I am now the last volume appeared (9th), and I can not help but to have a crush on this first volume, which opens the doors of the "Wheel of Time". As the beginning of LotR Tolkien is retrospectively we appreciate the development of the universe, the characters, the background plot. And we always regret the candor of the main characters in Eye of the World. True, Jordan embroiders: moods, clothing compendium. But read The Eye of world and embark you for a wonderful saga, which will also give you the advantage of a level of English literary unusual =)