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Book 1 of The Wheel of Time · 1990

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan. 782 pages, about 14 hours to read. Rated 3.9 out of 5 by 236 Open Library readers.

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How long to read The Eye of the World

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Eye of the World takes about 14 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 782 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)24 hours
200 words/min18 hours
250 words/min (average)14 hours
300 words/min12 hours
400 words/min (fast)9 hours

In the series

All 15 The Wheel of Time books in order

series:The Wheel of Time · Fantasy fiction · Fiction · Reader recommended, 2001-02 · Fantasy . · American Fantasy