The Eye of the World: Book One of 'the Wheel of Time'

By Robert Jordan

Book Overview

The Wheel of Time (R) is a PBS Great American Read Selection Now in development for TV

Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time(R) by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters.

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

When The Two Rivers is attacked by Trollocs--a savage tribe of half-men, half-beasts-- five villagers flee that night into a world they barely imagined, with new dangers waiting in the shadows and in the light.

TV series update: Sony will produce along with Red Eagle Entertainment and Radar Pictures. Rafe Judkins is attached to write and executive produce. Judkins previously worked on shows such as ABC's "Agents of SHIELD," the Netflix series "Hemlock Grove," and the NBC series "Chuck." Red Eagle partners Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon will executive produce along with Radar's Ted Field and Mike Weber. Darren Lemke will also executive produce, with Jordan's widow Harriet McDougal serving as consulting producer. --Variety

The Wheel of Time(R)
New Spring: The Novel
#1 The Eye of the World
#2 The Great Hunt
#3 The Dragon Reborn
#4 The Shadow Rising
#5 The Fires of Heaven
#6 Lord of Chaos
#7 A Crown of Swords
#8 The Path of Daggers
#9 Winter's Heart
#10 Crossroads of Twilight
#11 Knife of Dreams

By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
#12 The Gathering Storm
#13 Towers of Midnight
#14 A Memory of Light

By Robert Jordan
Warrior of the Altaii

By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson
The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons
The Wheel of Time Companion

By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk
Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076533433X
• ISBN13: 9780765334336
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 750 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

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My Favorite Book Series

My absolute favorite book series of all time, I enjoy rereading it every few years! The world building and the scale of the story without losing the human connection is amazing.

Prefect

Read all of the WoT a handful of times. Will always hold number 1 for the "Top 10 favorites". If daunting...push through it.

Eye of the World is an amazing start to a wonderful journey. The characters development and journey

Character development and journey is what makes the series so amazing. Rereading for the first time. It's still an adventure.

Wonderfully flowing series

The Eye of the World was one of the most fun books I've ever read. It's a strait-out fantasy epic based in a fully realized fantasy world. (If you read the rest of the WoT series anyway...) Nations are involved in power struggles and have their own heritage and culture. Some of these are archetypal and some are created purely from Jordan's fantastic imagination. In essence, it is still a story of a king risen from a farm boy, heroes, honor and love. However, Jordan does a wonderful job weaving a plot that intrigues from its start and gets delightfully complicated as it progresses. (Sometimes having 5 or more main plots going on at the same time.) The characters are easy to relate to. (Or so it seemed) There are several main ones, and each has a loveable and unique personality. When I picked this book up at age 15 I believed that any fantasy that wasn't Tolkien was a sacrilege or a copy off. This book was perhaps the best bet to convince me otherwise. Jordan's views on magic and the races (i.e. elves, dwarves, etc.) are refreshing, although they too have been copied several times. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves epics, classic sword and sorcery archetypes, or a refreshing fantasy.

The Eye of the World Book Review

All of his life Rand al'Thor had been a farmer and a sheepherder, always believing that the stories of the Dark One and his minions were merely stories meant to frighten children to sleep. Then she arrived. An Aes Sedai. A sorceress. And after her came the Trollocs, horrific monsters bent on destruction and death... The Eye of the World, a fantasy novel that begins a series entitled The Wheel of Time, is thus begun. Rand, and two of his friends, Mat and Perrin, are taken from their quiet village by Moraine, an Aes Sedai, in order that their families might not be killed by subsequent Trolloc raids. Together they travel across a fantasy world created by Robert Jordan. The three young men soon find that real adventures are nothing like those of glory told in the gleemen's tales. With tremendously deep and intriguing characters, who all live in a world so realistic you feel as though you've been there yourself, The Eye of the World is an excellently written novel, with humor, action, adventure, fantasy, comedy, and even love. Though the length may scare away some perspective readers (782 pages), it goes by all too quickly, and I recommend it to anyone, especially those who enjoy fantasy, and I have added it to my list of personal favorites.