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  1. The Wheel of Time. The Wheel of Time is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as a co-author for the final three installments. Originally planned as a six-book series with the publication of The Eye of the World in 1990, The Wheel of Time came to span 14 volumes, in addition to a prequel novel ...

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    • About The Wheel of Time Series of Books
    • What It’S About
    • Setting
    • Characters
    • Main Characters
    • Aviendha
    • Other Characters
    • The Books
    • A Movie
    • A Game

    Initiated by fantasy writer, Robert Jordan, and finished by his hand-picked successor, Brandon Sanderson, Wheel of Time is a high fantasy series consisting of fourteen total books each serving as a step toward the story’s final climax.

    Unlike other fantasy books, Jordan’s series takes place not only in the past, not only in the future, but in both realms of the existence of humans. In a simple portrayal of good versus evil, Wheel of Time pits the protagonist, a reincarnated savior, against the Dark One, who serves as the pure essence of evil. In less simple terms, Jordan’s protag...

    To further delve into the situation surrounding the main character, or the Dragon Reborn, the backdrop of Wheel of Time is not entirely unlike that of creationism. In fact, Jordan even terms his god the Creator, and in Wheel of Time, he creates the entire universe. Built into this universe is a wheel, The Wheel of Time, which controls all lives and...

    The Wheel of Time, partially due to its sheer volume in books, features of veritable plethora of characters numbering into the thousands. These characters are so intricate and complex that they can be grouped again and again based on varying criteria. Even the short list of main characters consists of an impressive ten, signifying extreme depth to ...

    The overall protagonist in The Wheel of Time is the embodiment of the Dragon Reborn, Rand al’Thor. He is, essentially, the resurrected soul of the original Dragon, Lews Therin Telamon. As is common with protagonist characters, al’Thor is painted as a visually appealing and physically fit specimen of the book’s version of the human race. The charact...

    Aviendha is one of the main female characters in the series and is actually a lover of the Dragon Reborn in addition to an apprentice to and eventually one of the Wise Ones. In Jordan’s world, this means she is essentially one of the matriarchal leaders of society. As al’Thor, she is depicted as pleasing to the eye, equipped with curves and red hai...

    Jordan’s stories include a vast number of divisions of society branching off into further sub-divisions and all featuring an extensive cast of characters. These individuals are divided by occupation and nationality, some as channelers and others as non-channelers. Some characters hail from the series’ Westlands, but an entire collection of them wer...

    Each of Jordan’s fourteen books in The Wheel of Time series is extremely in depth and lengthy. His first book, The Eye of the World, packs 814 pages and is the only book to begin in the past in regards to the universe. Peppered with dark and action-packed scenes, the initial book paints for readers the first images of what will be a twenty-year (in...

    Late last year, an independent production company called Wheel of 9, created by fans of The Wheel of Time series, completed a movie based on one chapter in the first book. The movie, Flight From Shadow, is available free online and has elicited mixed emotions from fan readers of the series, as some feel the movie can never live up to the book’s pre...

    Where the series did expand was in the form of a game, specifically a role playing game or RPG. In 2001 and 2002, two separate books detailing the game were published, first a rulebook, then an expansion on the book. The game includes an extensive map, slightly altered characters from the original series and is modeled after the age old, Dungeons a...

  2. The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! The Eye of the World, the first novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, follows Moiraine Damodred as she arrives in Emond's Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One.

  3. Learn about the epic fantasy series by Brandon Sanderson, the final volume of which is The Gathering Storm, based on Robert Jordan's notes and outline. Explore the synopsis, art, and introductions of each book in the series, from The Eye of the World to A Memory of Light.

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  5. A comprehensive guide to Robert Jordan's epic high fantasy series The Wheel of Time, covering the 15 books in order of publication date and the prequel New Spring. Learn about the plot, characters, and events of each book, from The Eye of the World to A Memory of Light.

  6. In Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy series, 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. When she arrives in a small village in the Two Rivers, Moiraine Sedai discovers three villagers, each of whom might be ...

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