And of course, Egwene al’Vere, Rand’s crush and a young woman on the edge of her own life. Mat Cauthon, easiest described as class clown and all round headache for locals with his tricks and jokes. Perrin Aybarra (my boy) is the blacksmiths apprentice, thoughtful and at ease. We’re very quickly introduced to Rand’s two pals and his love interest.
A simple place with it’s own traditions and people who can be described simply as stubborn. This is Edmonds Field, a country town in the Two Rivers. We then cut straight to a young man, Rand al’Thor, and his father Tam as they make their way to town with their harvest. So bold start to the book, we begin from the perspective of another character entirely as they are confronted with their deeds after being manipulated by a shady dude.
The characters are far more the focus than the journey they undertake but the world itself is given as much attention and even at the end of this first book, is still bigger in scale than I originally realised. This is a slow, methodical opening to the series. Despite the three months I spent reading it, I never once didn’t feel immersed or disconnected from the characters. Main question to answer first, I did highly enjoy it and do intend to carry on with the series. What was, what may be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. In this Age of myth and legend, the Wheel of Time turns. An ancient evil is stirring, and its servants are scouring the land for the Dragon Reborn – the prophesised hero who can deliver the world from darkness. When their village is attacked by terrifying creatures, Rand al’Thor and his friends are forced to flee for their lives. This is a very beloved, classic series for many reasons and while I agree with some of them, I also am critical of others. This will function as mostly a review, as is my style, but I also kind of want to dissect where I had impressions right and where I had them wrong as well. October 2021 though, I finally started this tome. One of my friends did a read along in 2020, I failed to even start the book fully to keep up.
I picked it up after a boozy brunch with a pal, never got to it. I actually had a copy of this as far back as 2018. I read The Eye of the World and started The Wheel of Time series. So I have finally done what I thought would both never happen and was impossible to do if it did. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.’
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