Wheel of Time

Wheel of Time is a high fantasy novel series by Robert Jordan, continued after his death by Brandon Sanderson.

The title refers to the cyclical nature of time in its mythology—ages repeating eternally as the Wheel turns.

The series is known for its elaborate world-building, magic system, and considerable length: I finally finished the Wheel of Time after two years.

Related

fantasyImaginative mental wandering
epicImpressively grand in scope
RandCurrency of South Africa
channelingDirecting flow or energy
White TowerCentral castle fortification

prophecy · weaving · Forsaken · Dark One · pattern · threads · braid · Mat · age · turning · lace · destiny · chosen · cycle

Categories

fantasy seriesHarry Potter, Game of Thrones, Narnia, Discworld, Earthsea
Fantasy WorldsNarnia, Middle-earth, Discworld, Oz, Hogwarts
franchisesfranchise, Star Wars, franchising, franchises, franchisor
epicsIliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, epic poem, Beowulf

Opposites

narrative scope and length

Wheel of Timeflash fiction

Ultra-short story genre

haiku · microfiction · drabble · short story · vignette

fantasy subgenre and tone

Wheel of Timeliterary fiction

Prose emphasizing craft and depth

realistic fiction · The Road

narrative structure and cosmology

Wheel of Timelinear narrative

Story following chronological order

The Lord of the Rings · Ragnarök · absurdist fiction

Family

wheel, wheels, wheeled, wheeling, wheeler, time, times, timed, timing

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG