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The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!This Wheel of Time ebundle The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, and New The Novel.Enter the world of The Wheel of Time®, the genre-defining epic fantasy series by New York Times bestselling author Robert Jordan.The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters.The Eye of the World — When The Two Rivers is attacked by Trollocs—half-men, half-beasts—five villagers flee that night into a world they barely imagined, with new dangers waiting in the shadows and in the light.The Great Hunt — Long thought only legend, the Horn of Valere is found, a mystical item able to raise the dead heroes of the ages. But then, everything changes when it is stolen.The Dragon Reborn — Winter has stopped the war—almost—yet men are dying, calling out for the Dragon. But where is he? In the Heart of the Stone lies the next great test of the Dragon Reborn.The Shadow Rising — The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind. Against the Shadow rising stands the Dragon Reborn.New Spring — A prequel to the Wheel of Time In the city of Tar Valon, a Foretelling of the future is uttered. On the slopes of Dragonmount, the immense mountain that looms over the city, is born an infant prophesied to change the world. That child must be found before the forces of the Shadow have an opportunity to kill him.***The Wheel of Time®New 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 DreamsBy Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson#12 The Gathering Storm#13 Towers of Midnight#14 A Memory of LightBy Robert Jordan and Teresa PattersonThe World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of TimeBy Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria SimonsThe Wheel of Time CompanionBy Robert Jordan and Amy RomanczukPatterns of the Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of TimeAt the Publisher's request
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Published December 13, 2016
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Robert Jordan
681 books17.2k followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the names Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly.
Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer. He began writing in 1977. He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.
He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week. He lived with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor (currently with Tor Books; she was also Jordan's editor) in a house built in 1797.
Responding to queries on the similarity of some of the concepts in his Wheel of Time books with Freemasonry concepts, Jordan admitted that he was a Freemason. However, "like his father and grandfather," he preferred not to advertise, possibly because of the negative propaganda against Freemasonry. In his own words, "no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs."
On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement that he had been diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and that with treatment, his median life expectancy was four years, though he said he intended to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intended to have a long and fully creative life.
He began chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in early April 2006. Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.
Jordan died at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT on September 16, 2007, and a funeral service was held for him on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St. James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston.
Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the names Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly.
Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer. He began writing in 1977. He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.
He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week. He lived with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor (currently with Tor Books; she was also Jordan's editor) in a house built in 1797.
Responding to queries on the similarity of some of the concepts in his Wheel of Time books with Freemasonry concepts, Jordan admitted that he was a Freemason. However, "like his father and grandfather," he preferred not to advertise, possibly because of the negative propaganda against Freemasonry. In his own words, "no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs."
On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement that he had been diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and that with treatment, his median life expectancy was four years, though he said he intended to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intended to have a long and fully creative life.
He began chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in early April 2006. Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.
Jordan died at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT on September 16, 2007, and a funeral service was held for him on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St. James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston.
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August 20, 2020
Gave up about 7 books down, good at times but just too much of a drag for me
May 29, 2023
Loved "Eye of the World" and I’m sorry I didn’t read it sooner. Present day authors get so distracted in what the internet says they can and can’t do that their writings become tediously ridiculous. Jordan just tells the story and does it well. Fast paced and colorful, the story drew me and held me there. On to #2!
A note about “The Great Hunt.” The book is very different from the first. Where EOTW moved the plot forward, TGH spends a mind-numbing number of chapters covering a couple of days in one place with women gabbing over a lot of “as you know, Bob” backstory. Where EOTW was comma sparse, TGH makes up for it with MANY, MANY commas in all the wrong places including comma splices. It’s making my inner grammar nerd scream. TGH also reads like it was written by a high school girl. Don’t get me wrong . . . I was once a high school girl and remain a girl to this day. But what man describes a mouth as “rosebud lips.” What young man, worried about his fate, notes the snowdrops on pearl centers decorating a gown? If this kind of prose was in EOTW, I missed it. From others’ reviews, it looks like I’m in store for many more chapters of eye-rolling before the story finally picks up. Sigh.
A note about “The Great Hunt.” The book is very different from the first. Where EOTW moved the plot forward, TGH spends a mind-numbing number of chapters covering a couple of days in one place with women gabbing over a lot of “as you know, Bob” backstory. Where EOTW was comma sparse, TGH makes up for it with MANY, MANY commas in all the wrong places including comma splices. It’s making my inner grammar nerd scream. TGH also reads like it was written by a high school girl. Don’t get me wrong . . . I was once a high school girl and remain a girl to this day. But what man describes a mouth as “rosebud lips.” What young man, worried about his fate, notes the snowdrops on pearl centers decorating a gown? If this kind of prose was in EOTW, I missed it. From others’ reviews, it looks like I’m in store for many more chapters of eye-rolling before the story finally picks up. Sigh.
April 11, 2021
This series is awesome!!!
Couldn’t stop reading, well written, well developed characters why didn’t I pick this series up sooner!!! Can’t wait to read the other books in the series
Couldn’t stop reading, well written, well developed characters why didn’t I pick this series up sooner!!! Can’t wait to read the other books in the series
September 15, 2022
A little slow to start but becomes more interesting as you progress. Good depth.
May 6, 2022
Enjoy a most excellent series
I am rereading the entire series and understand better now than I did before. This series continues to be an excellent one. I look forward to rereading the other ten books. A watered down version of the first two books is available on Prime as an episodic movie. It is enough to whet your appetite for the books if you have never read them or make you want to reread them. The series is full of adventure, magic, hope, emotional moments and is good vs evil. The characters will pull you into the excellent storyline and you will have a hard time putting any of the books down. Also, be aware that book 5 in this series is a prequel to the first book.
I am rereading the entire series and understand better now than I did before. This series continues to be an excellent one. I look forward to rereading the other ten books. A watered down version of the first two books is available on Prime as an episodic movie. It is enough to whet your appetite for the books if you have never read them or make you want to reread them. The series is full of adventure, magic, hope, emotional moments and is good vs evil. The characters will pull you into the excellent storyline and you will have a hard time putting any of the books down. Also, be aware that book 5 in this series is a prequel to the first book.
April 22, 2025
Wheel of Time is a pretty good read, but once you get into later books it gets confusing. I am currently reading series for third time because I have been watching Amazon series which makes me cringe quite a bit, but if you never read the books and can forgive some of the woke tampering is not too bad. You really have to read WOT several times to enjoy the full series. There are so many characters and so many plot lines it is hard to follow unless you already are familiar with the story. This is also true with Gardens of the Moon and the Gene Wolf books. For me it is not like LOTR that has a less complicated plot line, but WOT is still one of the better series if you read for pleasure and are trying to stay away from YouTube.
March 5, 2025
“The Wheel of Time,” series asks what if Frodo fought destiny? What if the Chosen One wanted to choose his own path?
There are a lot of similarities with the, “Lord of the Rings,” series. But if you’re a fantasy fan, you have to read both classics. Despite their similarities, the questions they ask are different, the way women are portrayed is different, and the cultures they draw on are different.
There are a lot of similarities with the, “Lord of the Rings,” series. But if you’re a fantasy fan, you have to read both classics. Despite their similarities, the questions they ask are different, the way women are portrayed is different, and the cultures they draw on are different.
January 22, 2024
Book 1 and book 3 remain top favorites.
Book 2 has some of the hardest to read, awful experiences, but also one truly epic piece of dark fantasy writing.
I re-read the whole series last year.
I'm now determined to take (at least) a 5-year break from it.
Book 2 has some of the hardest to read, awful experiences, but also one truly epic piece of dark fantasy writing.
I re-read the whole series last year.
I'm now determined to take (at least) a 5-year break from it.
September 26, 2025
Robert Jordan is what I called one of the greats. he was the author that the authors inspired me to write. I own all of his books. I idolized this man. His work takes me to places I want to visit his characters I can easily relate to. I have read his works over and over again.
November 2, 2018
Robert Jordon’s books are a great read !
Fantasy in the style created by Tolkien his books are so vivid and come to life in the readers mind!
Fantasy in the style created by Tolkien his books are so vivid and come to life in the readers mind!
August 18, 2021
Rereading the entire series.
‘Nuff said.
But I can’t post my review until I type eighteen more words. Shhhhh…going on to the next set.
‘Nuff said.
But I can’t post my review until I type eighteen more words. Shhhhh…going on to the next set.
February 13, 2022
Wild ride
The books were very interesting but the story did not flow and it was a little slow.
It jumped from one to another without connecting the two stories.
The books were very interesting but the story did not flow and it was a little slow.
It jumped from one to another without connecting the two stories.
February 23, 2022
Great read
This book kept me intrigued. Can't wait to read what's in store next. The Wheel Weaves and the Pattern forms. Love the main characters.
This book kept me intrigued. Can't wait to read what's in store next. The Wheel Weaves and the Pattern forms. Love the main characters.
December 4, 2023
Not my usual genre but I loved this series.
January 3, 2024
First 100 pages or so are very slow and off-putting, gets better after that.
March 5, 2024
Books 1 to 4 of the Wheel of Time series plus the sequel following the very early years of Lan and Moiraine. Very good set.
March 31, 2025
Wow! What a great series, going right into the next 5 books. Great story and character development, really will written.
November 28, 2025
Great story
Good story continuity and interesting character arcs. A little rough on female stereotypes lol. Ready to read the next set
Good story continuity and interesting character arcs. A little rough on female stereotypes lol. Ready to read the next set
December 2, 2025
The first 4 books set up one of the biggest payoffs in one of the best written stories in history.
July 14, 2024
(Audiobook).
February 8, 2022
outstanding and mesmerizing - a stellar read!
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May 29, 2024Hard to listen to on audiobook. Super long book so I don’t know exactly how many of these it went through but not exactly memorable.
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