The Eye of the World.

JORDAN, Robert.

Published by New York: Tor Fantasy; a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1990

About this Item

First edition, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Pat, Best Wishes, Robert Jordan". This is the first book in the acclaimed Wheel of Time series, now one of the best-selling fantasy series since The Lord of the Rings. A TV adaptation starring Rosamund Pike premiered in 2021. Robert Jordan is the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (1948-2007), a veteran of the Vietnam war who later worked as a nuclear physicist for the US Navy, before turning to writing in 1977. The Wheel of Time series spans 14 novels, with the final three written by Brandon Sanderson after Jordan's death. Its "popularity can be attributed to the appeal of Jordan's interwoven plots and his large cast of diverse characters; he also combines conventional genre elements [and] the important balance of between male and female characters in the series is a welcome change from much male-dominated genre fantasy" (Barron). This is the hybrid issue, one of a small number of wrappered copies that were rebound by the publishers into boards after the small run of 1,500 hardcover copies (most of which went to libraries) was exhausted. It is distinguished by being perfect-bound inside the cloth covers, rather than with the usual quires. It still has the colophon stating "First edition, February 1990", the number line including the 1, the ISBNs for both paperback and hardcover issues listed (removed in later printings), and the first printing jacket priced $24.95. Barron, Fantasy and Horror 7-201; Clute, Encyclopedia of Fantasy, p. 524. Octavo. Original blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, illustrated endpapers. With dust jacket. Jacket unclipped: a fine copy. Seller Inventory # 180328

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Eye of the World.

Publisher: New York: Tor Fantasy; a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1990

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition