Book Bearings
The Eye of the World
Book 1 of The Wheel of Time
- 782 pages · about 13 hours
- First published 1990
- 69 editions
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1 About this book
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.
- Fantasy
- Fantasy, epic
- Science fiction
- Comics & graphic novels, fantasy
- Rand al'Thor
- Good and evil
- Monsters
- Children's fiction
2 What to expect
The first book of The Wheel of Time: young villagers flee their home, pursued by dark forces. A classic quest at a deliberate pace, opening a very large world and a long series.
Good for readers who want: epic fantasy, a quest, and a long series.
3 About Robert Jordan
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4 More by Robert Jordan
5 Similar books
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- A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
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- A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin