The Eye of the World
- 782
- Pages
- about 14 h
- Reading time
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Editor’s note The first of fourteen books, published in 1990 by James Oliver Rigney Jr. under the pen name Robert Jordan. Its opening deliberately echoes The Fellowship of the Ring, with farm youths fleeing their village, before the series goes its own way. Jordan died in 2007 with the end unwritten; Brandon Sanderson finished it from his notes in three books (2009–2013). Amazon’s series ran for three seasons (2021–2025).
About the book
The Eye of the World is a high fantasy novel by American writer Robert Jordan and the first book in The Wheel of Time series. Published by Tor Books on January 15, 1990, it was initially released as a large paperback. The original unabridged audiobook is narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, with a later unabridged edition read by Rosamund Pike. The initial publication of The Eye of the World included a prologue and 53 chapters, with a subsequent re-release featuring an additional prologue titled Ravens. The book achieved both critical and commercial success. Critics lauded its tone and themes, while its similarities to The Lord of the Rings received both praise and criticism.
Reading order · The Wheel of Time
Full order & progress →- The Eye of the WorldThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - The Great Hunt
8.38.3 / 10 - The Dragon Reborn
8.38.3 / 10 - The Shadow Rising
8.48.4 / 10 - The Fires of Heaven
8.28.2 / 10 - Lord of Chaos
8.18.1 / 10 - A Crown of Swords
7.87.8 / 10 - The Path of Daggers
7.57.5 / 10 - Winter's Heart
7.77.7 / 10 - Crossroads of Twilight
7.17.1 / 10 - New Spring
8.08.0 / 10 - Knife of Dreams
8.28.2 / 10 - The Gathering Storm
8.78.7 / 10 - Towers of Midnight
8.78.7 / 10 - A Memory of Light
9.09.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 2,626 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 95% of the weight and the score stays at 8.1 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 231 | 9% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 9 | 0% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 2.4K | 91% |
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