To the Blight (The Eye of the World, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Robert Jordan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 2002

An American Library Association “Best Books for Young Adults”
A VOYA “Best Books for Young Adults”

“Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal.” —The New York Times

Pursued by Trollocs and Myrddraal, Rand and his friends find refuge in the deserted city of Shadar Logoth. But their wandering—and the many dangers they face—are far from over. For from the lips of a dying Aiel girl they learn that the Dark One means to blind the Eye of the World. Having barely escaped capture and death, Rand finds himself face to face with Aginor: a wielder of the One Power and an ally of the Dark One.

In the battle that follows, Rand will discover his true identity...and destiny.

“The most ambitious American fantasy saga [may] also be the finest. Rich in detail and his plot is rich in incident. Impressive work, and highly recommended.”—Booklist

“Recalls the work of Tolkien.”—Publishers Weekly

“This richly detailed fantasy presents fully realized, complex adventure. Recommended.”—Library Journal

“The definitive American fantasy saga.” —Chicago Sun-Times

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About the Author

ROBERT JORDAN (October 17, 1948-Setember 16, 2007), a native of Charleston, South Carolina, was the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time, with millions of books in print.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 460 pages
• Publisher: Starscape; 1st edition (January 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765342219
• ISBN-13: 978-0765342218
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #767,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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119 of 126 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars repackaging, May 13, 2002

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Ronald R. Lichtenberger (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To the Blight (The Eye of the World, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This and part 1 is merely repackaging of the 1st hard-bound book [Eye of the World]. The advertisment reads as if it is a prequel. Wrong. The publisher just figured another way to make a few more dollars. The Eye of the World and all of the remaining books of "The Wheel of Time" are outstanding. They didn't need / require this treatment!

58 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Jordan fans beware, December 30, 2001

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E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To the Blight (The Eye of the World, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

I know a lot of people who dislike Jordan's more recent works, believing that he is stretching things for the sake of money. Now I'm convinced as well.

Robert Jordan fans, this book is not a new book -- for several months I assumed that he was stretching his genre to encompass kids as well, perhaps trying to entice them to read his doorstopper adult series of fantasy volumes. There is nothing wrong with that. However, when I went into a bookstore and flipped through the first volume, I was astonished to see text from a book I HAD ALREADY READ. In short, Jordan took "Eye of the World", chopped it in half, sold the halves, and now is pulling in nearly twice the cash per copy.

This book is the second half of EotW, with "From the Two Rivers" as the first half. The differences? Well, they are still thick; they do, however, have slightly larger print, so if you are an elderly Jordan reader you might want to purchase these. What changes are made for kids? Well, the ghastly adult covers are replaced by a more realistic, less weird-looking cover, and pictures are added to the inside. These were also a disappointment: the books might be better worth it if they had decent artwork, but the inside pictures are blurry and grainy, and not worth more than a fleeting glance.

Writing style? I may be wrong, but if some kids don't have the attention span to get through "The Hobbit" or "Chronicles of Narnia," methinks they will never get beyond page two of Jordan's immensely detailed and complex doorstopper epic. My opinions qualitywise can be found elsewhere, as a review for the adult version of EotW.

Unless a single 800-page tome scares your kid, or if you find the print easier to read, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. I can only hope that there will not be future one-book-made-into-two-for-kids editions.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Consisting of chapters 24 - 53 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD, July 4, 2005

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Michele L. Worley (Kingdom of the Mouse, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: To the Blight (The Eye of the World, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This volume (which cannot stand on its own as a story) is the second half of THE EYE OF THE WORLD, from "Flight Down the Arinelle" to the final chapter, "The Wheel Turns". The book opens with the same set of quotations as does THE EYE OF THE WORLD proper. The chapters are numbered as for the entire book, beginning with chapter 24, and the head-of-chapter icons were retained. As usual in Wheel of Time books, a glossary is included, in this case differing from that given to Part One, FROM THE TWO RIVERS.

Apart from some very minor tweaks to the glossary, the material hasn't been modified from its counterpart in THE EYE OF THE WORLD.

Due to the size of THE EYE OF THE WORLD, I'd recommend investing in a hardcover edition of the entire book rather than a paperback, because a single paperback won't hold up well even on a first read. Failing that, the split-into-two-volumes form represented before you is worth considering. A few illustrations were added, all character portraits. Although they appear to be of better artistic quality than their counterparts in THE WORLD OF ROBERT JORDAN'S THE WHEEL OF TIME (faint praise, I know) the print quality is quite poor where they're concerned.