by Robert Jordan
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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.
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 Great in every sense of the word!, 2008-10-08
The Eye of the World is one of the most addicting books I have ever read. This is the first great book in a series of great books that will always leave you wanting more and thankfully, Robert Jordan delivers! If you have ever read a great story but wished there could have been more to it then you need look no further. Just be warned that once you get started in this series you may become obsessed with it!
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 Before you start this series you might want to reconsider, 2008-10-02
I have decided that once I finish book 6, which I am half way done with now, I will officially give up on this series. I have been wanting to quit this series since about book four, but I always try and finish any series that I start. Hell I even made it through the entire Left Behind series and there was not a single decent book in the entire thing. So I advise you to skip this one and move on to something more palatable.
Okay now I will just stick with book 1. This is a decent book. Robert Jordan does a good job in this with creating a world that has the potenial to be intriging. At this point in the series the only character that is annoying is Nyvenne (spelling). Rand who is the main character is likable and you start to care for him. Moraine, the One Power using Aeis Sedai is mysterious and seems wise. I have never heard him say it, but by reading this series you can tell that Mr. Jordan is a huge fan of Star Wars and LOTR. He borrows heavily from these two works. The One Power is so like The Force that I can't find a single difference. Lan, the would be king warder is the mirror image of Aragon the would be king Ranger. There are also many similarities between Rand and Luke Skywalker. Both have no idea of their ability to use The Force, I mean One Power, I mean whatever. And they were both raised in the boon docks and have no idea who their real parents are. Both are destined to battle the Dark One/Emperor. It goes on and on. But fair enough, I liked these series too.
Back to the Series as a whole. I have a problem with reading several THOUSAND pages in a series and not being anywhere near the end. Most of the later books are filled with endless descriptions of things that were previously endlessly described in previous volumes. How many times must Mr Jordan spend two paragraph's describing an Aei Sedai's dress. Really I get it. Most of the latter volumes are filled with about 40-50% of women complaining about men and women bickering with eachother. It is a scary world that has it's fate in the hands of people who are so immature. Rand also is seen less and less as the series progress. I think Mr. Jordan does this so that he does not have to move the plot along at any reasonable speed and thus he can produce more books and fill his pockets with more of our hard earned cash.
With all due respect Mr. Jordan has passed away. The final book in the series is being written by one of his buddies using Mr Jordan's notes. It saddens me that Mr. Jordan took a series that had the potenial to be one of the best of our time and turned it into a cash cow. Realisticly he could have cut the series in half and had a wonderful work of art that he could have finsihes himself. Damn Shame!!
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Good Starter Book to what I hope will be an excellent series, 2008-09-11
Well I have had the first book to the series sitting on my shelf for a couple of years now and have not taking the time to read it until now. My initial reservation was the fact that the series at that time was already 7 books long and growing and usually when a series like that is in the works the plot will slow to a crawl and the pages will be filled with details rather than story. I will have to see. One aspect that I like about triliogies. They move as far as the plot is concernced.
The first book is good. Kept my interest as well as the fact that I appreciated that the book was "clean." I love to read to my family and I like books that I do not have to worry about reading.
Also this book is fresh. Whole new world and characteristics to read and delve in that make sense and are not to overwhelming. So good read. There were spots in the book where the book did slow earlier on and that tied with the really long series is what caused me to demote this book from a five star to a four and I wish it could be a four and a half star.
Good read and looking forward to the next!
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An Eye for Glory, 2008-08-19
This is the book that started the Wheel of Time rolling into epic history. It is here we meet Rand, Mat and Perrin, three 'normal' kids in a backwoods village, thrust into danger unexpectadly, and dragged by the neck across the land by the mysterious Moraine, and her warder, Lan; all the while being nagged by Egwene and Nynaeve, and chased by agents of 'the Dark One,' Shaitan.
The Wheel of Time is the name of the central belief of the human race. Each age has come before and will come again, and three thousand years before this writing takes place, a man called the Dragon dealt a telling blow against 'the Dark One,' imprisoning him and his followers for 'eternity.' Prophecy says the Dragon will be reborn when once again 'the Dark One' starts meddling in the affairs of the world.
Yeah, it's all been done before, but rarely so well. The cliche gets turned on its head, old legends are made refreshingly new, and everything you've come to expect from epic fantasy has finally made its way to the printed page.
The writing in the Eye of the World is beautiful, almost poetic saga. There's no other way to describe it. Sometimes description wins out over plot and characterization, but the story flows well from page to page, chapter to chapter. You can see the people and places in your head as if reading Tolkein again for the first time. I had a hard time putting it down when I initially travelled what fans refer to as Randland (Jordan simply calls the continent the Westlands, and never names the world).
From Emond's Field to Shadar Logoth, and from Caemlyn to the Blight, Robert Jordan's world is fully and colorfully realized. Every land has a culture and style all its own, and there has rarely been a series so steeped in lore.
Yes, there are a few soft spots. One, a reliance on prophecy for every central element of the plot. I'm not big on prophecy, myself. Second, is the religion of the land: it's a very large continent, and yet, everyone has the same set of religious beliefs. Two, language: everyone, regardless of being seperated by mountains and other geographical difficulties, speaks the same language.
The setup for magic, prophecy, and other mystical happenings are all cohesive and well-explained as the series progresses. This first book retains alot of mysteries that help submerge the reader into the world of the Wheel of Time. Regardless of what people think of the series as a whole, the Eye of the World is definitely worth the read.
(A note: years ago, I picked up the fourth or fifth book in the series, and tried to start from there. I gave up after the first chapter. If you don't read the series from the start, there is just too much information assumed to be known by the reader. Jordan never went back and explained or re-introduced anything as he went along. That said, a year or two later, I picked up this book, and I've been with the series ever since, for good or ill.)
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Awesome, 2008-08-12
I have read every book, the prequel, the supplement info and have to say, that I wish he was able to write more...I really don't want this series to end...I guess I can't fault anyone who does want it to end wanting closure to something, but this world was so indepth, so detailed where the cut of dress said alot about a person, the women acted like women I know...and the men had issues of their own...it was almost not a fantasy novel but a book that reminded me of my own life at times.
If you want a quick read, this isn't the series for you.
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