The Eye of the World

The Wheel of Time is a really epic series. The first 4 or 5 books are one of the best fantasy stories you can read that's set in an immensely detailed world, told with a great attention to detail. With that said, now comes the warning part: After the 5th book, the general opinion is that either Robert Jordan or the publisher is stretching it - that is, they are trying to write as many books as possible to get people paying for the series as long as possible. The bigger the number, the slower the pace. By book 10, whole pages can be devoted to describing and recapping one particular scene. So be warned that if you do start on this series, be prepared for a good start, but be prepared to be frustrated if you don't like lengthy descriptions and extremely slow pacing after the middle of the series.