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Thou Shalt Not Read New Spring First

September 1, 2017
If you are new to The Wheel of Time series you may be asking yourself, "Where does New Spring fit into the reading order?" Some fans recommend waiting until after reading book three or book six. Others recommend reading it after book ten which was published in 2003 since New Spring was published in 2004.

Neh! You ought, you must!, wait until the very end to read New Spring. Robert Jordan's epic character building of Lan and Moiraine is more apparent when read at the very end. New Spring is a prequel but is not meant as an introduction to the series therefore does not explain who most of the characters are or how things work.

Don't be hasty! Pick up the other books first and save New Spring for the end.

Well perhaps you humans do have short lives but you do so much with them. Always jumping around, always so hasty and you have the whole world to do it in.

Loial, Eye of the World

Recommended Reading order:

1. The Eye of the World

Publication date:
January 15, 1990

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
832 pages

2. The Great Hunt

Publication date:
November 15, 1990

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
705 pages

3. The Dragon Reborn

Publication date:
October 15, 1991

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
704 pages

4. The Shadow Rising

Publication date:
September 15, 1992

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
1007 pages

5. The Fires of Heaven

Publication date:
October 15, 1993

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
992 pages

6. Lord of Chaos

Publication date:
October 15, 1994

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
1011 pages

7. A Crown of Swords

Publication date:
May 15, 1996

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
896 pages

8. The Path of Daggers

Publication date:
October 20, 1998

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
704 pages

9. Winter's Heart

Publication date:
November 7, 2000

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
800 pages

10. Crossroads of Twilight

Publication date:
January 7, 2003

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
846 pages

11. Knife of Dreams

Publication date:
October 11, 2005

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
880 pages

12. The Gathering Storm

Publication date:
October 27, 2009

Author:
Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson

Paperback Pagecount:
1120 pages

13. Towers of Midnight

Publication date:
November 2, 2010

Author:
Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson

Paperback Pagecount:
1264 pages

14. A Memory of Light

Publication date:
January 8, 2013

Author:
Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson

Paperback Pagecount:
1168 pages

Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy ("River of Souls")

Publication date:
June 21, 2013

Author:
Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson & Various Others

Paperback Pagecount:
574 pages

This book contains deleted portions for a specific character from Memory of Light and is published in short story form.

New Spring: The Novel (Prequel)

Publication date:
January 6, 2004

Author:
Robert Jordan

Paperback Pagecount:
400 pages


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