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The Wheel Of Time
''The Wheel of Time'' is a series of high fantasy novels by the American author Robert Jordan, with American author Brandon Sanderson as co-writer of the final three installments. Originally planned as a trilogy, ''The Wheel of Time'' came to span 14 volumes, in addition to a New Spring, prequel novel and #Companion books, three companion books. Jordan died in 2007 while working on what was planned to be the twelfth and final volume in the series. He prepared extensive notes, enabling Sanderson to complete the final book, which grew into three volumes: ''The Gathering Storm (novel), The Gathering Storm'' (2009), ''Towers of Midnight'' (2010), and ''A Memory of Light'' (2013). The series draws on numerous elements of both European mythology, European and Asian mythology, Asian mythologies, most notably the Wheel of time, cyclical nature of time found in Buddhism and Hinduism; the metaphysical concepts of Balance (metaphysics), balance, Dualistic cosmology, duality and a respect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eye Of The World
''The Eye of the World'' is a high fantasy novel by American writer Robert Jordan and the first book in the ''The Wheel of Time'' series. Published by Tor Books on January 15, 1990, it was initially released as a large paperback. The original unabridged audiobook is narrated by Michael Kramer (narrator), Michael Kramer and Jennifer Mendenhall, Kate Reading, with a later unabridged edition read by Rosamund Pike. The initial publication of ''The Eye of the World'' included a prologue and 53 chapter (books), chapters, with a subsequent re-release featuring an additional prologue titled ''Ravens''. The book achieved both critical and commercial success. Critics lauded its tone and themes, while its similarities to ''The Lord of the Rings'' received both praise and criticism. On January 2, 2002, ''The Eye of the World'' was re-released as two separate books, ''From the Two Rivers'' and ''To the Blight'', targeting the young adult literature, young adult market with larger text and il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |