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{{Short description|1990 novel by Robert Jordan}}
{{Infobox book | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books -->
| name = The Great Hunt
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| translator =
| image = WoT02 TheGreatHunt.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Original cover of ''The Great Hunt'', showing [[Rand al'Thor]] holding the [[Horn of Valere]] in front of [[Lanfear|Selene]] and [[Loial]]
| author = [[Robert Jordan]]
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| language = [[English language|English]]
| series = [[The Wheel of Time]]
| genre = [[Fantasy novelliterature|Fantasy]]
| publisher = [[Tor Books]] (NANorth American) and [[Orbit Books]] (UK)
| release_date = November 15, 1990
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]] and [[Paperback]])
| pages = 600706 pp(U.S. paperback edition) &<br />600 (U.S. hardback edition)
| isbn = ISBN 0-312-85140-5
| isbn_note = (US hardback edition)
| dewey= 813/.54 20
| congress= PS3560.O7617 G74 1990
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| followed_by = [[The Dragon Reborn]]
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'''''The Great Hunt''''' (abbreviatedis asa '''tGH'''[[fantasy]] novel by fans)[[United isStates|American]] author [[Robert Jordan]], the second book of ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' [[fantasy]] series written by [[United States|American]] author [[Robert Jordan]]. It was published by [[Tor Books]] and released on November 15, 1990. ''The Great Hunt'' consists of a [[prologue]] and 50 [[chapterschapter (books)|chapter]]s. In 2004 ''The Great Hunt'' was re-released as two separate books, ''The Hunt Begins'' and ''New Threads in the Pattern''.
 
The story features young heroes [[Rand al'Thor]], [[Mat Cauthon]], and [[Perrin Aybara]], who join [[Shienar]]en soldiers in a quest to retrieve the [[Horn of Valere]]. At the same time, [[Egwene al'Vere]], [[Nynaeve al'Meara]], and [[Elayne Trakand]] go to the White Tower in [[Tar Valon]] to learn [[Aes Sedai]] ways. Finally, an exotic army invades the western coast.
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===Prologue===
[[Ba'alzamon]] presides over a clandestine meeting. In addition to Forsaken and Darkfriends (the [[antagonistDarkfriend]]s, Ba'alzamon's known subordinates), the meeting includes two [[Aes Sedai]], oneand latera identifiedQuestioner asof Liandrinthe [[Children of the Light (The Wheel of Time)|Children of the Light]].
 
===The Hunt Begins===
FollowingAt [[Fal Dara]] in [[Shienar]], following the events in ''[[The Eye of the World]]'', the protagonists are visited by the [[AmyrlinLan SeatMandragoran]], [[Siuaninstructs Sanche]],Rand whoin sword fighting. identifies [[RandMat al'ThorCauthon]] as the Dragon Reborn. Mat's condition worsens through his psychic attachment to a parasitic dagger. from [[LanShadar MandragoranLogoth]] instructs Rand in swordfighting. Darkfriend [[Padan Fain]] is imprisoned;. but the free him and stealing theThe [[HornAmyrlin of ValereSeat]] and the tainted dagger. Rand, [[PerrinSiuan AybaraSanche]], and Mat accompany a Shienaran party southbound in pursuitarrives, under the leadership of Lord Ingtar and guided by the tracker 'Hurin'.identifies [[NynaeveRand al'MearaThor]] and [[Egwene al'Vere]] accompany Moraine to Tar Valon for Aes Sedai training, where they befriend [[Elayne Trakand]] andas the clairvoyantDragon 'Min'Reborn. There, NynaeveFain passesis thesubsequently testfreed to becomeby AcceptedDarkforces, a rank instealing the WhiteHorn Towerof below Aes SedaiValere and abovethe atainted Novicedagger.
 
Rand, [[Perrin Aybara]], and Mat accompany a Shienaran party southbound in pursuit, under the leadership of Lord [[Ingtar Shinowa]] and guided by a tracker named [[Hurin (The Wheel of Time)|Hurin]] who can literally smell past violence. The Amyrlin departs for [[Tar Valon]], taking [[Nynaeve al'Meara]] and [[Egwene al'Vere]] for Aes Sedai training. [[Moiraine Damodred]] breaks off, unbidden, to seek answers. In Tar Valon, Nynaeve and Egwene befriend daughter-heir [[Elayne Trakand]] and the clairvoyant [[Min Farshaw]]. Nynaeve passes the test to become Accepted, a rank in the White Tower below Aes Sedai and above Novice.
[[Image:Thehuntbegins.jpg|thumb|left|Cover of ''The Hunt Begins'']]▼
Rand, [[Loial]], and Hurin are separated from the Shienaran party and transported to an alternate world; similar to their own, but deserted and distorted. Rand suspects that he activated the portal stone by unconsciously channeling ''[[saidin]]'' in his sleep, although Egwene dreams that a mysterious woman (later identified as 'Lanfear') is responsible. Rand's struggle to accept his channeling ability is a recurring element in the novel. In this alternate world, Rand meets [[Ba'alzamon]] and has a [[heron]]'s image (the crest of his sword) branded into his palm in a fight. Later, with the help of Selene (Lanfear in disguise), they return to their own world, ahead of Fain's and Ingtar's groups. This done, they recover Horn and dagger. At a loss to explain Rand's disappearance, Lord Ingtar's group pursue Padan Fain with the aid of Perrin, who uses a telepathic ability to communicate with wolves.
 
▲[[ImageFile:ThehuntbeginsWoT02 TheGreatHuntPart1-TheHuntBegins.jpg|thumb|left|Cover of ''The Hunt Begins'']]
Rand's party journeys to Cairhien, where Rand finds gleeman [[Thom Merrilin]], whom he thought dead in ''[[The Eye of the World]]''. Rand and Loial are attacked by Trollocs (the Dark One's bestial foot-soldiers) and, during their escape, destroy the Chapter House of the Illuminator's Guild, a society retaining knowledge of [[fireworks]]. The [[Horn of Valere|Horn]] and [[dagger]] are again lost. Later, Thom's apprentice Dena is murdered for Thom's involvement with Rand.▼
Rand, the [[Ogier (The Wheel of Time)|Ogier]] [[Loial]], and Hurin sleep near a stone. They awaken, separated from the Shienaran party, and transported to an alternate world similar to their own, but deserted and distorted. Rand suspects that he activated the stone by unconsciously channeling ''[[saidin]]'' in his sleep. (Rand's struggle to accept his channeling ability is a recurring element in the novel.) However, Egwene dreams of a woman standing over Rand while he slept, whose "eyes seemed to shine like the moon".
 
In this alternate world, Rand meets Ba'alzamon and has a [[heron]]'s image (the crest of his sword) branded into his palm in a fight. Rand and Hurin rescue the mysterious but beautiful Selene from monsters, and return by a different portal stone to their own world, ahead of Fain's and Ingtar's groups. When Fain does arrive, Rand and Loial sneak into his camp and retrieve the Horn and dagger. Still behind, and at a loss to explain Rand's disappearance, Lord Ingtar's group pursue Fain with the aid of Perrin, who uses his telepathic ability to communicate with wolves, which in turn can track Fain's [[Trollocs]] (the Dark One's bestial foot-soldiers).
 
▲Rand's party journeys to [[Cairhien]], where Rand finds gleeman [[Thom Merrilin]], whom he thought dead after the events in ''[[The Eye of the World]]''. Rand and Loial are attacked by Trollocs (the Dark One's bestial foot-soldiers)trollocs and, during their escape, destroydamage the Chapter House of the Illuminator's Guild, a society retaining knowledge of [[fireworks]]. The [[Horn of Valere|Horn]] and [[dagger]] are again lost. Later, Thom's apprentice Dena is murdered for Thom's involvement with Rand.
 
Rand receives unwanted, high-profile invitations from House Damodred and from the King. Hurin is attacked at the inn by Fain's forces, and the Horn and dagger are again stolen. Ingtar's group arrives in Cairhien. Hurin traces the Darkfriends to Barthanes Damodred's manor. Using the now-valuable invitation, the path is traced further to a Waygate in the premises. However, they are prevented from pursuit by [[Machin Shin]]. Via Barthanes, Padan Fain tells them that he is taking the Horn to the port city of [[Falme]] in [[Toman Head]]. Thom's apprentice Dena is murdered for Thom's involvement with Rand.
 
===To Toman Head===
WithThe theinvading aid[[Seanchan]] ofand Perrin,their Ingtar'sexotic groupbeasts ishave reunitedoccupied with Rand, andFalme. they learnFain thatgives the Horn has been taken to Toman[[High Head,Lord at the port cityTurak]] of Falme.the To gain time, Rand tries to lead them through an alternate world; but instead loses timeSeanchan. Meanwhile the invading [[Seanchan]] and their exotic beasts have occupied Falme. Geofram Bornhald]], leader of the zealous religious group [[Children of the Light (The Wheel of Time)|Children of the Light]], isalso preparingknown to attackas the Seanchan. At the White Tower, Liandrin lures Egwene and Nynaeve, along with Elayne and Min, to Toman Head, where Min is captured by the Seanchan and Egwene is collared with an ''[[Items of the One Power#A'dam|a'damWhitecloaks]]'':, ais devicepreparing usedto byattack the Seanchan to control channelers. Nynaeve and Elayne escape.
 
Ingtar's group tries a different Waygate in a nearby Ogier stedding, but they find Machin Shin there too. Rand takes them via a portal stone instead, but they lose months of time. At the White Tower, [[Liandrin Guirale]] lures Egwene and Nynaeve, along with an accompanying Elayne and Min, to Toman Head via the Ways, handing them over to the Seanchan. Egwene is collared with an ''[[a'dam (The Wheel of Time)|a'dam]]'', a device used by the Seanchan to control channelers, while Min is held hostage. Nynaeve and Elayne escape.
 
Elayne and Nynaeve rescue Egwene from the Seanchan and attempt to flee the city. Meanwhile, Ingtar, Rand, Hurin, Mat, and Perrin enter Falme and retrieve the Horn and dagger, Rand slaying Turak. Ingtar reveals himself as a Darkfriend, but redeems himself when he dies fighting. However, the Whitecloaks attack the Seanchan, leaving Rand's group trapped perilously between the advancing lines. Mat blows the Horn of Valere, summoning dead heroes, including [[Artur Hawkwing]]. The banner of the Dragon Reborn is unfurled, and they ride to battle against the Seanchan.
 
Ba'alzamon appears, and he and Rand fight, the duel projected into the air above Falme. Rand allows himself to be stabbed with Ba'alzamon's staff, giving him an opening to stab Ba'alzamon through the heart with his heron-mark sword.
 
The battle over and the Seanchan defeated, Rand is found by Min and hauled into a bed to recuperate. Selene arrives, touches the sleeping Rand, reveals herself to be the Forsaken [[Lanfear]], and disappears. When Rand awakens, he finds Ingtar's army under the dragon's banner, and they ask to pledge to him.
At Falme, Rand slays High Lord Turak of the [[Seanchan]] before escaping with the Horn and dagger. Ingtar reveals himself as a Darkfriend, but redeems himself when he dies fighting for Rand's group. Elayne and Nynaeve rescue Egwene from the Seanchan and attempt to flee the city. At this moment the [[Whitecloaks]] also attack, leaving the heroes trapped between the Seanchan and the Whitecloaks; whereupon Mat blows the [[Horn of Valere]], resurrecting dead heroes including [[Artur Hawkwing]], which overcome the Seanchan and vanish. Rand himself vanquishes [[Ba'alzamon]], but is himself wounded, and in doing so projects an image of their duel to numerous peoples.
 
==External links==
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* [httphttps://www.encyclopaedia-wot.org/books/tgh/indexWiki.htmljsp?page=The%20Great%20Hunt Detailed chapter summaries of each chapter from http://www.encyclopaedia-wot.org]
* {{ISBN |0-312-85140-5}} (hardcover)
* {{ISBN |0-8125-1772-5}} (paperback)
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