Product Description
The Eye of the World/The Great Hunt/The Dragon Rebornnclude The Dragon Reborn, The Great Hunt and The Eye of the World.
Amazon.com Review
This box set of paperbacks includes the first three books in Robert Jordan’s bestselling epic fantasy series, the Wheel of Time. No saga since Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings has evoked such fervor among readers. In the first Wheel of Time book, The Eye of the World, Jordan introduces a world broken by phenomenal power and threatened by engulfing shadow. In The Great Hunt, our hero, Rand al’Thor, begins his epic journeys with a quest for the lost Horn of Valere, which promises to raise long-dead Heroes of Legend. And in The Dragon Reborn, Rand’s destiny begins to take shape as his followers flock to him, and the world descends further into darkness. This box set is a great way to begin exploring the world of the Wheel of Time. But don’t stop here, the second set awaits!
Anonymous @ 3:20 pm
I have read Tolkien,Heinlen, Herbert,Donaldson, Eddings and a great many others. This series by Jordan is by far the best and worst I’ve ever read. The characters are so well developed that you can imagine what they are thinking even when it’s not printed. The world so clearly rendered, that you see, smell, hear, and feel it rather than read about it. Yet unlike other books, there are no filler pages. Everything in the story, from the first scene to the last, is important and will come back to haunt you. I absolutely love this series. I have and will read it again and again. The thing that makes it the worst is the eternity between books. Until this series is complete, and my guess is ten or eleven books, every other book I read will only be a place holder.
Matthew Cooley @ 5:41 pm
The first three books of the Wheel of Time saga are exceptional modern fantasy. There is a lot of originality, lots of action, and a powerful sense of both doom and mystery.
If you’re looking at buying these books, you’ve undoubtedly come across the criticism of the series length and the quality of the later books. And its true, the series does falter rather badly beginning around book 6 or 7, and there is a steady deterioration from there. The sense of mystery and doom dissipate, the action and plot advancement cease and the characters all devolve into indistinguishable buffoons.
HOWEVER, the first half of the series, and in particular these first 3 books, really are great, and highly recommended. I’d say just keep reading the series until you feel you found the point where it doesn’t work for you anymore, then skip to the end once Book 12 comes out.
Anonymous @ 8:25 pm
I love reading, especially science fiction and fantasy . I have read nearly every fantasy novel to be released by a major publisher, and I can say without hesitation that Robert Jordan’s Wheel of time is far and away the most captivating series I’ve ever read. I’ve read the entire series several times, and enjoy it and understand it more with each read. This is the only book I’ve ever read more than once . If you’ve never read the series, be warned, after the first hundred pages, you will NOT be able to put it down, and every minute you’re away from it, it will be on your mind. It’s as addictive as any drug there is . After I finish a Jordan book, everything else is paled in comparison . I reccomend this series to anyone who is litterate . I rate The Wheel Of Time a “10″, the next best book out would probably be rated a 8.5.
Peter Toll @ 10:49 pm
I love when good authors can really take you to another place. I found the imagery a wonderful get away from a sometimes depressing world. It took me a little while to get into the character,s but the places you go in this book are worth the trip into Jordan’s imagination.
Great read, good time
C. M. Gardner @ 11:57 pm
I am new to Robert Jordan’s work but after 2 weeks I am already fully emersed in the third book Dragon Reborn. The heroes and villans in this story are never who they seem or are more than they seem. Enjoy this series. It’s great!