : C'est ce qui arrive quand on a derrière soit des milliers et des milliers de pages de la même saga et qu'on en a devant soi presque autant...
En dehors de ça, ce tome est un de mes préférés jusque là, j'espère que la deuxième partie sera à l'avenant!
Seul petit bémol : Tous ces noms propres finissent par se mélanger, et parfois le temps que je remette le nom avec le personnage, il m'arrive de patauger et de relire un début de chapitre, ce qui me sort un peu du récit : C'est ce qui arrive quand on a derrière soit des milliers et des milliers de pages de la même saga et qu'on en a devant soi presque autant...
En dehors de ça, ce tome est un de mes préférés jusque là, j'espère que la deuxième partie sera à l'avenant!
February 24, 2018
det här är min absoluta favoritserie. det är en riktig tungviktare som tar tid pga de tjocka böckerna och att serien är lång.
August 30, 2018
Rien n’est ajouté à la série avec ce livre.
March 23, 2022
Para ser solo la mitad de otro, el final te deja de los nervios...
June 2, 2024
Toujours un peu long à mettre en place l'action mais toujours sympa à suivre !
December 26, 2024
Está mal cortado, termina en un momento re random.
October 15, 2021
El ritmo se ha vuelto lento, las cosas pasan muy despacio y la trama se divide y se divide casi sin avanzar.
Supongo que ese es el problema de partir un libro en dos. Lo que el autor plantea como una primera mitad en la que colocar a los personajes en su sitio, llevar las tramas hasta el punto que él quiere y tener todo preparado para un final trepidante se convierte en un libro lento en el que no pasa casi nada. Claro, la segunda mitad se convierte en otro libro en el que van a suceder muchas cosas. Valorarlo todo como uno solo sería diferente a valorar cada mitad por separado.
Supongo que ese es el problema de partir un libro en dos. Lo que el autor plantea como una primera mitad en la que colocar a los personajes en su sitio, llevar las tramas hasta el punto que él quiere y tener todo preparado para un final trepidante se convierte en un libro lento en el que no pasa casi nada. Claro, la segunda mitad se convierte en otro libro en el que van a suceder muchas cosas. Valorarlo todo como uno solo sería diferente a valorar cada mitad por separado.
March 19, 2019
Recapitula sobre mucho de lo ocurrido en el libro anterior, como si Jordan se hubiese dado cuenta de que mucho quedó sin decir. Los Asha'man se vuelven más interesantes con cada página, aunque aún no queda muy claro su papel en la trama, y resulta floja la parte de las Aes Sedai al servicio del Dragón Renacido. Me da la impresión de que son muchas tramas sin amarrar, muchos cabos sueltos.
May 20, 2015
This was such a painful read, that I had to force myself to continue through every single chapter. Maybe it had something to do with the main characters being so very static or too many characters, which complicate the story too much.
December 21, 2017
En medel 3a, bra, men lite sämre än de tidigare i serien. Känns som att de senaste böckerna i serien blivit lite sämre. Det händer mindre och är mer sega avsnitt i böckerna.
October 7, 2019
No pasa nada de gran importancia para la trama
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