The Eye of the World
core novel 1990 Wheel of Time
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.19 (613,377 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 800 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312850098 |
Synopsis
In the remote village of Emond's Field, a mysterious noblewoman named Moiraine arrives, warning of an impending attack tied to the Dark One's servants. Identifying herself as an Aes Sedai, she reveals that dark forces are seeking one of three young men from the village: Rand al'Thor, Perrin Aybara, and Matrim Cauthon. When Trollocs attack the village soon after, Moiraine and her Warder Lan lead the three young men, along with their friends Egwene and Nynaeve, away from their home and into a dangerous journey across the land. Their path leads toward the Eye of the World, a hidden pool said to hold a seal on the Dark One's prison, with hostile creatures pursuing them the entire way. Underlying the journey is the question of whether one of the three young men might be the prophesied Dragon Reborn.
Where it sits
- Universe: Wheel of Time
- Series: The Wheel of Time core; position 1 of 15 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Robert Jordan
Notes
- From the series record (The Wheel of Time): 14 main-sequence novels (1990-2013) + prequel New Spring (2004).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Wheel of Time: position 1 of 15: next The Great Hunt (1990)
Sources
← Wheel of Time dossier · All universes
Part of the Library. Fields without an identified source are omitted, never guessed.