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Great Hunt

The Great Hunt (abbreviated as tGH by fans) is the second book of The Wheel of Time fantasy series written by American author Robert Jordan. It was published by Tor Books and released on November 15, 1990. Plot summary The Great Hunt consists of a prologue and 50 chapters.

Following the events in The Eye of the World, the book opens with the major characters united at Fal Dara, where the Amyrlin Seat is about to arrive. Shortly after her arrival, the fortress at Fal Dara is attacked. The prisoner Padan Fain, Mat's dagger, and the Horn of Valere are all taken. In the wake of the attack, Rand al'Thor has an audience with the Amyrlin Seat and is told that he is the Dragon Reborn.

Seeking to recover the Horn, Ingtar leads a group including Rand, Mat Cauthon, Perrin Aybara, and Hurin after the thieves. Rand, Loial and Hurin are separated from the party and are transported to another world via a portal stone. Rand meets Ba'alzamon and has a heron branded into his palm. Having determined that the portal stone transported them to a world with a different time-line, they use another portal stone to return to their own world. Shortly after, they recover the Horn and the dagger. Ingtar's group, meanwhile, are mystified at the disappearance of Rand and the other two. They continue to follow the Darkfriends, however, as Perrin secretly uses his wolf sense to track the quarry.

Egwene al'Vere and Nynaeve al'Meara leave Fal Dara at the same time as Ingtar's party. Along with the Amyrlin and Moiraine Damodred, they are headed for Tar Valon. At the White Tower, Nynaeve passes the test to become Accepted.

Rand and his group travel through Cairhien, meeting the mysterious temptress Selene. After reaching the capital at Cairhien, Rand meets Thom Merrilin. In the city, Rand and Loial are attacked by Trollocs and, during a daring escape, destroy the chapterhouse of the Illuminator's Guild. The Horn and dagger are once again lost.

Meanwhile, the wolves tell Perrin about Rand's location. Ingtar's group is reunited with Rand. They learn that the Horn has been taken to Toman Head. After failed attempts to get there by the Ways, they are forced to once again use a portal stone. This portal stone malfunctions, taking them to the correct place but causing them to lose time.

As these events unfold, action also takes place on the other side of the continent, where the Seanchan have occupied the city of Falme on Toman Head. Geofram Bornhald, of the Children of the Light, leads forces against the Seanchan.

At the White Tower, Liandrin tells Egwene and Nynaeve that they must travel to Toman Head because the Emond's Field boys are in danger there. Elayne and Min, also at the Tower, join the group and they travel by Waygate to Falme. Once there, Min and Egwene are captured by the Seanchan and Egwene is made damane and forced into training. Nynaeve and Elayne lay low for a bit.

Rand recovers the Horn. Egwene is rescued by Nynaeve and Elayne. Mat blows the Horn of Valere and together, the legendary heroes and the Children of the Light drive out the Seanchan. An epic battle occurs between Rand and Ba'alzamon, an image of which appears in the sky over Falme. Rand allows himself to be wounded in order to deliver a fatal blow. As the book ends, three of the seals on the Dark One's prison are now broken.