The Wheel of Time · Book 1
The Eye of the World
- Published
- 15 January 1990
- Pages
- 782
- ISBN-13
- 9781593974558
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Eye of the World (1990, 782 pages) opens Robert Jordan's fourteen-volume epic, following Rand al'Thor, a sheepherder from the Two Rivers, as his quiet life is shattered by Trollocs, Aes Sedai, and the growing suspicion that he is the prophesied Dragon Reborn. It's the book that set the template for the modern doorstopper epic fantasy that followed.
Its place in The Wheel of Time
The Eye of the World is book 1 in the The Wheel of Time series. It is followed by The Great Hunt. See the full The Wheel of Time reading order.
In the Third Age, the Wheel of Time turns and ages come and pass, but the Dragon is bound to be reborn to save the world — or break it. Robert Jordan's fourteen-volume epic follows Rand al'Thor, a sheepherder from the Two Rivers, as his quiet life is shattered by Trollocs, Aes Sedai, and the growing, terrifying suspicion that he is the prophesied Dragon Reborn, doomed to fight the Dark One at the Last Battle even if it means going mad and destroying everyone he loves. Around him, his childhood friends Mat Cauthon…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9783860475348
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780765334336
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9789574679508