Wheel of Time premium boxed set 1
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- Author：Robert Jordan
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Summary
This box set of paperbacks includes the first three books in Robert Jordan's bestselling epic fantasy series， the Wheel of Time。 No saga since Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has evoked such fervor among readers。 In the first Wheel of Time book， The Eye of the World， Jordan introduces a world broken by phenomenal power and threatened by engulfing shadow。 In The Great Hunt， our hero， Rand al'Thor， begins his epic journeys with a quest for the lost Horn of Valere， which promises to raise long-dead Heroes of Legend。 And in The Dragon Reborn， Rand's destiny begins to take shape as his followers flock to him， and the world descends further into darkness。 This box set is a great way to begin exploring the world of the Wheel of Time。 But don't stop here， the second set awaits！
Reviews
Marina Grecco
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TOO SLOW！！But its a master piece。I intended to finish all 14 books in 2020 and I couldnt， because the books are super slow and it become tedious at times， but I often catch myself wanting to revisit the characters so its good I have a whole bunch of books ahead of me。
Patrick
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The first and best of the series。
Bernardo Barros
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What a tale！ Mandatory if you like fantasy！ Truly epic tale， protagonists powers are hard earned and used accordingly。 One of the most appropriate character power level growths I've seen。All around， in my opinion， a bible of fantasy。 What a tale！ Mandatory if you like fantasy！ Truly epic tale， protagonists powers are hard earned and used accordingly。 One of the most appropriate character power level growths I've seen。All around， in my opinion， a bible of fantasy。 。。。more
Elise Morgan
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Favourite series！ I absolutely love the Wheel of time and have read it multiple times！Must be time to read again！
Brian Peltz
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Jordan is a master。 So well done you don't notice how long the books are。 Couldn't put them down。 He gives all his characters such deep personalities that you can't help but to feel for them。 Jordan is a master。 So well done you don't notice how long the books are。 Couldn't put them down。 He gives all his characters such deep personalities that you can't help but to feel for them。 。。。more
Xandra Williams
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LOVE THIS SERIES！！！！ I am revisiting it from 22 years ago when I read it for the first time。 It is still as good。
Anthony Palmer
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The beginning of a journey。 Not to be missed by any fantasy fan。
Ulf Ahag
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A long time since I read this， so please keep that in mind。 First cphple of books were great！ Awesome。 But you must love stories with in stories。 Like books in books。
Calvin Biss
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I'm torn between whether to continue or quit now with this series ， too many LOTR themes going on in this book but no where near as enjoyable too read as LOTR 。 I'm torn between whether to continue or quit now with this series ， too many LOTR themes going on in this book but no where near as enjoyable too read as LOTR 。 。。。more
Kat
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I've reviewed these books individually。 I've reviewed these books individually。 。。。more
Lizzie
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A very engaging classic fantasy， this book has just the right mix of plot， action， and character development。 I'd recommend it to all fans of J。R。R Tolkien， and to fans of D&D。 A very engaging classic fantasy， this book has just the right mix of plot， action， and character development。 I'd recommend it to all fans of J。R。R Tolkien， and to fans of D&D。 。。。more
Olga Werby
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This a big commitment。。。I want to start this review by being very explicit -- don't start unless you have the time to finish in one go （over many months）。 There is so much detail and so many characters （all sounding similar） that it would be difficult to get through without an online guide。。。or if you just give up caring。I posted the images of the books， spines out -- I want you to fully understand the commitment you are making。 It took me about a year to finish all 14 books。 I haven't decided i This a big commitment。。。I want to start this review by being very explicit -- don't start unless you have the time to finish in one go （over many months）。 There is so much detail and so many characters （all sounding similar） that it would be difficult to get through without an online guide。。。or if you just give up caring。I posted the images of the books， spines out -- I want you to fully understand the commitment you are making。 It took me about a year to finish all 14 books。 I haven't decided if I want to spend additional time reading the prequels; certainly not any time soon。 Below are my short notes on each book （not summaries of the plot） and the number of pages per book:#1 The Eye of the World （written by Robert Jordan） -- 753 pagesVery interesting world， very well defined， with many nuances。 I liked the characters。 It was a bit long-winded， but enjoyable。#2 The Great Hunt （written by Robert Jordan） -- 658 pagesAfter reading the first book， I felt committed to continuing。 I was still enjoying the story。 And for the first time， I noticed just how much "The Game of Thrones" and "Harry Potter" 'took' from this fantasy。 The parallels were numerous and kept coming。 I feel like "The Wheel of Time" is the true original。 It is both deeper and wider than either of these other fantasy series。#3 The Dragon Reborn （written by Robert Jordan） -- 673 pagesOnce committed to this story， I've read it one book after the other。 For if I didn't， I wouldn't be able to keep up with all of the names and places。 There is a LOT to remember！ I wish there was a way to click on the name in the book and get a quick recap of who this was。。。 I don't know how people read these books when they had to wait for the next installment for several years。 Thank goodness I didn't start these until they were all done。#4 The Shadow Rising （written by Robert Jordan） -- 1051 pagesOkay， this is where I've invented the term Peril Loop -- a continuous series of bad events that happen to the main character in a story -- and Peril Loop Fatigue — how the reader feels when too many improbable bad events happen to the main character one after another in a continuous barrage of peril。 Book 4 is where I almost stopped reading these series several times。 Enough is enough！！！！ #5 The Fires of Heaven （written by Robert Jordan） -- 926 pagesStill reading。。。#6 Lord of Chaos （written by Robert Jordan） -- 1049 pagesI've made it this far。。。#7 A Crown of Swords （written by Robert Jordan） -- 902 pagesI love how detailed the world developed in this fantasy is。 Everything seems motivated by deep time events。 You get a sense of how customs and people changed based on historical events。 This is far better than "The Game of Thrones。" Robert Jordan must have a library-worth of notes。。。 Unfortunately， I don't。#8 The Path of Daggers （written by Robert Jordan） -- 669 pagesThis one is a bit shorter。 Is Mr。 Jordan getting tired？ As much as I love the millions of details， I'm getting exhausted。。。 I heard about these series many years ago， way before I read "The Game of Thrones" （GoT）。 I figured as a writer， I should read "The Wheel of Time" as a great example of world development。 I have a lot to learn。。。 Yet， GoT HBO series was in some ways an improvement over the book -- the stories were tightened up; many characters were combined; unnecessary details removed altogether。 I will NOT be reading the last book of GoT if it ever comes out。。。#9 Winter's Heart （still written by Robert Jordan） -- 705 pagesLike in any story， you fall in love with some characters more than others。 Mr。 Jordan is careful to give equal time to all his main characters and to develop their storylines fully。 But I feel like the main story is getting sidelined。。。#10 Crossroads of Twilight （still written by Robert Jordan） -- 832 pagesFor all of the details， some main ideas are starting to get lost。 Still reading。。。#11 Knife of Dreams （still written by Robert Jordan） -- 886 pagesSo glad that I'm reading this as an e-book version -- I don't have that much room in my house。。。or in my purse -- I read everywhere; and if I had to carry these books， I would have serious back problems。#12 The Gathering Storm （written by Robert Jordan AND Brandon Sanderson） -- 861 pagesI began reading these series partly because Brandon Sanderson was one of the authors。 He picked up writing the series towards the end。 Brandon has an amazing imagination and I love his writing style。 I think "The Wheel of Time" books are the better for having him as a co-author。 Still， this story is getting long in the tooth。#13 Towers of Midnight （written by Robert Jordan AND Brandon Sanderson） -- 977 pagesWhen will this end？！ I love long books。。。but this is too much！ And things are getting muddled。 The story is getting lost in the details。。。 Who are these people？！！#14 A Memory of Light （written by Robert Jordan AND Brandon Sanderson） -- 1025 pagesAside from Book 4， this was the worst of the bunch -- too long; too many unnecessary plot points while the main plot points are left unresolved。 I couldn't wait for this one to end。 Some interesting bits， but overall a disappointment。 Peril Loop Fatigue。 Peril Loop Fatigue。 Peril Loop Fatigue。Overall review: the best-developed fantasy world I have ever read。 But too long， too meandering， too lost。 These series should have been shorter， tighter， more intense。 The "side" stories were entertaining and might have been a nice addition as stand-alone novellas， but they should not have been included in the first read-through。 People will probably hate me for writing this， but I'm also one of those who believe GoT would have benefited from some judicious editing。 And did I mention Peril Loop Fatigue？ How many readers gave because they just got too tired of the main characters continuously battered by bad guys and fate？ At some point， such twists of fate stop being engaging and become burdensome。 Still， for the sheer scope of vision， I rate the whole series as 4 stars。 Some books are better than others。。。 。。。more
Jonathan
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Lord of the Rings remade
Joseph Heeg
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Oi。。。 not the best fantasy writing out there。 I got as far as book 9 and then felt as if none of the characters or writing style had anything to do with the previous books。 That took years to read I won't get back。 Oi。。。 not the best fantasy writing out there。 I got as far as book 9 and then felt as if none of the characters or writing style had anything to do with the previous books。 That took years to read I won't get back。 。。。more
Scott
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Really enjoyed this long epic story of three boys growing up into destined lives of great adventure。
Nick Meola
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One of the best all time series ever！
Gaynor Jones
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Although a lifetime fantasy reader and in spite of the reviews， I really didn't like this book and didn't bother to read anymore of the series Although a lifetime fantasy reader and in spite of the reviews， I really didn't like this book and didn't bother to read anymore of the series 。。。more
Timothy
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I read the first Wheel of Time book， 'Eye of the World，' so long ago that I can't really date it accurately。 I was in Middle School at the time， and it was this great revelation for me as a fantasy reader。 The setting for Wheel of Time is really amazing， as are some of the main characters。 On the down side， Robert Jordan added sequels to the book to the total of 14 volumes， and the writing quality of the later volumes was really poor。 I plan on reading the first three over the course of 2016， as I read the first Wheel of Time book， 'Eye of the World，' so long ago that I can't really date it accurately。 I was in Middle School at the time， and it was this great revelation for me as a fantasy reader。 The setting for Wheel of Time is really amazing， as are some of the main characters。 On the down side， Robert Jordan added sequels to the book to the total of 14 volumes， and the writing quality of the later volumes was really poor。 I plan on reading the first three over the course of 2016， as time allows， but I don't plan on continuing the series。 Since it has no real ending， I'm docking a great kick-off some stars in my review。 。。。more
Laura Calvo
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One of my favorite fantasy sagas！！！ I normally hate long sagas， and this one gets a little overwhelming after book 5， but it is worth reading。 I have to say that after reading the very end， you get a feeling similar to seeing Inception for the first time: "Wait。。。 What just happened？！" And I am not satisfied about the way some characters end up。。。 One of my favorite fantasy sagas！！！ I normally hate long sagas， and this one gets a little overwhelming after book 5， but it is worth reading。 I have to say that after reading the very end， you get a feeling similar to seeing Inception for the first time: "Wait。。。 What just happened？！" And I am not satisfied about the way some characters end up。。。 。。。more
Grant
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The first three books of this series were mostly a pleasure to read， though there were already signs of the annoying things to come later on。
Pablo Martinez
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I don't know if this is the best intro to the series。 I recommend it reading either at the end or when you wnat a break in the story。This short book gives you a glimpse of the background of some main characters， 20 years before the story starts。 Though its interesting to see them like that， I prefer seeing them at the time of the story and start discovering their past and motivations form there。Anyway， you should read it if you are into Wheel of time I don't know if this is the best intro to the series。 I recommend it reading either at the end or when you wnat a break in the story。This short book gives you a glimpse of the background of some main characters， 20 years before the story starts。 Though its interesting to see them like that， I prefer seeing them at the time of the story and start discovering their past and motivations form there。Anyway， you should read it if you are into Wheel of time 。。。more
Colleen
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One of my all time favorites。
Andrei Pavel
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This is a book series that gets harder and harder to read the further you go through its volumes。 You should at least try reading the first three volumes of it。 Robert Jordan is one of the most descriptive authors I have ever encountered。 This is a book series that gets harder and harder to read the further you go through its volumes。 You should at least try reading the first three volumes of it。 Robert Jordan is one of the most descriptive authors I have ever encountered。 。。。more
Emily
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I enjoyed this story but it was very long winded and having read it a while ago I have no recollection of it at all！
B
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Wow。 Just wow。 Greatest series of books ever。 I never thought there could be a better epic fantasy than The Hobbit and Robert Jordan has done it。 Will read again and again。
Rex Fuller
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Verbose garbage。 If you're going to borrow from Tolkien then at least do it succinctly。 Fourteen books is immensely excessive for writing of this caliber。 There are interesting elements brought to the table （such as the magic system and cultural ethos） but Jordan seems to be writing for the least common denominator here。 This is a great way to make money （Fifty Shades of Grey now holds the record for the fastest-selling paperback of all time） but there are better and ultimately more rewarding wa Verbose garbage。 If you're going to borrow from Tolkien then at least do it succinctly。 Fourteen books is immensely excessive for writing of this caliber。 There are interesting elements brought to the table （such as the magic system and cultural ethos） but Jordan seems to be writing for the least common denominator here。 This is a great way to make money （Fifty Shades of Grey now holds the record for the fastest-selling paperback of all time） but there are better and ultimately more rewarding ways to spend your time。 。。。more
Susan Reubens
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Love the series
Hanna
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I read these a long time ago， different editons than this， and in Swedish， but this is what I have in my bookshelf at the moment。 I had read fantasy before these books， but The Wheel of Time series was what made me fall in love with the genre。
Lulu
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I want to read these books。 They look good。
Sandy Mcdonald
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