The Wheel of Time, Boxed Set I, Books 1-3: The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn [Box set] [Paperback]

Robert Jordan (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 27, 2005

The #1 Internationally Bestselling Series

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Let the dragon ride again on the winds of time.

This boxed set contains:
Book One: The Eye of the World
Book Two: The Great Hunt
Book Three: The Dragon Reborn

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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!

About the Author

Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina. He taught himself to read when he was four with the incidental aid of a twelve-years-older brother, and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne by five. He is a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army; among his decorations are 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. A history buff, he has also written dance and theater criticism and enjoyed the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.

Robert Jordan began writing in 1977 and went on to write The Wheel of Time®, one of the most important and best selling series in the history of fantasy publishing with over 14 million copies sold in North America, and countless more sold abroad.

Robert Jordan died on September 16, 2007, after a courageous battle with the rare blood disease amyloidosis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 2272 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books (October 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812538366
• ISBN-13: 978-0812538366
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.8 x 4.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (154 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina. He taught himself to read when he was four with the incidental aid of a twelve-years-older brother and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne by five. He is a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army; among his decorations are 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. A history buff, he has also written dance and theater criticism and enjoyed the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.

Robert Jordan began writing in 1977 and went on to write The Wheel of Time(R), one of the most important and best selling series in the history of fantasy publishing with over 14 million copies sold in North America, and countless more sold abroad.

Robert Jordan died on September 16, 2007, after a courageous battle with the rare blood disease amyloidosis.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 71 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Top Notch Fantasy September 25, 2008

By Matthew Cooley

Format:Paperback

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.

45 of 50 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Completely Addictive February 24, 1998

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars An Engrossing Fantasy Series July 26, 2012

By Baxuwell

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

After finishing the latest release in the Game of Thrones series last summer (A Dance With Dragons), I began searching for something to fill the fantasy void in my life. One series kept popping up: The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Despite the glowing reviews (at least for the early books), I was nervous for three reasons.

1) Robert Jordan passed away before being able to complete the series. While the series has been picked up by a seemingly worthy successor, it was hard for me to imagine investing myself in an author's world for 10+ books only to not that author deliver the payoff.
2) The reviews for the books later in the series (starting at book 7 or 8) are absolutely horrific. The long-time readers appeared to be extremely unhappy with the direction of the series. On the plus side, the reviewers did unleash some really excellent sarcasm in their reviews for books 8-10 on Amazon. Good stuff if you can avoid the spoilers.
3) The covers to these books are awful. Books 1-2 are among the worst, but they don't get much better. Reading book 6 on an airplane last month provided me a healthy dose of embarrassment when I was asked why I was reading a romance novel.

So why did I dig in? First, I read some of the reviews for the Brandon Sanderson authored books in the series (12 & 13 thus far, with 14 to be released in January). Against all odds, they are actually seen as an improvement over the later Robert Jordan books. Second, despite the poor reviews for the middle books in the series (the trough seems to be books 7-10), this improvement suggested any struggles would be worthwhile. Third, I decided to take a chance - if the books were really as bad as their covers, I could always cut my losses and move on to another series....

Much to my delight - the books are just as terrific as the majority of the reviewers indicate. I'm 80% through book seven, and have observed no significant drop-off in quality. Jordan's world is rich in detail, and the plot is amazingly complex. Though the world continues to grow in scope, thus far I find each branch of the plot almost equally fascinating, and can't wait to start book eight.

Fans of A Game of Thrones should definitely not fear jumping on board - The Wheel of Time is a great way to fill those 5 year gaps between releases. Read more ›

25 of 33 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars bar-none the best fantasy series ever written.period... March 8, 1998

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

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.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Enjoyable June 2, 2005

By Peter Toll

Format:Paperback

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

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Start to a Series that goes downhill quickly March 24, 2008

By T. Sayler

Format:Paperback

This series starts off decently with the first book introducing us to a well thought out world. Unfortunately the story is not as well designed as the universe, which takes away much from the book. The characters, some of whom are supposed to be extremely intelligent and worldly people, are all unable to see what obvious actions by others mean. When a character starts acting strangely, they are unable to understand it for 4-500 pages (or several books later on) when the average person should be able to reason it out in a few minutes.

Eventually he starts drawing out the stories so much that it becomes tedious reading. It took him 3 books for a "military plan" to come to fruition. He hinted at it being this grand scheme and in the end, one chapter was enough for the entire thing. The stories and plots that most writers would start and finish in the same book he draws out for 6 or more sometimes. He doesn't make them any more interesting or complicated, nothing happens. At least a quarter of his books are simply explaining the clothes people are wearing with the color, how it's cut, and how much lace they have on. Another quarter is describing scenery and the like. The rest is just boring plot which takes books to finish what should take a chapter.

I'm about 100 pages from finishing the 10th book, and almost nothing has happened in the entire series. The only reason I'm still reading is I've spent $100 and hundreds of hours reading so far and since nothing has happened but certain things have to happen, the last two books should be good. Yet I'm really afraid that all that's going to happen is the same nothingness until the last chapter someone wakes up and it was all a dream.