The Shadow Rising

The Shadow Rising

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2021 · English · Paperback · 66 editions
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Now a major TV series on Prime Video The fourth novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. The Stone of Tear, invulnerable fortress of legend, has fallen. The Children of the Dragon have risen to the call of prophecy and march to the aid of the Light. Callandor, the Sword That Is Not a Sword, is held by Rand al'Thor, the man proclaimed as the Dragon Reborn. But still the shadows lengthen and still the Forsaken grow in strength. If he is to fight them, Rand must master the male half of the True Source, a power corrupted by the Dark One, a power that drives men to madness, a power that may save or damn the world. 'Epic in every sense' Sunday Times 'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times '[The] huge ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre' George R. R. Martin 'A fantasy phenomenon' SFX The Wheel of Time series: Book 1: The Eye of the World Book 2: The Great Hunt Book 3: The Dragon Reborn Book 4: The Shadow Rising Book 5: The Fires of Heaven Book 6: Lord of Chaos Book 7: A Crown of Swords Book 8: The Path of Daggers Book 9: Winter's Heart Book 10: Crossroads of Twilight Book 11: Knife of Dreams Book 12: The Gathering Storm Book 13: Towers of Midnight Book 14: A Memory of Light Prequel: New Spring Look out for the companion book: The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

Book Details

Format Paperback
Pages 1,056 pages
Language English
Published Sep 14, 2021
Publisher Orbit Books
Editions 66 editions
ISBN-10 0356517039
ISBN-13 9780356517032

Genres

Science Fiction Fantasy

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4.5 stars this time around. It has lost .5 stars since I last read it about three years ago mainly because I found some parts a bit boring. If it had been around 750 pages rather than 1,000 I would have given it a perfect score. Overall, I’m really enjoying my WoT reread.

March 1st 2026

I feel like Jordan has figured out what he is doing with this series with this book. It was a slog at the start, but it accelerates into a great adventure. I do wish Jordan was better at developing romance, but I can excuse it at this point.

May 18th 2025
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