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''New Spring'' (abbreviated as NS by fans) is a prequel novel in the ''Wheel of Time'' fantasy series by American author Robert Jordan. ''New Spring'' consists of 26 chapters and an epilogue. ==Background to publication== "New Spring" was originally published as a novella in the speculative fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg entitled ''Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy''. Published by Tor Books, this anthology was released on September 15, 1999, between the 1998 publication of ''The Path of Daggers'' (Book 8 of ''The Wheel of Time'') and 2000 publication of ''Winter's Heart'' (Book 9). Robert Jordan later expanded the novella into a standalone novel (though of significantly shorter length than typical ''Wheel of Time'' books), which was then published by Tor Books in January 2004, between the 2003 publication of ''Crossroads of Twilight'' (Book 10) and the 2005 publication of ''Knife of Dreams'' (Book 11). The ''New Spring'' novel was originally conceived of as the first in a trilogy of prequel novels. The second and third were to focus on Tam serving in the Illianer army and finding Rand, and Moiraine and Lan's journeys and discoveries to reach the Two Rivers just before the events of the first novel. Jordan's original plan was to complete this trilogy before books 11 and 12 of the main series, but he was disappointed with ''New Springs reception and decided to postpone this until after the main series was completed. However, his death on September 16, 2007 before the completion of the final novel in the series leaves the fate of any more prequel novels unsure. Once the main series is completed Robert Jordan's widow will determine if Brandon Sanderson will write the other planned prequels as well.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Thirteenth Depository's JordanCon Report )〕 The first paperback edition of ''New Spring'', released on June 13, 2005, gave readers the first look at ''Knife of Dreams'' (Book 11), as it featured an advance excerpt of part of the prologue of ''Knife of Dreams''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Spring」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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