The Eye of the World

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The Eye of the World
Lord of the Rings but on a much larger scale!
Genre: High fantasy
Young adult fiction
Published: January 15, 1990
Franchise: The Wheel of Time
Author(s): Robert Jordan
Publisher: Tor Books (US) and Orbit (UK)
Pages: 782 (US hardback)
846 (Paperback)
685 (UK hardback)
Previous Book: New Spring (canonically)
Next Book: The Great Hunt

The Eye of the World is the first book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

Why It Rocks

  1. Likable characters, such as Rand al'Thor, Matrim Cauthon, Moiraine Sedai, Egwene al'Vere and Perrin Aybara
  2. The novel has multiple subplots all of which are progressed to a satisfactory extent by the time the novel concludes
  3. The plot of the novel is interesting as it covers Rand, Mat and Perrin's journey to Tar Valon and that Rand is The Dragon Reborn
  4. The pacing is great with the climax of the book being action-packed.
  5. The cover art from Darrel K. Sweet is excellent
  6. The graphic novel adaptation was decent.
  7. Overall, it is a great entry in the The Wheel of Time series.

The Only Bad Quality

  1. The book does slow down at points due to its length.

Reception

The novel was named "one of America's best-loved novels", coming in at #62 on their top 100 list.

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