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Knife of Dreams

Book 11 of The Wheel of Time

  • 832 pages · about 14 hours
  • First published 2005
  • 30 editions

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1 About this book

Knife of Dreams is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the eleventh book in his series The Wheel of Time. It was the last book which Jordan wrote completely before his death in 2007, with Brandon Sanderson finishing the series afterwards based on Jordan's notes. It was published by Tor Books in the U.S. and Orbit in the UK and released on October 11, 2005.

Upon its release, it immediately rose to the #1 position on the New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list, making it the fourth consecutive Wheel of Time book to reach the #1 position on that list. Knife of Dreams is 784-pages long, including a glossary. It has a prologue, 37 chapters, and an epilogue.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: epic fantasy, adventure, and a long read.

  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy, epic
  • Adventure
  • Science fiction
  • Rand al'Thor
  • Civil war
  • Good and evil
  • Imaginary wars and battles

2 About Robert Jordan

1948–2007

James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. His The Wheel of Time series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel, is among the highest-selling book series of all time, with 90 million copies sold. In his earlier career he was one of several writers to produce original Conan the Barbarian novels.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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