Finally! I've been trying to get through this book since November. In all fairness, this is the 3rd time I read it and in hindsight, I was finding it slow. 
 This is the book where nothing actually happens but EVERYTHING that IS going to happen is foreshadowed! Fucking amazing. 14 books, ones which were not even written by Jordan are hinted at 10 years earlier. Genius. This man is a genius. 
 This review is probably going to contain a multitude of spoilers for this book and for all the books up to 13, so stop here if you haven't read them and are planning to. 
 So, things that are hinted at: 
 - Sean Chan 
 - Rand's heritage 
 - The Aiel's history 
 - Telaranrhiod (Or however they spell it) 
 - Travelling 
 - Who Ba'alzamon really is 
 And a bunch of other stuff. Even, I, reading it for the third time, missed out on stuff. Every time I read it I'm shocked at all the things I did not pick up on, little things, insignificant, that you actually have to be looking for to notice. Robert Jordan, such a perfectionist. 
 Let me note, though, that TEOTW is very random compared to the other books. Especially the magic system. The other books deal with magic in a systematic logical way. However, what with the appearing suddenly in Tarwin's gap and the bizarre steps appearing out of nowhere scene and ending with the whole "killing" Ba'alzamon. Weird. What was the white sword? I can't remember. Does it come back? Or is this foreshadowing callandor? Also, The Eye of the World is sooo insignificant! It's mentioned out of nowhere in the book and suddenly Moiraine decides " We must go there". Surprise, surprise, Aginor and Balthamel are there. But let's blame that on the fact that our Three Musketeers are Ta'avern! Not only that, but for something that was SO important, The Eye of the World is never mentioned again.. ever. I guess, Jordan had to add something interesting in the first book to get the action rolling? Plus the horn had to be "somewhere" why not in the ever elusive eye of the world. I still don't understand how the Dark One could have blinded the eye? Was he going to let one of the forsaken use it's power to destroy the world? OR was he just trying to lure Rand there to capture him and make him "kneel". hmmmm. 
 Anyways! It's a fantasy, if the result is awesome, it does not have to make sense! 
 Plus, Jordan created the yummiest character in the form of Lan. For that, he can do and say ANYTHING. That being said, I'd like to profess my eternal love for Lan and share my life's wish of being a character in WOT so I can marry him and have his babies. 
 I'm sooo excited to continue my re-read and discover more hidden gems in this fantabulous series. Thank you Robert Jordan for leaving behind such a treasure.