The Dragon Reborn is the 3rd book in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.
In this book, we mainly follow the progress of the young man who in book 2 was proclaimed The Dragon Reborn in his journey to find out if he really is what he has been proclaimed. We follow those who are following after him, and meet a young lady who joins our group of young people on their adventure.
Faile the self chosen name of a Hunter for the Horn of Valere, named Zarine, joins our group. Min tells Perrin that she sees a Falcon and a Hawk in his future. Faile means Falcon in the old language. The answer to is this Perrin’s falcon is answered towards the end of the book, although I won’t spoil this for you.
After a short reappearance in the White Tower, Elayne again disappears. We have progress in training to become Aes Sedai, although as to not completely spoil the story, you will have to read the book to find out who.
The hunt for the Black Ajah begins, and we learn what it means to be of the Green Ajah. The Green Ajah is the battle ajah. In past wars against the dark one, the green ajah has been present to help the armies of the light fight against the armies of the dark. To be of the green ajah means that one must be prepaired and ready for battle.
Once again Jordan shows his tendency to slow down and over explain which drags the story a little, but as I have learned in reading through the books numerous times, these explanations help with understanding down the line in the story. Reading through the dragging portions of the story are well worth the time, and unlike in The Lord of the Rings series where skipping over areas (Tom Bombidil) do not detract from the story down the road, skipping these makes understanding later on more difficult.
Before reading this book, I recommend that you first read, in order, A New Spring, The Eye of the World and The Great Hunt.
This series is among the highest of my recommendations to anyone who enjoys reading fantasy novels.
