A Goodreads user asked this question about The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1):
Which book should I read, Game of Thrones or Eye of the World?
Publius I would go with the Wheel of Time because it is a finished series.

Keep in mind that when Jordan first wrote Eye of the World the market was saturated…more
I would go with the Wheel of Time because it is a finished series.

Keep in mind that when Jordan first wrote Eye of the World the market was saturated with Lord of the Ring clones, so the first book does share some similarities because everyone thought that it should; however, the series as a whole is nothing like Lord of the Rings.

Also take some of the criticism that you read about the series with a grain of salt. Some people soured on The Wheel of Time because they were tired of waiting for the final book. As a 14 book series there are only 3 books that I would describe as slow, and only 1 that I would say is bad. Pretty good for a 14 book series IMO.(less)
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