new spring is the prequel to the wheel of time series.
i'm not sure how well the book would stand up as a 'single' read, but if you're familiar with the wheel of time story, this book is a must!
it starts out 20 years before the birth of rand, the ail are retreating, the tower searching for the dragon reborn, moiranne and suan are accepted, just about to take the shawl, and lan's on his way back to the blight...
i almost read this book in one go, it ws very hard to put down.
and there's still 20 long years, between the end of this book, and the start of the wheel of time series, so i'm hoping this is just the first of many prequels. i just hope the wheel of time novels are not neglected, the last book released, the crossroads of twighlight, was a bit of a let down, so lets hope number 11 picks the story back up, and runs with it in true jordan style.