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The Eye of the World

The Eye of the World

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A special hardcover edition of The Eye of the World， the first novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series， celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Wheel of Time®！

The perfect gift for avid fans and new readers alike， this edition features redesigned jacket art， a new introduction from Brandon Sanderson， four-color world map endpapers， a hardcover stamp of the iconic snake-wheel， and a ribbon bookmark。

Soon to be an original series starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine！

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 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。

The Wheel of Time ®
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

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Reviews

MNVM ，

Agh！ I have no idea how I feel about this book right now。 I'm simultaneously frustrated and intrigued。I can totally see why this series is so popular。 There is definitely no lack of world-building， that's for sure。 I've never read a book where clothing is described in such minute detail。 There's a good variety of cultures described， and I actually enjoy learning more about each of them。 The same goes for the different species and monsters as well。 And some of the characters seem cool so far。 Mor Agh！ I have no idea how I feel about this book right now。 I'm simultaneously frustrated and intrigued。I can totally see why this series is so popular。 There is definitely no lack of world-building， that's for sure。 I've never read a book where clothing is described in such minute detail。 There's a good variety of cultures described， and I actually enjoy learning more about each of them。 The same goes for the different species and monsters as well。 And some of the characters seem cool so far。 Moraine is definitely my favorite out of all of them at this point。 I also really liked Thom and Perrin。However， I'm also aggravated by the sheer amount of description and how it felt like it kept dragging on。 About 1/3 of the way through， I sped up the narrator because I couldn't stand it。 There's no way I would have been able to actually read this book myself， and if I continue this series then I will continue it via audiobooks。Also， some of the characters I just wanted to shake repeatedly for being so annoying。 Mat， for one。 And Nynaeve。 And also Rand half the time。 I'm sure it'll get better and I tried to tell myself that anyone would be this annoying leaving the only home they've ever known and having their entire worldview shattered， but I still found myself frustrated at times。 Oh， and if you're like me and aren't good with keeping track of names， I recommend reading/listening to this with a character sheet up。And most importantly。。。 Why does everyone have dry lips and a dry mouth？？？？？ 。。。more

Nathanael Monkman ，

Doing another re-read to prime myself for Amazon Prime's tv series release hopefully late this year！！！！！！！ Doing another re-read to prime myself for Amazon Prime's tv series release hopefully late this year！！！！！！！ 。。。more

Richard Pearce-moses ，

Gave up

Red ，

Давно меня в книгу так не засасывало， что почти участником чувствуешь себя。Только не было той сцены， которая мне помнилась картинкой， как всегда， теперь сомневаюсь， то ли это вообще из другой книги？ Или， может， я всё-таки и вторую читала？Ещё при первом прочтении давным-давно у меня не было， кажется， ассоциаций с толкиеном， но в этот раз много их， хотя и не мешает никак， как оказалось。

Shara Vitone ，

This book puts the FANTASTIC in Fantasy！ I really enjoyed the world building， the prose， the plot， the character development。。。。 An epic adventure from beginning to end！

Jessica ，

4。5⭐ I finally picked this up！！ And I'm so very glad I did :） This was pretty much everything the hype made it out to be and I was fully immersed in Jordan's world and writing from early on。 I in fact loved the abundant descriptions， as I finally found myself actually able to visualize what was happening on page🙌 I found the world and plot intriguing and loved the ending。 At this point I will say I haven't fully attached to any of the characters yet， but enjoy them all （except Matt😬） quite a bit 4。5⭐ I finally picked this up！！ And I'm so very glad I did :） This was pretty much everything the hype made it out to be and I was fully immersed in Jordan's world and writing from early on。 I in fact loved the abundant descriptions， as I finally found myself actually able to visualize what was happening on page🙌 I found the world and plot intriguing and loved the ending。 At this point I will say I haven't fully attached to any of the characters yet， but enjoy them all （except Matt😬） quite a bit。 I also didn't mind the pacing and there was only a few times that it seemed to drag a bit。 Overall I am very excited to continue my WoT journey 😉 。。。more

Rachel ✨ ，

The first 200 pages was a lot of slow world building which took me forever to get through。 The middle was better once the characters were moving。 And the last 300 pages was the best part of the book。 Definitely could see this being my favorite series of all time if I can finish the 😂 idk why this took me literally 3 months to read but I made it！！！ And I did actually love it 💕🙏🏻

Millie Picker ，

Well， I finally finished！ The book started moving in chapter 6 and drew my interest more。 I felt I was reading a combination of Lord of the Rings and themes from the Bible。 I may try the next book， but I still don’t really care for fantasy。

William Graves ，

This is my second time reading the Eye of the World book 1 of 14 or 15 if you include the prequel。（read the prequel a new spring between 10 and 11） I really enjoyed it more the second time around。 I felt that the book got off to a very slow start。 That said， I would recommend you to continue reading as it picks up around a quarter of the way through。 The plot definitely has the familiar tropes of high fantasy novels， and there are a few similarities that can be seen in other works within the gen This is my second time reading the Eye of the World book 1 of 14 or 15 if you include the prequel。（read the prequel a new spring between 10 and 11） I really enjoyed it more the second time around。 I felt that the book got off to a very slow start。 That said， I would recommend you to continue reading as it picks up around a quarter of the way through。 The plot definitely has the familiar tropes of high fantasy novels， and there are a few similarities that can be seen in other works within the genre， this is due to the impact The Wheel of Time series had on the genre。 Jordan’s writing brings the characters and their journey to life。The story follows a group of people unknowingly heading for dangerous times。 With a number of magical， good and evil characters。 The group finds there is more to there world than they ever knew existed and to themselves。 。。。more

Nicholas Luecking ，

Very derivative of LOTR in places。 The pacing crawls for most of this book before rushing near the end。 It kind of feels like if you tacked on the Mt。 Doom scenes with Sam and Frodo to the end of Fellowship and called it a day。 I'm still not 100% sure wtf actually happened with Rand at the end （action scenes aren't always super clear）。 Still I mostly enjoyed this story and am curious to see where the series goes from here。 Very derivative of LOTR in places。 The pacing crawls for most of this book before rushing near the end。 It kind of feels like if you tacked on the Mt。 Doom scenes with Sam and Frodo to the end of Fellowship and called it a day。 I'm still not 100% sure wtf actually happened with Rand at the end （action scenes aren't always super clear）。 Still I mostly enjoyed this story and am curious to see where the series goes from here。 。。。more

Winter Rose ，

I like how the main characters met each other， I love the plot and everything about this book。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Andrew Haile ，

The characters， setting， story and writing were all great。 Certain things reminded me of Lord of the Rings， Star Wars and Game of Thrones all while still feeling unique as a whole。 I'm super excited for the rest of this series。 The audible audiobook has 2 narrators but the male narrates approximately 80-90% of the novel and he did a great job。 The female narrator wasn't bad but she did take me out of "the zone" when she randomly narrated a chapter。 They did a great job and I'm happy they narrate The characters， setting， story and writing were all great。 Certain things reminded me of Lord of the Rings， Star Wars and Game of Thrones all while still feeling unique as a whole。 I'm super excited for the rest of this series。 The audible audiobook has 2 narrators but the male narrates approximately 80-90% of the novel and he did a great job。 The female narrator wasn't bad but she did take me out of "the zone" when she randomly narrated a chapter。 They did a great job and I'm happy they narrate the entire series。 。。。more

Jonathan ，

this is my second attempt and I got through almost half before giving up。 as a Lord of the rings clone it should at least be as interesting as it's inspiration。 the character development is almost non-existent the plot is Monday and the characters are boring。 this is my second attempt and I got through almost half before giving up。 as a Lord of the rings clone it should at least be as interesting as it's inspiration。 the character development is almost non-existent the plot is Monday and the characters are boring。 。。。more

David Passafiume ，

Dear Goodreaders， gentle bookworms， fellow wanderers on the journey of storytelling， I beg you to listen to my howls in the wilderness。 Herein you shall find an excoriation of an entire industry from a blasphemous neophyte， a mere sophomore wandering the Halls of Storytelling Gods， in which I find myself seeing many who do not wear clothes。I humbly request that you allow me a diatribe， a trifling rant — not only to trash a hallowed book but also sharpen my knives to use on the publishing world， Dear Goodreaders， gentle bookworms， fellow wanderers on the journey of storytelling， I beg you to listen to my howls in the wilderness。 Herein you shall find an excoriation of an entire industry from a blasphemous neophyte， a mere sophomore wandering the Halls of Storytelling Gods， in which I find myself seeing many who do not wear clothes。I humbly request that you allow me a diatribe， a trifling rant — not only to trash a hallowed book but also sharpen my knives to use on the publishing world， bloggers， and Youtube 'experts' many of us have come to love and respect。 （really？）Let me start by saying I'm a lifelong reader， who grew up reading fantasy， mythology， DnD stuff， and sci-fi。 Like many of you， these were my formative years， now half a century in my rearview mirror。 Little did I know one day I would set out to write my own novel。 Then a pandemic came and I enjoyed it。 Well， I should say I enjoyed being holed up with my wonderful， shining fey I call wife， the empress of my heart。 We broke all cuddling records， watched streaming Badness we would never expose our eyes to in any other situation， and had frequent。。。well， you know。 I enjoyed all those hours blending into a silvery smear of timelessness， a singular moment in my humble life where I could sit and write thousands of words onto a screen。 Joy of joys， I did something many people only dream of doing — actually writing a novel。That joy faded as I set out to research what the craft of writing really is， and also to understand the publishing industry。 Oh， my。 So many opinions given as creed， so many people thinking they know what is a good story and what isn’t。 So many ‘experts’ who have endless lists on Youtube of what you as a writer are doing wrong。 You know everything you did is wrong， right？ All of it。 Your characters suck。 Cereal boxes have more life。 Your POV is wrong。 Your inciting incident happens too soon， while your Dark Night of the Soul was sadly just three paragraphs too late。 Oh dear， so close。 Your character didn’t even try to Save The Cat。 We needed less exposition， but remember to clearly explain everything in the world so the reader isn’t curious about anything。 Also， you missed ‘beat number 8 and number 11， and you made the ineffable sin of ‘Telling’ more than ‘Showing’ for an extra line。 I just had to throw your book at the wall。 In fact， you are an abject failure， your book is a failure， and you need to leave the room and go pet your cat。 So many opinions。 And so many blogs， vids， books by expert editors， and reviews of books。 I learned so much about writing and especially editing。 I learned that publishers don’t bother editing books anymore。 They expect you to hire a developmental editor （A hands-down made up term if I have ever heard one。 So a regular editor couldn’t bang this stage out？ Too tricky for them？）， another editor， beta-readers， a proofreader， a literary agent， and have a full social media platform humming along。 That’s like making a reservation at a restaurant， showing up with the cooked meal and eating it， then cleaning up and paying the waiter。 But I am so not bitter。 I can’t be bitter。 I haven’t done anything yet other than writing a story that would be nice to sell to other people to read。 Actually， I might even be happy just giving it to people to read for free。 （！）tAnyhow， let’s talk about The Eye of the World。 Have you heard about it？ I bet you have。 It’s on all the cool kids Best of lists。 You know the cool kids right？ They have witty Youtube channels with fun graphics and a sassy style that we just can’t get enough of！ So we keep watching them。 I know I do。 tSo Robert Jordan is a hugely influential author and everyone says this is one of the foundational novel series for the Fantasy genre。 It is one of the creator novels of tropes， which if you like to write fantasy like I do， you need to pay attention to。 （Remember， Tropes are required， but never cliches。 And the difference between the two is whatever the expert Youtubers say。） What I learned from this book is that you should take from earlier ‘great’ novelists with a wink and a nod。 Like， say， Tolkien — a guy who wrote a lot about quaint hicks living in the backwaters and one dimensional evil guys who live in the mountains （Why are evil guys always living to the North or East in mountains？ Are those bad directions？ Makes me wonder about Idaho and upstate New York）。tAt this point some spoilers are needed。 Find them below， dauntless readers， if you dare。 （Are you still reading this rant？ Damn， you are patient。）****tSo Jordan pretty much ripped off Tolkien。 Hobbits= Edmunds Ford’s 3 bumpkins （I can’t be bothered to look up the name of the town， I think that’s it。） Moraine chick = GandalfLan the mighty warrior is Aragorn。 （I literally groaned when I found out he is a forgotten king of a forgotten land。 My wife actually looked over to see if I had had an embolism upon reading this little factoid。）Trollocs= Orcs （Trollocs？ Really？ What the hells kind of name is that？ Are they French？）Fades=Dark RidersWhichever hobbit was obsessed with the Palantir=Mat and his dagger， Oooo， spooky！Gondor= the crummy kingdoms to the north near the Blight that are eternally， nobly， and woodenly， guarding against its ridiculous spread。 （WTF kind of rules of ecology is this guy using？ Trees that eat what exactly？ Oh， I know—— evil magic is the reason for all of it）I’m sure I’m missing many more rip-offs， but I shudder to contemplate them。 You get the idea。 Now let’s do a quick review of some of the garbage one has to put up with in this hallowed tome。 First， there are about 350 pages of not much happening other than peasants discussing peasant stuff like crops and rain and not-raining。 It’s all very quaint。 Did I mention Rand （Rand？ Mat？ Those are fantasy names？ A U。S。 senator is named Rand for god sake。） is the Chosen One and Adopted/Orphan？ Ya， both。 Then more nothing happens and then stuff happens， mostly revolving around Inns （I think Mr。 Jordan must have spent his youth in motels） and we keep being told there’s a bad guy and bad things are going to happen unless we find ‘The Eye of the World’。 Not let’s stop right here。 I’m a pretty good reader。 I have a pretty good attention span （Because I’m old。 I grew up before the internet and would spend all day digging holes in the ground to create Wagnerian tragedies for my Star Wars figures） and I saw nothing in 700 pages about what in the broad daylights this Eye of the World actually is。 Is it a person， is it a place， is it a branding concept， is it a lifestyle show？ Nothing。 But it’s the name of the book and I had no clue what they were talking about for 750 pages。I will give you a quick example of how not to annoy your readers。 My novel is called The City of Meridian。 Do you know what it’s about？ Yes。 A city— called Meridian。 Where stuff happens。 Everyone in The Eye of the World is noble and good （but sometimes cranky）， except for the Bad Guys， who are really bad。 At one point there’s a bad woman who is pretty— but still bad。 I think that character was a stretch for Rob。 Every Tavern owner is fat and speaks the same and every farmer is just what you would expect。 Except for Rand’s （Oh， that name！） father， who is a farmer yet somehow wise and gentle and apparently well-connected。 Speaking of farmers， there is a good 250 pages of Rand and Mat traveling from town to town。 On and on ad nauseum， they are picked up by friendly farmers in carts and brought to the next quaint village of suspicious yet heartwarming peasants。 I don’t know how big this country is or how slow carts go but， damn， it goes on forever。 I can’t fault Mr。 Jordan for this though， I’m pretty sure there weren’t any developmental editors back when he was writing。 If there had been， they would have cleaned that right the hell up。I must confess， I haven’t finished the book yet。 But I have a pretty good idea of how it will finish and who will pair up with who for some non-sexual courtly romance。 And if you don’t already know， there’s like 65 books in the series， which I am hoping includes more ‘appropriations’ of other novels as well as more homespun cart-riding by the mains。 By modern methodology， this book does everything wrong。 Has about 30 main characters， jumps POV， ‘Tells’ not ‘Shows’， miles of exposition in the form of wide-eyed questions from the hayseeds to the wise characters， in dire need of serious editing， mentions many， many world points not explained any further， lacking in any marginalized， minority， or sexually non-mainstream characters — oh， hold on。 I forgot another eye-rolling moment。So with 50 pages left in the damn book， two random characters are not only introduced but used as monumental， absurd threats to the protagonists。 Is there an opposite of deus ex machina？ Cause this is it。 One of these undead dudes （I can’t remember his name because he was named like three different things） showed up around 400 pages earlier and clearly could not leave the place he was encountered because of such and such curse。 But somehow， he and his buddy （I’m picturing Undead Road trips and Diners） decide to follow our heroes across the continent to finally appear at the right moment to cause lots of destruction for some vague reasoning。 Really？？ What happened to Rule Number 632: Thou Shalt Not Introduce A New Character In the Last Part？So this book does all this。 And is still in print， is a multiple best seller （my poor grinding molars）， and used as a benchmark for fantasy。 So what does this tell me I should be doing？ Should I emulate this book？ Is my writing lacking？ What things make a novel work and more importantly， what makes a book sell？Here’s my opinion。 Nobody really knows， least of all literary agents and publishers。 You don’t know either。 And I sure as hell don’t know。 So how about we make an agreement， just you and me？ How about if we stop trying to decide what makes a story good and just enjoy stories that we enjoy？ Let’s stop with the Top 14 Reasons Your Writing Is A Disgrace videos。 Let’s stop with trying to fit in the Second Triggering Event and worrying about our Internal Content Genres。 Let’s stop buying books by experts with a flip-out centerfold roadmap to writing perfection。 And hey， maybe we should stop going to these publishers and their manuscript readers and start publishing things on our own？ （I know。 I’ll wait until you stop laughing。）Every industry has gatekeepers。 There are always people who hold the keys to the next level， the next big break， the next creative opportunity。 I have never liked gatekeepers， but I realize they sometimes are useful。 Their rules， Mother-may-I’s， and obscure rituals test us to hone our skills and be better at what we are trying to do。 They force us to ask ourselves how serious we are about our dreams。 But honestly， so far from what I have seen and read， publishing houses are overwhelmed with manuscripts and your book。 You are serious about your dreams。 But although your novel is just fine the way it is， doesn’t have a magically worded query letter。 So you lose。 Or the subgenre is not trending in the next six month， so you lose。 Or you used too many big words in the first page， so you lose。Gatekeepers in publishing seem kind of like paper shredders for the most part。 There is no real discussion or feedback to help you improve。 They are the haruspexes of writing， poring over samplings of blood， sweat， and tear-drenched stories and discarding the lot for reasons unknown。 Perhaps it just didn’t “vibe”。 If you cannot captivate them in one paragraph， you are superfluous。 I do not have answers， but I do have lots more stories to write and blogs to grit my teeth over。 I am looking forward to any helpful comments on the above slop bucket of words on a subject I clearly know little about！ Thanks Goodreads-ers！ 。。。more

Marcus ，

3。5/5I'll write a review tomorrow 3。5/5I'll write a review tomorrow 。。。more

LuchiBelle ，

Slow pacing， great book though。

Amber Hornecker ，

This book has all the makings of a really good journey in another realm。 Unfortunately， the author had a lot of redundant unnecessary detail and text。 It's a good read if you can get over how painfully slow it is。 This book has all the makings of a really good journey in another realm。 Unfortunately， the author had a lot of redundant unnecessary detail and text。 It's a good read if you can get over how painfully slow it is。 。。。more

Drellka ，

Disappointed by crude story and characters。 Tolkien still stands on the top far ahead。

Emily Cladinos ，

I actually liked this book。 I've seen comments about how it's just a copy-paste of Tolkien and there's no spin on it。 I've read every Tolkien published middle earth book there is and I beg to differ。 （I'm newish to the fantasy genre so maybe I haven't read enough in this genre to see cliches） I liked reading about the nitty-gritty of their travels。 Tolkien glosses over the travel aspect when it comes to food and shelter （except Frodo and Sam's POV） while I appreciated the struggles that Rand and I actually liked this book。 I've seen comments about how it's just a copy-paste of Tolkien and there's no spin on it。 I've read every Tolkien published middle earth book there is and I beg to differ。 （I'm newish to the fantasy genre so maybe I haven't read enough in this genre to see cliches） I liked reading about the nitty-gritty of their travels。 Tolkien glosses over the travel aspect when it comes to food and shelter （except Frodo and Sam's POV） while I appreciated the struggles that Rand and Mat experienced when they were separated。 It made it more realistic and I connected with the characters more。 There are similarities of a creature in the book that's like Jordan's own version of an Ent， but I enjoy the trollocs and the Sedai。 As for the characters， I liked most of them。 There was this one "love interest thing" that didn't really happen out of the blue but went 1-10 in a span of a page and wasn't necessary for the plot。 I choose to ignore it because many books have pointless romances， I can point out some poorly written YAs that did it at the same speed。 Ive read some reviews where they HATED the women， Im one book in the series and I don't hate them。 Maybe I'm a bad feminist but i love the "cold-hearted b**ch" thing that people accuse Moiraine of。 I liked how she sees what she needs to do and dont want a bunch of teenagers messing that up for her。 I always thought of wizards as somewhat distant in a way。 My first introduction to wizards was Gandalf in the Hobbit。 That dude would just DITCH Bilbo and the dwarves with NO explanation and as a kid， I thought that was cold-hearted of him。 So with Moiraine being distant and cold makes sense to me。I agree that the book has its slow points and to be honest most of the Edmonds field part could be taken out。 I get that the Author wanted to mimic the effect that the Shire has on its readers， but to me this town doesn't have the charm or the intrigue。 Overall I liked the book and excited to read the next one 。。。more

Ana ，

Wow ok。 So， I have conflicting thoughts。First of all， incredible world building。 I truly loved the history of the world。 I felt in love with the characters almost immediately。 They are all so lovable and must be protected at all cost。 Except for Matt。 The most annoying piece of sh*t ever。 However， I read the glossary before starting the book and I enjoyed it more than the first half of the story tbh 🥲。 The majority of the book was just。。。 such a drag。 Literally the same events kept happening ove Wow ok。 So， I have conflicting thoughts。First of all， incredible world building。 I truly loved the history of the world。 I felt in love with the characters almost immediately。 They are all so lovable and must be protected at all cost。 Except for Matt。 The most annoying piece of sh*t ever。 However， I read the glossary before starting the book and I enjoyed it more than the first half of the story tbh 🥲。 The majority of the book was just。。。 such a drag。 Literally the same events kept happening over and over again。 Lots of traveling。 They finally arrive to a new town。 The “bad guys” catch them。 They manage to escape。 I’m not kidding that happened maybe 8 times。 I was so done。 I also think the last 1/4 of the book was extremely rushed。 It’s like out of nowhere Robert Jordan realized he needed to finish the story in a day and he was like ok fuck it and wrote 200 pages of the most important events of the story with no details whatsoever。He literally spent 2 pages describing a fucking dress but once we got to The Blight it was just action after action， no descriptions whatsoever。 I don’t even know what the hell the eye of the world is because it was barely even described。 The pacing of this book was so weird。 It needed like at least 2 more drafts imo。 ANYWAY， this review is too negative。 Look， I enjoyed it。 Just not as much as I was expecting。 Other than Lan sharing his feelings。。。 I can’t think of many special scenes。 It was a lot of exposition。 A lot of traveling。 Not enough POVs。 Will definitely continue with the series。 I know this is not everyone’s favorite book so hopefully I’ll enjoy the next ones more。 。。。more

Morgan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A good book， the story was great but it was mostly the characters that drew me in。 We get to spend a lot of time with most of them。 I wish we had spent more time with Moiraine， Lan and Nynaeve as the POV characters。 but all the main characters were really strong。 I have a few issues with minor things but all in all its a very good book and I'm extremely excited to read the next fourteen。 :） A good book， the story was great but it was mostly the characters that drew me in。 We get to spend a lot of time with most of them。 I wish we had spent more time with Moiraine， Lan and Nynaeve as the POV characters。 but all the main characters were really strong。 I have a few issues with minor things but all in all its a very good book and I'm extremely excited to read the next fourteen。 :） 。。。more

Kara Prem ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was an excellent first book in what ended up being a long series。 The world building and set up was well set out。 In the small community of Emond's Field in the Two Rivers area， things are strange。 Winter has lingered far longer than normal。 The town is still planning a spring celebration， with a gleeman traveling to their village。 Several young men have noticed a man watching them。 A man in a black cloak， which doesn't move in the wind。 The day before their celebration， not only a gleeman This was an excellent first book in what ended up being a long series。 The world building and set up was well set out。 In the small community of Emond's Field in the Two Rivers area， things are strange。 Winter has lingered far longer than normal。 The town is still planning a spring celebration， with a gleeman traveling to their village。 Several young men have noticed a man watching them。 A man in a black cloak， which doesn't move in the wind。 The day before their celebration， not only a gleeman has arrived in town， but an elegant lady accompanied by a guard。 The lady has taken an interest in 3 of the young men， and after a horrifying attack on the village and surrounding country side by creatures out of legends， the three men， Mat， Perrin and Rand leave with the woman， Moriaine。 She is an Aes Sedai， a woman who can wield the one power， and the guard with her is her Warder， Lan。 A young woman from the village， Egwene goes with them， as she shows potential to become an Aes Sedai herself。 The village Wisdom， Nynave follows them and catches up to them along the way。 The story is caught up in myths and legends of old。 The Dark One is stirring and it seems that he may soon breakfree out of the cage he is trapped in。 One of the young men can wield the One Power， and men who can do this go insane。 However， it seems that he is the one who was prophesied， the only one who can defeat the Dark Lord。 This is the first in a looooong series of books that follows what happens to all of these characters。 The story moves along briskly for the most part and sets up all the books to come。 。。。more

Suzanne Thackston ，

I read this decades ago， and had totally forgotten about it until it popped up on a friend's page and I remembered how much I love the horses on this cover。 I know I didn't get more than two or three books into the series and can't remember them at all。 Not remembering means a 3 star。 If I'd loathed it， I'd have an entertaining review to write about the loathing， but not remembering means it probably wasn't awful。 Not-memorable is actually kind of worse， isn't it？ But I can't give the author few I read this decades ago， and had totally forgotten about it until it popped up on a friend's page and I remembered how much I love the horses on this cover。 I know I didn't get more than two or three books into the series and can't remember them at all。 Not remembering means a 3 star。 If I'd loathed it， I'd have an entertaining review to write about the loathing， but not remembering means it probably wasn't awful。 Not-memorable is actually kind of worse， isn't it？ But I can't give the author fewer stars based on that alone。 Lots of other folks seem to have liked it well enough。 。。。more

Sarah ，

The Wheel of Time， considered one of the greatest epic fantasy series of all time and hugely influential in the genera for many of the authors who came after， and Eye of the World is its beginning。 This book is very foundational。 We see hints and beginnings of a much larger world that will hopefully be expanded on in later books。 The first hints of character developments and the groundwork of an extensive fight between good and evil。 Eye of the world contains many of the trappings of fantasy， so The Wheel of Time， considered one of the greatest epic fantasy series of all time and hugely influential in the genera for many of the authors who came after， and Eye of the World is its beginning。 This book is very foundational。 We see hints and beginnings of a much larger world that will hopefully be expanded on in later books。 The first hints of character developments and the groundwork of an extensive fight between good and evil。 Eye of the world contains many of the trappings of fantasy， so I’m interested to see how Robert Jordan decided to play them out。 I liked it。 。。。more

Ryan Vlaar ，

Here we go。。。One down， thirteen to go。 I enjoyed the book， though it took forever to get invested。 Jordan throws about a dozen characters at you right away， and the beginning drags on unnecessarily in retrospect; I’m sure there are important details relevant to the next books that I missed， but I’m not going to go and read it again looking for them。The pace picks up， but there is a clear pattern in the plot development that I hope is going to be varied in the following books。 I also hope that Mo Here we go。。。One down， thirteen to go。 I enjoyed the book， though it took forever to get invested。 Jordan throws about a dozen characters at you right away， and the beginning drags on unnecessarily in retrospect; I’m sure there are important details relevant to the next books that I missed， but I’m not going to go and read it again looking for them。The pace picks up， but there is a clear pattern in the plot development that I hope is going to be varied in the following books。 I also hope that Moiraine is knocked down a peg—so far she does things too easily。 There are parallels to Gandalf， but even he seems more human （even though he’s not）。 She seems more of a plot convenience than a fleshed-out character。 I really appreciated some of the descriptive sentences that Jordan writes for their poetic qualities， and I hope he expands on that more。 The climax of this book was lackluster—not so much in content as the lack of time given to the unfolding of events—it was just awkwardly truncated。Overall， I’m looking forward to reading the next book。 。。。more

Milky Foxe ，

A really enjoyable entry into the series。 Easy to get invested in characters and the the world is richly described。

Martin Vohralík ，

Could not deside if I liked the book。 Honestly I said to my wife "this book is briliant" and she replied "That's strange， because you've been bitching about it for weeks now。" And yeah in the end the book makes sense。 Your patience with the author would be rewarded and you'd see that it's not as I described it in after first quarter "A budget Tolkien， but just the walking。"SPOILERS！！！Seriously， you spend first half of the book geting aquainted with the world and it's nothing special。 I know ther Could not deside if I liked the book。 Honestly I said to my wife "this book is briliant" and she replied "That's strange， because you've been bitching about it for weeks now。" And yeah in the end the book makes sense。 Your patience with the author would be rewarded and you'd see that it's not as I described it in after first quarter "A budget Tolkien， but just the walking。"SPOILERS！！！Seriously， you spend first half of the book geting aquainted with the world and it's nothing special。 I know there is a Fade and some other creatures， but they have horses and are kinda stupid， so。。。 You don't care。 First half there are no stakes。 None。 First city's adventure can be summed up as an introduction to the religious cult， which is bland and predictable。The cursed city was an interesting idea （looking at you Angmar）， but felt kinda cheap in the end （as a GM in DnD my players would eat me alive if I offered such ruins）。Then everything crashes as we split our atention between one somewhat interesting group and two uninteresting groups。 I get it it granted depth to the relationships in the final chapters， but it was an ordeal to read through the walking of Rand and Mat through one too many towns， which looked the same and only one I remember is Four Kings （which has nothing to do with number four or kings for that matter - as far as I can tell）。 I loved the gypsy band and the wolves storyline and felt so annoyed when I had to spend time with Rand and his buddy Mat just skulking around the countryside。 Just imagine walking from a colourful gypsy camp full of music， dances and stories into a cold damp dark alley。 And then one more badn is in the mix， although thankfully the author considered us in that area and mentions them in one chapter only。 Then we get to escape from inquisition and on to the city where we can see an Ogroid or whatever it's called play （im gonna say "go"） which was pretty easy way to infodump some ancient history onto the reader。 Some mishap happens with a wall， which again I cherrished and Hurray we got the band together again。 Now travel north never stop for more than few moments and just walk up to the BBEG and beat him back somehow。 You know if this book wasn't 85-90% of time people traveling places I'd love it more。 But since I love the worldbuilding （especially the use of the word "peace" in the north） I' gonna give it 4/5。 Otherwise it's pretty similar to Tolkien and Zelazny。 But the wolrdbuilding is just the correct amount， even though I'd like characters to stop for more than an infodump， but let's see what the next book offers。 。。。more

Millie ，

It’s pretty hard ignore the glaring Tolkien rip-offs in this one， and the pacing was pretty slow and felt repetitive at times。 But there was enough to keep me interested and I did like the world building elements with regard to the One power and it’s relationship between men vs women。 It’s piqued my interest and I will press forward with the next one！

Alexander Pauls ，

Pretty good。 Majority of the book is just a big party moving from one place to another。 Lots of world building though。

Jon ，

Did not enjoy enough to finish。 Read the first 150 pages and didn't like the characters， or the plot line。 Did not enjoy enough to finish。 Read the first 150 pages and didn't like the characters， or the plot line。 。。。more

Reference

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