The Eye of the World an all-female committee, headed by a Wisdom. This was also illustrated in the introduction of a world ruled by the White Tower, which represented an exclusively female group of powerful political players, the Aes Sedai. These women did not only wield the One Power but they were also manipulators of the world leaders, directing the course of history, and the lives of ordinary people. In January 2002, Starscape Books released "The Eye of the World" into two halves, part one being titled "From the Two Rivers" () and part two titled "To the Blight" (). ATOM, a British publishing house,
The Eye of the World seals on the Dark One's prison, the Dragon banner of Lews Therin Telamon, and the Horn of Valere. At the civilized world's border, the group enters the Blight (the polluted region under the Dark One's control) to protect the Eye. After a pursuit they meet the Green Man and he reveals the Eye. The group is then confronted by the Forsaken Aginor and Balthamel. As battle ensues, Balthamel and the Green Man slay each other. Soon after, Rand defeats Aginor and uses the Eye to decimate the Trolloc army and defeat Ba'alzamon. As a result, Moiraine concludes that Rand is