The Eye of the World: Book One of The Wheel of Time

Overview

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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Author Information

Bio of Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina. He taught himself to read when he was four with the incidental aid of a twelve-years-older brother, and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne by five. He is a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army; among his decorations are the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. A history buff, he has also written dance and theater criticism and enjoyed the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting. Robert Jordan began writing in 1977 and went on to write The Wheel of Time(r), one of the most important and best selling series in the history of fantasy publishing with over 14 million copies sold in North America, and countless more sold abroad. Robert Jordan died on September 16, 2007, after a courageous battle with the rare blood disease amyloidosis.

Customer Reviews

• The best series I've ever read

  Posted October 29, 2009 by Jaime, Tacoma

  This novel, along with this entire series, is probably the best sci-fi/fantasy books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Truth be told I have actually read this entire series through 3 times. There are so many main characters and different plots going at the same time that I have found each time I read them I pick up something new. If you are a fan of Harry Potter or the Drizzit books, I would highly recommend you read this. You will find yourself entering a new world with characters you quickly fall in love with.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Tor Books

Filesize

7.69 MB

Number of Pages

832

eBook ISBN

9781429959810