Warrior of the Altaii

I saw a "new" book by Robert Jordan of Wheel of Time fame on the "new books" shelf at my library. I guess this was one of his first drafts, it helped him get in the door, meet his editor/wife and eventually get Wheel of Time published, but never saw the light of day. (And maybe towards the end of his life he was like "no, I don't ever want it published," but they did anyway?)

Anyway, if you are interested in what non-WoTish stuff is present and interesting there, here is a very short (but spoilery) list:

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And an incomplete list of things you've probably seen before and don't need to see again...

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So yeah, this might be one of those "I read it so you didn't have to" volumes.

Someone mentioned in a review elsewhere that if you liked the scenes of stoic characters enduring in WoT, you might like this. And that made me wonder...( Rand vs Egwene contrasts )