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The first book in [[Robert Jordan Bio|Robert Jordan]]'s [[The Wheel of Time (Series)|The Wheel of Time]] Series
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The Eye of the World is the name of the first book in [[Robert Jordan Bio|Robert Jordan]]'s [[The Wheel of Time (Series)|The Wheel of Time]] Series. The book was first published on January 15, 1990 by Tor Books (U.S.) and it consisted by a Prologue and 53 Chapters in total. Since then the book has been re-released several times in English and has been translated into at least 20 languages.
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In January of 2002, The Eye of the World had a young adult release with bigger font text and including images. It was released as two separate novels called "From the Two Rivers" and "To The Blight", the former of which also included an additional Prologue called "Ravens".
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The unabridged audiobook is published by Audio Renaissance, and read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading.
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==Plot==
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To learn more about the plot of the Eye of the World, read the following articles
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*[[The Eye of the World: Plot Summary|Plot Summary]]
 
*[[The Eye of the World: Plot Summary|Plot Summary]]
**[[The Eye of the World (Brief Plot Summary)|Brief Plot Summary]]
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*[[The Eye of the World (Brief Plot Summary)|Brief Plot Summary]]
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==Chapter Summaries==
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The volunteers at TarValon.Net have written very extensive summaries of each chapter in the book. Feel free to go through them here:
 
*[[The Eye of the World: Chapter Summaries|Chapter Summaries]]
 
*[[The Eye of the World: Chapter Summaries|Chapter Summaries]]
*[[The Eye of the World Character List|Characters]]
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==Characters==
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For a list of all the characters that appear in the Eye of the World, check:
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*[[The Eye of the World Character List|List of Characters]]
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==Translations into other languages==
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*Bulgarian - Okoto na sveta - Окото на света
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*Swedish (issued in two volumes) - Farornas Väg (1), Tidens Hjul (2)
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==Book Covers==
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[[File:01-Eye of the World-Bulgarian.jpg|thumb|none|The Eye of the World cover in Bulgarian, supplied by Ilverin Matriam]]
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
 
[[Charles Keegan Interview]] - Artist for the cover of 'From the Two Rivers'
 
[[Charles Keegan Interview]] - Artist for the cover of 'From the Two Rivers'
  
 
[[Category:Book Summaries|1]]
 
[[Category:Book Summaries|1]]

Revision as of 05:32, 26 September 2021

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The Eye of the World
Author Robert Jordan
Cover Artist Darrell K. Sweet
Series The Wheel of Time (#1)
Publication Date 15 January 1990
Pages 782 (U.S. Hardback edition)
ISBN-13 978-0312850098
Preceded by New Spring
Followed by The Great Hunt


The Eye of the World is the name of the first book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time Series. The book was first published on January 15, 1990 by Tor Books (U.S.) and it consisted by a Prologue and 53 Chapters in total. Since then the book has been re-released several times in English and has been translated into at least 20 languages.

In January of 2002, The Eye of the World had a young adult release with bigger font text and including images. It was released as two separate novels called "From the Two Rivers" and "To The Blight", the former of which also included an additional Prologue called "Ravens".

The unabridged audiobook is published by Audio Renaissance, and read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading.

Plot

To learn more about the plot of the Eye of the World, read the following articles

Chapter Summaries

The volunteers at TarValon.Net have written very extensive summaries of each chapter in the book. Feel free to go through them here:

Characters

For a list of all the characters that appear in the Eye of the World, check:

Translations into other languages

  • Bulgarian - Okoto na sveta - Окото на света
  • Swedish (issued in two volumes) - Farornas Väg (1), Tidens Hjul (2)

Book Covers

The Eye of the World cover in Bulgarian, supplied by Ilverin Matriam


See Also

Charles Keegan Interview - Artist for the cover of 'From the Two Rivers'