Soon to be an original series starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!The first novel in Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®.The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. What was, what will be, and what is, may … 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.
Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
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Robert Jordan’s books got some flack for being bloated as the series rolled, but he created an incredibly rich world with some of my all-time favorite characters. I highly recommend giving the series a read. Ignore the naysayers!
If you enjoyed the Lord of the Ring series, Game of Thrones or Shannara series, The Eye of the World is right up your alley. Complex, realistic world, magic and it’s price. Fantastic/ exotic lands and peoples, ambition leading to evil and the battle against it. The Eye of the World and the Wheel of Time in general just grabbed me and I couldn’t put the books down. In fact, think its time to re-read them now.
The first book in the wheel of time series – it took about 300 pages to take off – then you are on a wild ride that goes 14 books
Took 20 years to read due to author but the best fantasy novels other than tolkien i have ever read
Haven’t read this series in forever, and I immediately got sucked into the world.
Without a doubt, this is the first book in a long series that changed the way I looked at books forever. If anyone asks me for one great recommendation in fantasy, The Eye of the World and the Wheel of Time series is my instant response.
But reader beware! You have to commit yourself to extremely detailed worldbuilding. RJ tells readers absolutely everything they need to know about the world and the people before proceeding with the story. Still, it’s more than worth the journey.
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Best fantasy series I have ever read. The characters are so well developed and the details of the world Jordan created is mind blowing! Only series my children and I have read multiple times!
This book series is a ride from start to finish. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Excellent beginning to an epic tale. Only drawback of Robert Jordan novels is he is overly wordy in his descriptions.
This book is so much fun to read. There are a bunch of characters, lands within lands, legends, and magic and a storyline you really can’t put down.
Love all genres but I admit fantasy is probably my favorite. My Nephew recommended this book to me and I am forever grateful. I do admit I was a bit put off because of its size and the number of books in the series, but once I started reading I did not want to put it down. This is one of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time.
I have read the reviews, comparing this book to Tolkien’s style of writing. I really don’t care. I start a book like it is the beginning of a fantastic journey, with my mind wide open. This one did not disappoint. I discovered the length was imperative to the story. There was so much that needed to be described to fully understand the story.
Three young sheepherders, like any other in Edmonds Field, more commonly known as Two Rivers, Rand al’Thor, Matrim Cauthon and Perrin Aybra are best of friends with Egwene al’Vere. They live in a typical small village, which is very peaceful, with ordinary concerns about weather, crops, etc. This year is the worst, with frequent heavy storms, stillborn lambs, and no sign of spring in sight. With little warmth to grow crops and too many animals going without sufficient food. The boys fantasize about going on a great quest, Egwene feels the calling to learn to be a Wisdom, (wise woman, healer, an important member of the Women’s Circle,) like Nynaeve al”Meara.
On their trek to deliver Tam al’Thor’s apple brandy to Winespring Inn to be used for the Bel Time Festival in the village. Tam had not been himself since Rand spotted an unidentified cloaked horseman dressed in dull black following them. Also, the news that the Dark One has returned, there is fighting in Ghealdan has affected Tam. He seems to be frequently looking over his shoulder. Rand and his father delivered the two kegs but Tam decided to return to their farm early, his excuse to check the livestock. When they entered the cottage they started preparation of supper.
There is a knock at the door, before it can be opened it is smashed in and Trollocs invade the cottage. Rand could never imagine, how hideous these beasts are. A combination of different deadly fierce beasts and man to form a hideous creature. Tam withdraws his bronze heron sword, using the hot tea kettle as a sledgehammer while running the beast through with his sword. Tam yells “run lad, there are too many to hold.” Rand escaped to the barn while Tam led the beasts into the hills and double backed to the barn. When Rand realized his father was wounded he returned to the cottage to get the harness for the cart. Tam gave him his sword and told him it belonged to him, to bring it with him to get their supplies.
As Rand entered the house, all was still, but the smell was unbearable. There were Trolloc bodies all over, he heard a scraping noise and discovered a Trolloc rising from the pile of bodies. It muttered for him to put the sword down, Narg not hurt you, Myrddraal want talk to you. Narg drew his sword and lunged for him. Desperately he brought the sword up.
So begins a marvelous tale for you to get lost between the pages. The is much in store, Tar Valon the white tower where the witches, wielders of the one power ( Aes Sedai) study, Moiraine and her warder (a warrior bonded to Aes Sedai) Lan, gleeman Thom Merrilin, peddler of many talents, Padan Fain, spy tracking Rand for the Dark One Ba’alzamon, Whitecoats calling themselves Children of the Light, a dead cursed place (Shayol Ghul) where Mat steals a dagger, an ogier who left his shedding to see the world, Elyas Machera who communicates and hunts with wolves and recognizes a kindred soul in Perrin…..
I’m so conflicted X|
This was my second attempt. It took me much longer than it should have to read this book (I started in January – yikes!), and that bugs me, because I did like it.
The world-building is fantastic. The characters were great. The plot is interesting. There were so many little details in there that I loved.
But still, I had to drag my way through it. For me, it was a little repetitive in places and wordier than it needed to be, but it wasn’t so jarring that it distracted from the story. *sigh* I think for me, maybe, I just didn’t love his writing style as much as I loved everything else about it. Or maybe the wordiness got to me more than I realised. There were days when I didn’t want to put it down and felt like I could happily have read for hours more, but most days, I struggled to focus on it.
I think part of my struggle is that I haven’t been in the right head space to read long books, and this book is *long*.
I still rated it quite highly, though, because chances are you won’t have the same struggles with it that I did, and the world-building alone really is brilliant. I want to read the many sequels, but not right now. I’ll wait until I’m in a better head space for big books. I heard this series only gets better witch each book, so it’s something to look forward to!
One of the most awesome fantasy series ever
I really liked Robert Jordan’s Conan books so I was really exited to burn through this series , I kept waiting and waiting for something to happen but alas I gave up around book 10. It’s just thousands of pages of the characters getting separated walking miles and miles and then coming back together.
Even if you don’t intend to read the whole series over months, this first installment has a satisfying end and is worth reading as a stand-alone. Young people have to leave home to save their families and town… and the world! Yes, that sounds awfully familiar as the start of a fantasy quest, but this is one of the great ones. Well-written, great mythos, unique personalities, well-developed world, evil ranging from petty to the greatest of destruction, good ranging from politeness to the greatest self-sacrifice; all combine to make a great tale of adventure.
Probably one of the best, most original characters I’ve ever read is in these pages: Moiraine Sedai. The vast concepts the underpin the plot were amazing, as well. This book starts slow then switches into a moderate pace, but once it gripped me it didn’t let go. It’s a great book which means it is a FANTASTIC thing it is 800 pages long! If you love fantasy, you’ve got to pick it up. There are haunting plot twists, original monsters, and more.
Classic
Brilliant although book 6 got a bit boring, too much of the same thing but once I got two thirds way through the book, the pace picked up again. Highly recommended.
best in it’s class, hands down. you read all thirteen books and immediately want to start over
A series to keep going back to. Complicated and ever changing as new discoveries are met with each re-read.
A great start to the series, and sets up quite a bit, but definitely takes a while to get going!