A couple months ago I found an anthology of the Wheel of Time.
I had watched the first 3 or so episodes of the Amazon adaptation and wasn’t super invested into the characters, but wanted to give the book series a shot.
Basically I’ve read about 7 chapters of New Spring and was wondering why literally none of this was brought up in the Amazon series until I realized that adaptation started with Eye of the World. Should I just skip New Spring and come back later? Does this even add to the new reading experience outside of a glance at Tar Vallon and the hierarchy of the Aes Sedai?
I don’t hate this book - but I already know Lan becomes Moirane’s Warder and that she meets/finds the Dragon Reborn.
Edit: I’m reading Chapter 1 of Eye of the World now. Thanks!
Definitely EotW. I really enjoyed New Spring, but it's quite a good archetype of a prequel in a way a lot of other prequels aren't always. It does a good job of expanding on the characters you already know and love, providing further details about their motivations and histories. But it doesn't work quite as well as a stand-alone introductory story as does, say, The Magician's Nephew, or the Star Wars prequels.
By the way, feel free to join !wot@lemmings.world if you're wanting more discussion as you go along in the series.