The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan Reviews

When I first read this book I remember thinking, "This is something different." Lets just say I was right. This author of this book, Robert Jordan was either a genius, insane or a combination of the two. He manages to write a book that is so rich in detail that you can imagine standing in some of the scenes. When you ...  Read the complete review

The Eye of the World is the first book in the epic series 'The Wheel of Time' from the fantasy author Robert Jordan. This is the only real series that Jordan ever did and unfortunately he died before finishing the last book. So the first eleven books were left. However his son recovered his fathers notes and writings for the final book. He has ...  Read the complete review

The Eye of the World is the first book in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time saga and it is one of the best fantasy books every written. The Wheel of Time series is set in a fantastical world with its own secrets, cultures. myths and legends. The main concept of the story is that time repeats itself but each time with different characters. ...  Read the complete review

The Eye of the World is quite possibly the beginning of one of the best series ever written. The author, Robert Jordan, is an extremely intelligent individual with insights and opinions that show in his writing. His series, The Wheel of Time, is based on a different world in the third age. As he describes "An age yet to come, an age long ...  Read the complete review

"Epic" usually means that a book is about five times longer than it should be, and has a fight between good and evil in it.... usually. Sometimes books are actually epic in a good way. "The Eye of the World" is the first enormous novel in a serious of huge books dealing with a fantasy world and its various troubles. ...  Read the complete review

Imagine if you will......you're a young man, working on yer pa's farm fully expecting this to be your lot in life. Of course theres the lass in the village you want to marry (and probably will!), but till then the odd 'tumble' with some of the other maidens will suffice, along with a couple of tankards of apple cider with your good ...  Read the complete review

I’m always wary of anything with a huge cloud of hype surrounding it, and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time certainly has that. A friend of mine, however, was given the currently available nine books (out of a planned twelve, I hear) for Christmas, and is currently finishing his second reading. “Read it,” he says. “But I ...  Read the complete review

A masterful book, that is written with great care and attention to detail. Beware if you dislike epics that have no end in sight, the Wheel of Time Series tally stands at 9 books and counting, all approximately the same size as Lord of the Rings. Jordan's writing style is long winded almost to the extreme and it can be frustrating ...  Read the complete review

I enjoy nothing more than a great fantasy book from some of this genres great authors: Tolkien, Feist and Magaret Weis to name a few. So when I got recommended The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan by someone on Dooyoo, I couldn’t wait to give it a go. The series that is at this moment 9 books long starts with what is dubbed an all time ...  Read the complete review

The first of Jordan's now epic Wheel of Time series this book is a self contained adventure that doesn't read as the first of a huge series. A well paced fantasy adventure in a beautifully crafted and not yet over complex world that makes you feel part of the characters group. The world has lots of depth that Jordan doesn't need to ...  Read the complete review