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Die Weiße Burg
Aus der Weißen Burg heraus lenken die mächtigen Aes Sedai seit Jahrhunderten die Geschicke auf der Welt des Rades. Die Festung gilt als uneinnehmbar. Aber sie ist gespalten – das Werk von Schattenfreunden, die dem Befehl des Dunklen Königs folgen. Jetzt steht das Heer der Rebellen vor den Toren der Burg. Die Anführerin Egwene will die Einheit der Aes Sedai wiederherstellen, damit die Schwestern bei der Letzten Schlacht an der Seite des Drachen stehen können. Und sie ist bereit, dafür einen hohen Preis zu zahlen.
508 pages, Paperback
First published January 7, 2003
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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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April 14, 2021
omg hahaha ingenting hände! absolut ingenting. ingen gjorde nått förrutom att prata om att göra saker och sen inget. absolut inget.
February 6, 2022
Je l’ai mieux aimé que le précédent, il y avait plus d’action et moins de bla-bla. Et on a enfin revu Rand!
January 15, 2023
Tandis que Perrin et Mat suivent leurs quêtes personnelles, Egwene et Rand luttent chacun de leur côté afin de préparer le monde à l'Ultime Bataille.
Une deuxième partie plus décevante. Si la partie Egwene reste globalement assez intéressante, tout comme Perrin et Mat (dont l'intrigue reprend du souffle dans cettedeuxième moitié du diptyque), le POV de Rand ne m'a pas réellement marqué. A tel point qu'il m'est impossible, deux semaines et demies après, de me souvenir de ce qu'il s'y racontait... Mais la véritable déception réside principalement dans le chapitre final. Depuis plusieurs épisodes, Jordan nous avait habitué à des fins de tome phénoménales que l'on prenait plaisir à suivre. Or, ce tome se termine certes par un cliffhanger mais les événements menant à celui-ci sont d'une grande mollesse et semblent surgir de nulle part comme si l'auteur n'avait pas de réelle idée.
Une deuxième moitié qui s'avère donc moins inspirée et moins inspirante.
Une deuxième partie plus décevante. Si la partie Egwene reste globalement assez intéressante, tout comme Perrin et Mat (dont l'intrigue reprend du souffle dans cettedeuxième moitié du diptyque), le POV de Rand ne m'a pas réellement marqué. A tel point qu'il m'est impossible, deux semaines et demies après, de me souvenir de ce qu'il s'y racontait... Mais la véritable déception réside principalement dans le chapitre final. Depuis plusieurs épisodes, Jordan nous avait habitué à des fins de tome phénoménales que l'on prenait plaisir à suivre. Or, ce tome se termine certes par un cliffhanger mais les événements menant à celui-ci sont d'une grande mollesse et semblent surgir de nulle part comme si l'auteur n'avait pas de réelle idée.
Une deuxième moitié qui s'avère donc moins inspirée et moins inspirante.
May 24, 2017
The Wheel of Time is a wonderful fantasy series, from book 1 to 7. Books 8 and 9 are okay, although they are not as good as previous ones. Yet Crossroads of Twilight is really maddening, so finally I just skimmed it. I read it in Chinese, my native language, but I still could not get into the story. Does it have a plot? And there are too many meaningless descriptions, too many useless characters whom I cannot remember!
March 27, 2019
El penúltimo libro de la saga que escribió Jordan. Esta es la segunda parte de Encrucijada en el crepúsculo (según como se dividió la edición en español) y me ha gustado mucho más que El Corazón del invierno. Al menos el final es absolutamente inesperado. Y las cosas se están complicando mucho, muchísimo.
January 28, 2023
Toujours aussi bien écrit avec une réelle implication pour les personnages (et de fortes envies de taper sur la caboche de certains personnages obtus). Une intrigue et des personnages qui nous retournent le cerveau...
September 14, 2022
Perrin story was finally at least bit interesting this time, so four stars.
March 13, 2025
4⭐️ Moins d’action que d’habitude, mais bonne intrigue et jeux de complots
October 6, 2016
Det kanske beror på att jag ser fram emot upplösningen av serien, men De dödas stad kändes ändå som en transportsträcka. Antalet namn som dyker upp är omotiverat för handlingen och troligtvis ett rekordförsök. En cliffhanger och en slutspurt av serien gör att jag trots allt fortsätter.
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