The first book in the series was completed in 1984. It was named the Eye of the World. But it was published late in 1990 only. The following are the books in the series.
1. The Eye of the World 2. The Great Hunt
3. The Dragon Reborn
4. The Shadow Rising
5. The Fires of Heaven
6. Lord of Chaos
7. A Crown of Swords
8. The Path of Daggers
9. Winter's Heart
10. Crossroads of Twilight
11. Knife of Dreams
12. The Gathering Storm
13. Towers of Midnight
14. A Memory of Light
There is also a prequel to the series named, New Spring.
The books have been listed as best-sellers in many countries. It has made over 44 million copies worldwide. It has been adapted into TV series and videogames, and now the news is that the Universal Studios have bought the rights to make a fantasy film series out of it.
In the MovieLand ,with the end of the Harry Potter series this July, the world has been looking out for a new fantasical series, that could be similarly successful. Not much is known about who will helm the captain's role and neither have been the cast and crew been decided. With good production values a book of this sort can become a magic wand at the movie box office.