This book starts slow, but when it picks up, you won't be able to put it down. The Wheel of Time is a fantasy series that will appeal to all readers and for good reason. Like Card, Jordan is adept at creating characters you will love. ( )

I just finished re-reading this book for probably the 11th time. Amazes me how I am still interested in this book and find something new each time I read it. ( )

Kearsten says: I love this series. It's exciting, complex, scary and engrossing. I read Eye of the World for the first time in...maybe 1994?...and I've reread it countless times, usually right before a new book in the series is published.

Rand, Mat and Perrin are best friends, which isn't surprising, given that they're all of an age and grew up in the same small, remote village, Emond's Field. The most pressing thing on their minds is the upcoming Bel Tine celebration, but this is thrown into shadow - literally - when the village is attacked by Myrddraal and Trollocs, creatures serving the Dark One. The three boys survive the attack, but are convinced to leave by an Aes Sedai, Moiraine, and her Warder, Lan, in order to keep their village from being attacked again. For Moiraine is sure the Dark One is after one of these boys.

RECOMMENDED! ( )

I love this series. It's exciting, complex, scary and engrossing. I read Eye of the World for the first time in...maybe 1994?...and I've reread it countless times, usually right before a new book in the series is published.

This was my first time listening to the book, though. I very much enjoyed it, as did my daughter. We have a 30min drive to and from school, and the moment we climb into the car, I hear, "Book, mom?" We've had great discussions about predictions, foreshadowing, characters, etc., and she's only 6 1/2! (We also discuss the scary parts - evil guys included - and how fiction isn't real...)

Definitely recommended! ( )

The start of one of the great epic fantasy series of recent years. There are many similarities to other great fantasy stories - riding away in the night to avoid the evil creatures on horseback, party being split up during a chase to force some of the main characters out on their own, a major battle that brings revelation to the main character. However, this is only the beginning of a unique series unlike any other I've read. ( )