The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time Series #1) by Robert Jordan

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According to a 1996 New York Times article, "Robert Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal." Robert Jordan is hands-down the most widely read and talked-about fantasy author writing today. His mammoth, multivolume New York Times bestselling Wheel of Time series has sold more millions of copies to date. Book One of the Wheel of Time is The Eye of the World, a staggeringly complex and enjoyable adventure that's not without its own cast of unforgettable characters: Rand, a simple sheepherder who is stalked by an evil he does not yet understand; Egwene, Rand's love interest, who happens to possess her own very special gift; Moraine, the beautiful but possibly dangerous member of a powerful legion of sorceresses called Aes Sedai; and Lan, Moraine's fearless companion and guardian.

--Andrew LeCount

From the Publisher

The Wheel of Times 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, and 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.

Gale Research

Set in a world where two kinds of magic exist, one female and the other male, the Wheel of Time series features the hero Rand. Rand is on an epic quest to unite the diverse peoples of his planet against the Dark One, who threatens to destroy their world. His quest takes him through a series of complex and well-delineated alien cultures. Jo-Ann Goodwin in New Statesman and Society calls the Wheel of Time books "high fantasy that demands to be taken seriously. . . . [Jordan] has been rightly praised for creating an entirely convincing and compelling alternative world, complete with social systems, cultural differences and competing motivations."

What People Are Saying

Gordon R. Dickson
A future collector's item, Jordan has brought out a completely new allegory in a fantasy concept that goes even beyond this massive story, working with an artist's eye and the sense of responsibility of a serious historian.

Andre Norton
Certainly a title I want to add to my permanent collection and I will be eagerly awaiting the sequel which is promised at the end.

Fred Saberhagen
This one is as solid as a steel blade and glowing with the true magic. Robert Jordan deserves congratulations.

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