The Eye of the World

Creatures from mythical stories are hunting three village boys. With the help of notorious withes and their warriors they have to run from minions of the dark lord.

This series is famous for imitating the Lord of the Rings. I think the general idea of the WOT is identical to LOTRS. Some young innocent boys are forced to save the world. The best warriors and magicians are there to help. The evil dark lord is getting stronger everyday and the grave responsibility of saving the world falls on the shoulder of our young and inexperienced heroes. They have to travel across the world and overcome dire obstacles.

This book is very slow paced. Often you have to refer to the glossary to understand what is going on because there is a lot of characters and places haven't been explained before. This could be a tiresome work for many readers. Also in most parts of the book nothing important or interesting happens and I found myself drifting off. Of course there are some intense parts but they are very few. The conclusion is very brief and vague.

I really want to read the books that Brandon Sanderson has written otherwise I would not read the rest of the series. Since this book took a lot of effort for me to read I am not going to read the next books right away. Maybe one or two book a year.