The Eye of the World
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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First in the Wheel of Time series. When monsters attack the small village of Emond's Field on Winternight, three farm boys, Rand, Mat, and Perrin, flee under the protection of an Aes Sedai and her warder, hunted across the Two Rivers.
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time has 14 main books plus a prequel novel, New Spring. Brandon Sanderson completed the final three books after Jordan's death in 2007. The series is complete.
Yes. Amazon Prime Video has produced multiple seasons of The Wheel of Time starting in 2021. The show diverges significantly from the novels in plot and pacing.
The Eye of the World was written by Robert Jordan, published in 1990 by Tor.
The Eye of the World is 782 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Eye of the World takes most readers 12 to 17 hours to finish.
The Eye of the World is a standalone novel by Robert Jordan, not part of a series.
The Eye of the World is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.