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The Eye of the World

Book One of The Wheel of Time

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The Eye of the World

By: Robert Jordan
Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
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A 2023 Audie Award winner for Best Female Narrator!

"Rosamund Pike brings a fresh narration to the first book in the beloved Wheel of Time series. At 33 hours, this audiobook is no small undertaking, but Pike's impressive performance leaves listeners wanting more."—AudioFile (Earphones Award winner)

“Through her smooth, dramatic performance, award-winning actor Rosamund Pike amplifies the new audiobook of book one in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.”—BookPage

A #1 New York Times bestselling audiobook!

The Wheel of Time is an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!

This program is read by narrator Rosamund Pike, star of the hit Prime Video original series.

The Eye of the World, the first novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, follows Moiraine Damodred as she arrives in Emond's Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One.

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

When a vicious band of half-men, half beasts invade the Two Rivers seeking their master’s enemy, Moiraine persuades Rand al’Thor and his friends to leave their home and enter a larger unimaginable world filled with dangers waiting in the shadows and in the light.

Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® has captivated millions of fans around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.

The Wheel of Time®

New Spring: The Novel

#1 The Eye of the World

#2 The Great Hunt

#3 The Dragon Reborn

#4 The Shadow Rising

#5 The Fires of Heaven

#6 Lord of Chaos

#7 A Crown of Swords

#8 The Path of Daggers

#9 Winter's Heart

#10 Crossroads of Twilight

#11 Knife of Dreams

By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

#12 The Gathering Storm

#13 Towers of Midnight

#14 A Memory of Light

By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson

The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

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The Wheel of Time Companion

By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk

Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

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Critic reviews

“His huge, ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre.” —George R. R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones

“Anyone who’s writing epic or secondary world fantasy knows Robert Jordan isn’t just a part of the landscape, he’s a monolith within the landscape.” —Patrick Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Chronicle series

“The Eye of the World was a turning point in my life. I read, I enjoyed. (Then continued on to write my larger fantasy novels.)” —Robin Hobb, author of the award-winning Realm of the Elderlings series

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If you are looking for a fresh new way to experience The Eye of the World again while following the TV series, look no further. While I adore the older audiobook version, there is something inherently awesome about the idea of on-screen Moiraine narrating the story to me. Here's to hoping that she also does the rest of the series.

A great way to experience the book again

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This is a fantastic book, Rosamund's narration is fantastic. Highly recommend it for anyone who has seen the show and likes her.

Fantastic narration

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As I soon remembered from the books, Mr Jordon was incapable of using one sentence when he could use ten.
Ms Pike does a remarkable job in making the lengthy character and location descriptions bearable though. The story itself is great, just a couple of hundred thousand words too long.

Long Winded but beautifully read

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I've been wanting to start the Wheel of Time for a while and finally bought both the Kindle and this audiobook and it's safe to say once I started to listen to Rosamund, the Kindle wasn't touched! her narration is stunning and I don't know how I will continue the series without her!!! Please, please, please narrate the rest of the series Rosamund!

Rosamund Pike is a dream to listen to

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This may be the best narrated audiobook I’ve ever heard. And I go through a lot of audio titles a month. I am so impressed with the story too! I’d never heard of it so I’m grateful that this new narration by a celebrity caused this story to be ‘trending’ or audible made sure to promote it as Amazon has made a series out of it. Ha ha. Anyway, wow, stellar narrating. Rosamund truly becomes the characters—so much that sometimes I try to hear her in the narration and I can’t anymore: her voice is the character. And there are so many characters! She is a gifted actor for sure, one that is very energetic!
I can’t bear to switch to another narrator to complete the series so I may switch to reading the book myself or wait in hope that RP continues to narrate the whole series. That seems a stretch though. There are 14 long books I think.

Truly fabulous!

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I’d recommend this highly. Shame Pike hasn’t done the rest of the series though, so be warned the quality of books 2 onwards is not as good l!

Great story and great narration

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So much better than the original audio books for the WoT, can only hope the complete the series.

A far superior recording.

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I've been trying to 'read' this book for a while but couldn't get into it. So naturaly I tried the audiobook. After first listening to the version of "Kate Reading & Michael Kramer" I lost all interest in the books. So when this version came out I tried again. What a relief and joy to hear Rosamund Pike read to me.

If you want to get started with this series, this is the version you want!
Only thing left is waiting till all the other books are done properly as well :-)

This is the version you want to listen to!

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The story really draws you in. Absolutely fantastic story, and Rosamund Pikes performance was outstanding.

Captivating

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Rosamund delivered an amazing narration to this book. I really hope she is working on the remaining in the series!

Rosamund Pike is absolutely incredible.

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