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The Eye of the World

Book One of The Wheel of Time

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The Eye of the World

Written by: Robert Jordan
Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
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When their village is attacked by trollocs, monsters thought to be only legends, three young men, Rand, Matt, and Perrin, flee in the company of the Lady Moiraine, a sinister visitor of unsuspected powers. Thus begins an epic adventure set in a world of wonders and horror, where what was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.©1990 Robert Jordan (P)1996 Books on Tape, Inc. Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction
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This series is one of my all-time favuorites!!

I have re-read this series dozens of time. The auto books are just as fantastic!!

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Great Book

#Audible1 This is a great start to a fantastic series. Sometimes the pacing can be a little slow but that is well worth the overall fantastic story.

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Love it

The store pulled me in from the very beginning and I couldn't stop listening to it. I finished it in 5 days.

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good story so far! let's listen to the next!

A good story so far, the characters are well defined, the mystery and adventures are there, I will listen to the next one, but I do wonder where it's going with that many books!

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Great book great narrators

Great book great narrators! Good energy and soul put into their characters. I look forward to sharing this with others.

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Major Story, Minor Flaws

the story itself was wonderful and so was the narrator. However I did not find the two narrators voices to match and compliment each other. Instead it seemed thst they were telling vastly different stories.

this does not take away from the wonderful (sometimes too convenient, sometimes repetitive) storyline.

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Great imagination!

This series was recommended to me by a friend. I love Robert Jordan’s imagination to create realistic characters along with fantasy creatures with names that can be related to real creatures & figures in life. The story is well written with great detail & a story line that keeps the reader wanting more. I would highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a great story of good vs evil with as many heroine’s as there are hero’s! Bravo! I am new to Audible & love the hands free experience. The book is read with very well done changes in voices for characters as well as a sense of being there.

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Loved it!

In the beginning, the lady narrator will pronounce things differently than the man narrator, but she corrects herself later. I only say that she corrects herself because he reads the majority of the book. They both did a wonderful job and I started the next book immediately!

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Understand the hype from the fanbase

Excellent Story, good pacing and amazing performance as always from Michael and Kate!
Can't wait to get to the next book!

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Imaginative gendered magic series

I enjoyed the imaginative look at a gendered magic system, and I thought most of the characters were well written, though not all. I appreciate the way the author wove eastern mythology into a story aimed at a western audience, especially given when this was written.

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