Cover of The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2)

Book · 1990 · series:The Wheel of Time

The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2)

by Robert Jordan · Recommended by 5 people on 4 podcasts

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Wheel of Time is one of the best series that I've ever read.
Tim Pool · Timcast IRL · May 2020 Listen at 1:23:14

What they say about it

Grouped from 6 mentions
  • Reads the series“one of the best series”
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The best things said about it

4 of 6 · every mention
Recommended
If you haven't read The Wheel of Time that I would read that because that's incredible.
Adam Crigler Timcast IRL · May 2020
Recommended
The Wheel of Time which is one of the just going old school there it's old school.
Scott Wiener The Ezra Klein Show · Apr 2023
Discussed
Have you ever read the book Wheel of Time? It's 14,000 pages or something like that.
Michael Paulson Lex Fridman Podcast · Mar 2025
Discussed
I got the first book when i was 21.
Adam Crigler Timcast IRL · May 2020

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Why people recommend it

The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2) by Robert Jordan is a classic epic fantasy novel that continues the sprawling, multi-volume narrative of the Wheel of Time series. Scott Wiener recommended the series on The Ezra Klein Show, praising its old-school fantasy worldbuilding and narrative scope, while Adam Crigler and Tim Pool similarly endorsed the books as incredible reads on Timcast IRL. Discussing the broader series, Matt Frederick referenced a specific character, the Greyman, on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know to compare how spies can blend into a crowd. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, Michael Paulson brought up a pivotal, intense moment from deep within the massive 14,000-page series to metaphorically describe a moment in his youth when something broke inside him. Furthermore, Adam Crigler mentioned on Timcast IRL that he had started reading the expansive series when he was twenty-one years old in response to a viewer's question.

Every mention

6 counted mentions · 2 passing or ad reads below
Adam Crigler and yeah if you haven't read The Wheel of Time that I would read that because that's incredible 2
Recommended
“and yeah if you haven't read The Wheel of Time that I would read that because that's incredible”
Discussed
“honestly probably the last one °° because i i remember reading °° i mean i've read these books °° i i got the first book when i was 21”
Scott Wiener and then I want to just do a shout out for um for all of the fantasy nerds out there because I am a fantasy… 1
Recommended
“and then I want to just do a shout out for um for all of the fantasy nerds out there because I am a fantasy nerds um and the series uh The Wheel of Time which is one of the just going old school there it's old school but you know what I love about it this it was written”
Tim Pool Wheel of Time is one of the best series that I've ever read I have read the series 2 times 1
Recommended
“Wheel of Time is one of the best series that I've ever read I have read the series 2 times”
Matt Frederick like the Greyman in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, right? 1
Discussed
“like the Greyman in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, right?”
Michael Paulson Have you ever read the book Wheel of Time? It's 14,000 pages or something like that, but right around page… 1
Discussed
“Have you ever read the book Wheel of Time? It's 14,000 pages or something like that, but right around page 12,000, Rand has to intentionally kill a girl, the main character. And that's the moment he breaks, and he gets into like Hard Rand, Quindalor Rand, if you will, for those that know Wheel of Time will appreciate all that.”

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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“It's incredible because when I was in a Texas public school, I read all of the Wheel of Time books from my school library and those are horny in a much much more unhealthy way than any of the books that you talking about could possibly be described as.”