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The Eye of the World
- Book One of The Wheel of Time
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
- Length: 32 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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 now 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.
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#2 The Great Hunt
#3 The Dragon Reborn
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#5 The Fires of Heaven
#6 Lord of Chaos
#7 A Crown of Swords
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#9 Winter's Heart
#10 Crossroads of Twilight
#11 Knife of Dreams
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#13 Towers of Midnight
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What the critics say
“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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- El
- 2021-11-28
Absolutely amazing!!
Listened to the old audio books growing up, recently fell back in love with the series with the new Amazon show starting up and saw this, I am AMAZED, I was nervous at first thinking it could not compete with the originals but I was so soooo wrong, please audible/ Rosamund Pike!! Please do the rest of the series!!!
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- corry lloyd
- 2022-05-10
Excellent
Loved it! very long. Narrator was excellent. She weaved the tale wonderfully with every chapter.
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- Luke
- 2022-02-07
Fantastic reading/acting
It's really great voice acting. Good range and character differentiation.
Other than the occasional audio glitch (it skips very occasionally, stopping and starting again briefly), it is flawless. I haven't had this behaviour with other titles so I'm assuming it's just the recording has a couple glitches.
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- Jamie @ Books and Ladders
- 2022-01-09
An Interesting Start!
This book had all the right aspects of a fantasy novel to draw me in. It had lots of characters being introduced, which made some of the aspects of the story confusing, but got the ball rolling for what is to be expected in the rest of the series.
This book and series has been reviewed to death, but one of the things that really caught my attention (and made me go some nights without sleeping) was that The Dark One could enter into your mind and know what you were thinking/feeling while you were sleeping. That's messed up. I don't like that. But it was good, it made the reader question what teeters on the edge of reality and a dream, which is extremely important in a long fantasy series with magic.
I liked the explanation of magic and I liked the descriptions that Rand gave while using magic. I almost felt like I was channeling the One Power while the characters were using it because of how rich the descriptions were. The world itself had a good, solid foundation that will only be expanded upon as the novels continue and the characters travel. My biggest concern was that the females were all written relatively the same: short tempered and bullied men into getting their own way.
I did think the villain, The Dark One, was kind of tacky and underwhelming. I do hope there is more to him and his powers that are shown in the rest of the series. And I hope they expand upon why people are following him, other than the fact that he is the Dark One. Because that isn't enough of an explanation for me, especially since this text is so rich with explanations to the point that there is almost too much information being given at once.
I do hope there is more character development throughout the rest of the series. But for a book that was written before I was even a thought inside my parent's brains, I really enjoyed it.
Overall: 4/5 stars. I am really excited to see where this series will go and how Rand will handle being the Dragon Reborn.
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- Jamie Scott
- 2022-08-26
Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Excellent narration, you are truely transported into the book. I hope Rosamund will do the rest of them as well. The book itself was amazing, I watched the tv series first and was inspired to read the book. I will be hooked now for good!
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- Stephan
- 2023-07-01
Incredible story, annoying narrator
First and foremost, the story and the writing are wonderful. This is a fantastic first entry into the series.
My problem is with the performance. Rosamund Pike is a great actress, but here, she is way too intense. She often screams, or narrates whole chapters with an intensity that distracts and annoys tremendously. I had to force myself to finish it, and will be looking for a different narrator for the next instalment.
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- Frances Henry
- 2023-10-12
Incredible experience! Great performance <3
I'm so pleased I get to experience these books on my commute because I don't have time to read.
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- Dafina.Curtis
- 2024-01-28
Absolutely incredible :)
Rosamund Pyke’s performance was masterful, & I look forward to listening to the rest of the series. Wish the whole series was out already in her voice :)
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- Kdv
- 2021-12-05
Rosamund is amazing
It was my first time listening to the wheel of time. The story is fantastic, evidenced by how long it had endured, but the performance by Rosamund Pike is a thing of beauty to listen to. Would recommend without hesitation. I was very disappointed to find out that she has not yet done all the other books!
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- Matthew Davidson
- 2022-07-24
Rosamund Pike, PLEASE do the rest of the series!
I'm new to the series. I tried reading it many years ago, but I'm not sure I even finished the first book. I recently decided to give it another shot.
I bought this newer recording with Rosamund Pike (RP), and I was blown away with her talent. Probably the best narration I've ever heard. Finished the book and loved it so much, I bought the next one with my next credit. Only then did I find out that RP has only done the first book in the Wheel of Time series.
I now have a problem because (at the time I'm writing this review), there is no word whether RP will be narrating the rest of the books or not. And if she does, who knows how long it will be between books. Now, I've listened to the intro of the second book with Michael Kramer, and it's good. But I think RP probably ruined any other narration of the series for me.
I'm not sure if I will press on and hope I get used to the other narrators, or if I'll wait to hear what's going on with RP. I almost wish I bought Michael Kramer and Kate Reading's narration of the first one, so I didn't know what I was missing out on.
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