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The Great Hunt Audiobook by Robert Jordan Read by Mark Rolston. Abridged to movie length.
The Great Hunt (1990) The main story is about a group of young heroes, Rand al'Thor, Mat Cauthon, and Perrin Aybara, who join Shienaran soldiers in a quest to get the Horn of Valere, which can raise dead heroes, out of enemy hands. Rand is a farm-boy who is thought to be the Dragon Reborn, the leader prophesized to save the world at a terrible cost. Average rating on Good Reads 4.3 out of 5 with over 300,000 votes. 4.7 on Amazon with over 28,000 votes. Book 2 of The Wheel of Time series.
Rick Jordon (1948 - 2007) Born James Oliver Rigney Jr. in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. He served two tours of duty as a helicopter gunner during the Vietnam war (1955-75). Afterwards he attended The Citadel and got a BS degree as a nuclear engineer. He began writing at age 29. Rick Jordon is best known for writing 11of the 14 novels (3 novels were written after his death by another author) of the extraordinarily popular The Wheel of Time series which has sold over 100 million copies. He also wrote 7 novels in the Conan the Barbarian series. Fun Fact: It would take over 19 days to listen to all the unabridged audiobooks of The Wheel of Time series. (Listening party at my place! Bring your sleeping bag and snacks!)
Mark Rolston (1956 - ) Born in Baltimore, Maryland (a merry place to visit), Mark wanted to be an actor since age 9 and studied acting overseas in London. He has acted in numerous TV series: Touched by an Angel, NCIS, Star Trek -TNG, ER, Babylon 5, Bosch and appeared in movies: he played one of the sisters (a nasty piece of work) in The Shawshank Redemption, Rush Hour, and Aliens (the 2nd alien movie, Starring Sigourney Weaver and directed by James Cameron of Avatar and Titanic fame).