New Spring takes place years before the events in the first book of the Wheel of Time series. The story is about the young Moiraine Damodred and Siuan Sanche training to become aes sedai. They are caught up in trouble when Moiraine, Siuan and Amyrlin Tamra witnessed a foretelling by Gitara. She foretold that the dragon has been reborn. This dragon reborn is the prophesied champion of the light against the Dark One. To find the child, the Amyrlin ordered a record of all the babies born in the areas around Tar Valon and Dragonmount during the last days of the Aiel War.
When Tamra and other aes sedai died mysteriously, Moiraine and Siuan undertook the task of finding the dragon reborn themselves.
New Spring partly follows Lan Mandragoran's story as well . His carneira Lady Edeyn is trying to restore his name as the king of Malkier, but he later learns it will come at a cost.
It's my first book from this series so I was expecting a lot from it. New Spring didn't disappoint. I like Jordan's portrayal of the female characters Moiraine and Siuan. Two different yet believable females. I also like the intrigues going on among the sisters in the White Tower. As a woman I'm well aware that there's always a secret competition among us.
I'll expect more from the series proper itself. The world that Jordan created seems to be full of rich history, great secrets and an anticipation of an intense final clash.
Rating: 10 out of 10
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