Immense, Brilliant and very, very long

It's hard to write a review of one book having listened to all 14 of the Wheel of Time books. For nearly a year (of my listening time) the adventures of Rand, Matt and Perrin were a daily treat. I even decorated most of my house whilst listening to their story - most enjoyable DiY ever.

If you decide to take the journey then the total time of all the books ways in at 460 hours and 14 credits. I can only say it's the best value credits I've used on Audible so far.

To be honest it's easier to look at wiki for an overview of the story, if fantasy is your thing then take my word you won't be disappointed. The combination of two narrators works perfectly as they switch between the male / female orientated aspects of the stories - they both do an excellent job. Brandon Sandersons handling of the final three novels (using Robert Jordan's notes) is also perfectly handled leading to a very satisfying end.

My only suggestion is to think of this as one big story - the first book is just the very start and though good the satisfaction and enjoyment grow through all the books. You need to really get stuck into to the first 2 or 3 books for the larger story to come into focus and to realise just what is coming.

Good luck and enjoy!

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An amazing story for anyone new to Audible.

I've always been a fan of fantasy novels, personally I never gave much thought to audible.

But my goodness this book was an absolute treat, a magnificent blend of interesting plot and Kramer reading solidifies this as one of my favorite books of all time.

I look forward to listening to the sequels!

TLDR; LISTEN TO THIS.

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Great story, even better performance!

Excellent narration. The story is perhaps not the best in the series but nonetheless an essential introduction to The Wheel of Time.

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Great Story and Great Narrators

I love the story of this series. Read it book and PDF forms. Once I became an Audible member I bought this audiobook. I put on my noise cancelling headphones and immerse myself into the story.

As for the narrators Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. I absolutely love them, they are among my favourite narrators. I am British and have no problem with their America accents, I focus on the performance. They are great.

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Great story, excited to carry on thru the series

I started reading the book on at least three occasions and strayed away like I do with many books, finding it hard to carve out time to read.
However, (being new to Audible) I was surprised how quickly I flew through the audiobook and loved every moment. One or two slow chapters but I didn't mind, knowing they were important to the telling of the tale. I found the narration and character voices really helped the telling of the story which, itself, was compelling. I was a big fan of fantasy novels 20 years ago but haven't read one since, but it was a delight to close my eyes and drift off into this world, which was so easily done with the characters, landscapes and action sequences described so vividly. A great read/listen and looking forward to Book 2.

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Entertaining

This was well performed. The characters were interesting but the narrative was trope-laden and derivative of Tolkien. That said, there are 14 more books in the series, so I expect that future installments will diverge from the this book's obvious influences. I look forward to hearing the next book and seeing how the plot develops.

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Great Story.

Love this book. Think the telling could be better but is still good enough for a pleasent listen.

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Well worth the time

Quite possibly this Epic will never be equaled. Engaging & Sublime. 1st book a worthy start...

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Epic

Loved this story its will take for ever to get through all 14 books but will be worth it,
Some of the reading is a bit stilted but I think it is because the wording in the book is difficult to read let alone say

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Amazing

I find it hard to stay hooked on a book this really had me it was amazing

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