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by Robert Jordan · 1990

Book 2 of The Wheel of Time

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Fantasy

What it is about

Rand al'Thor

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

Outlander
Diana Gabaldon · 1991 · Adult

about 670 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Great Hunt: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject)
  Outlander: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Great Hunt; Open Library and Wikidata for Outlander.
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Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson · 1999 · Adult

about 630 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Great Hunt: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject)
  Gardens of the Moon: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Fantasy -- Epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Great Hunt; Open Library and Wikidata for Gardens of the Moon.
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A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin · 1996 · Adult

about 800 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Great Hunt: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject)
  A Game of Thrones: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Great Hunt; Open Library and Wikidata for A Game of Thrones.
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First published: First published on November 15, 1990. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Another edition on record: The Library of Congress record found by this book's ISBN describes another edition: a 600-page hardcover from Tom Doherty Associates, ISBN 9780312851408. Source: Library of Congress, its record of another edition, checked November 6, 2026. 0312851405 ... hbk ... 600 p. ... Tom Doherty Associates

About Robert Jordan

Born: Born in Charleston, United States, in 1948. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Robert Jordan received the Inkpot Award in 2005. Source: Wikidata, citing comic-con.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Distinguished Flying Cross among Robert Jordan's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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