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The Eye of the World
- Book One of The Wheel of Time
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
- Series: Wheel of Time, Book 1
- Length: 32 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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Publisher's Summary
Now an original series starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!
The first novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times best-selling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®.
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.
Moiraine Damodred arrives in Emond’s Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One, a malicious entity sowing the seeds of chaos and destruction. When a vicious band of half-men, half beasts invade the village 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 readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters.
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
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#13 Towers of Midnight
#14 A Memory of Light
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- John Le Blanc
- 2021-11-17
Please Do the Whole Series, Ms. Pike!!!!
OMG!! What a difference! Already love the story and own the book. But I will purchase every single audiobook version Ms. Rosamund Pike does for this series. Dream come true! This is gravitas! This is voice acting at its finest! Even the deepness of her voice serves all the male characters really well! She can do it all! Wow! Wow! Wow! Couldn't handle the original voice actors. This! This is a game changer! Please, please, please, Macmillan Audio... do what it takes. Pike for the series!!! *Sigh*
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- Torian
- 2021-11-20
Rosamund Pike is perfect for this story
The original audiobooks were good, despite the dated quality and I am a big fan of the two readers for their work with Brandon Sanderson, but listening to Rosalind's voices and inflection and intensity revived this book in a way that shocked me. I was never the biggest fan of Eye of the World but I hung on every word.
Listen to this instead of watching the show
10/10 please read the rest!
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- Celebreth
- 2021-11-18
Highly recommended
Rosamund Pike is a spectacular narrator, proving a worthy alternative to Kramer and Reading. I own the other, but I absolutely intend to buy - and listen to - any of these books that Pike narrates.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-11-19
Rosamund Pike Was Phenomenal
The story itself? Good enough. Her narration? Spell binding. Very much recommend a listen!
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- wadealicious
- 2021-11-29
Rosalyn’s Pike wow!
Such great narration and mesmerizing voicing, of a trolloc no less! Lady Pike is my new favourite.
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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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- Nikki
- 2021-11-28
Rosamund Pike is a treasure!
I’m a huge wheel of time fan, and have this as a hard cover, and as an ebook, and I’ve read the series several times. Rosamund Pike’s narration is incredible, her use of voices and accents and talking while laughing really elevated the story. I hope she does the whole series!
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- Sarazeen Saif Ahana
- 2021-11-18
A fresh take on a classic
*The Wheel of Time* has a special place in my heart, as it does for countless fans around the world. I read the (paper) books during one of the most challenging periods of my life, and I honestly think I would not be where I am today if not for the hope I got from these books.
That being said, I honestly tried to like the Kramer and Reading recordings for years. I’ve listened through all the books multiple times, trying to figure out exactly why I do not enjoy their work on these books. I know they have legions of fans but, for some reason, they never worked for me. These are highly charged, extremely emotional books, and while I think Reading puts a fair bit of emotion into her performances, Kramer does not.
Once again, this is purely my personal opinion.
Pike gave me what I had hoped to get when I first bought the WOT audios. The breathless anticipation, the riveting action sequences, the tension, the drama, the romance, the thrill. The Prologue, for instance, is an extremely tense scene. There is a tremendous amount of history behind every word that is written in that one chapter, not to mention the amount of drama — Kramer’s reading felt a little… lax. Pike’s voice, on the other hand, flowed. The dialogue is emotional, the descriptions are vivid, and she has a tremendous amount of control in how she portrays these characters. The ending of the Prologue, one of the most dramatic closing scenes in any WOT book, is builds like an orchestra with Pike’s performance, the tension climbing and climbing before coming crashing down with all the force of a tsunami.
Once more, I laud Kramer and Reading for lending their voices to an incredible series of books. Personally, I struggled to enjoy their performance, and Rosamund Pike’s voice worked like magic for me. She gives a vivid, fresh face to a classic tale, and I think she does a wonderful job.
I sincerely hope she goes on to narrate the rest of the books.
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- ninelives
- 2021-11-16
Daniel Henney should read the male voices
I really like Rosamud Pikes narration of this book as a alternative to the original. I still like the original as well. I think if they plan to redo all the other books, it would be awesome to see someone like Daniel Henney or one of the other male actors from the Amazon series to narrate the male character in the same fashion as the original version that Michael Kramer and Kate Reading did.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-11-17
Wow
Just amazing. Love the original by Michael kramer and Kate Reading, but Rosamund brings a whole new level. Had me hooked from the beginning and I didnt want to "put it down" 10 out of 5 stars. Hope she does the rest of the rest of the series or other series. Amazing.
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- D. B. Patterson
- 2021-11-17
Beautiful Narration
I’m a huge fan of the original Kramer/Reading audiobook narration. I always will be. But this lovely performance by Rosamund Pike has been an utter joy to listen to. Her voice is so well suited to reading this kind of story that I found myself revisiting chapters just to hear her marvelous take on Robert Jordan’s prose.
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- Adr
- 2021-11-17
Masterful narration gives new life to a classic
This new narration gives EOTW the weight and gravitas it deserves. It's like stepping into this world again for the first time. Like most people, I am a fan of the originals and am happy to have both. It's wonderful to hear a new interpretation, and it's a breathtaking performance. It's asking a lot but I really hope she does the whole series. Wow!
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- nascarhistorygal
- 2021-11-16
Superb
Excellent performance. Very enjoyable. I was happy with the original readers, but this is a great add.
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- Melissa
- 2021-11-19
This reading is exceptional
Michael Kramer and Kate Reading will always have a special place in my heart for their narration, but Rosamund Pike absolutely knocked it out of the park. This is a reading that elevates the story being told in every possible way, it adds a certain gravitas that is missing in the original recordings.
I really hope she does the rest of the books. I may already have all 14 of them, but I absolutely would spend 14 more credits for the rest of the series done by her.
5 stars!!!
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- Alyssa C
- 2021-11-22
An old love with new narration. A must buy.
I have loved this series my whole life and this narration has rekindled the fierce fire of passion I felt towards it. If you are reading this and wondering which one you should buy I tell you this one my friend. Rosamund Pike is such a wonder to listen to.
A lifelong passion rediscovered.
I was barely 13 when I started reading the wheel of time.. Every year a book. That long wait between publishing. I remember where I was when I heard Jordan had died, I had just started reading a Knife of dreams. And I had cried as hard as I would have loosing a friend...
With the series out, I felt the tug to return to these books though I knew I didn't have the time as I had before. Audiobooks were the answer, but I didn't like the original narration I have to confess. It didn't feel the same as reading. Then I saw this. Amlnd it was everything I hoped for and more. Rosamund Pike gave it the feel and atmosphere I wanted it to have. Even with one narrator, the characters stand out. She reads it clearly and unrushed, the acvents rich and colourful, the emotions reaching your ears through a spectacular performance. I wish with all my being that she will continue reading this series. It is a lot, I know. But wow.
I read a lot of critism about the length of Jordan's books these days from people who clearly think they could have done better. They clearly haven't because I don't see thousands of epic length series on the bookstores shelves. If you have heard of that and are hesitant, I want you to ask yourself this:
Do you love a journey without being anxious about the end? Do you love fantasy, high fantasy, epic fantasy. Fantasy from the masters. Feist. Donaldson. Goodkind. Brooks.
Are ypu ready to be pulled into a world so vast and rich that it comes with an encyclopedia?
If so. Then this is the series for you. Ignore those moaning about it's length and it's editing and how it should be shorter. What's the rush? Why would you want to rush a series as magnificent as this one.
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- Isaac Freebairn
- 2021-11-20
Exceptionally performed
Even though I’ve read the entire series many times, I found Rosamund Pike’s rendition of The Eye of the World absolutely enchanting. She manages to inject uniqueness to each character without sounding contrived. I found myself completely lost in another world because of her storytelling. My only complaint is that I don’t know if she’ll be doing the rest of the series. Please please please make it happen!
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- Yury
- 2021-11-20
Very ebjoyable
Great retelling of a great tale by Rosamund Pike. I hope its a start for the whole series
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