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The Shadow Rising

  • 984 pages · about 16 hours
  • First published 1992
  • 36 editions

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1 About this book

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind. In Tar Valon, Min sees portents of hideous doom. Will the White Tower itself be broken? In the Two Rivers, the Whitecloaks ride in pursuit of a man with golden eyes, and in pursuit of the Dragon Reborn.

In Cantorin, among the Sea Folk, High Lady Suroth plans the return of the Seanchan armies to the mainland. In the Stone of Tear, the Lord Dragon considers his next move. It will be something no one expects, not the Black Ajah, not Tairen nobles, not Aes Sedai, not Egwene or Elayne or Nynaeve.

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

  • Fantasy, epic
  • Fantasy
  • Good and evil
  • Rand al'Thor
  • Fantastic fiction

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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