The Wheel of Time · Book 3

The Dragon Reborn

Published
15 October 1991
Pages
672
ISBN-13
9781593975319
Type
novel
Cover of The Dragon Reborn

About this book

The Dragon Reborn (1991, 672 pages) precedes The Shadow Rising as the third Wheel of Time novel, continuing Rand al'Thor's dawning, terrifying recognition of his role as the prophesied Dragon Reborn -- doomed to fight the Dark One at the Last Battle even if it costs him his sanity.

Key facts about The Dragon Reborn

Robert Jordan wrote The Dragon Reborn, a novel on our list. It has been out since 15 October 1991. The book has 672 pages.

We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781593975319 to find the main one.

The Dragon Reborn is book 3 of 15 in The Wheel of Time series. The series has 15 published books. However, the series starts with The Eye of the World (1990). A Memory of Light is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 8 January 2013.

Additionally, Robert Jordan writes The Fallon Trilogy and Conan: The Robert Jordan Novels as separate series. Those series sit on our historical fiction, sword and sorcery and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Warrior of the Altaii is the latest published Robert Jordan book on file, from 2019.

About Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney Jr., a decorated Vietnam veteran — two tours as a U.S. Army helicopter gunner, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star with V for valor, among other honors — before he became one of epic fantasy's most influential writers. See every Robert Jordan book in order.

Its place in The Wheel of Time

The Dragon Reborn is book 3 in the The Wheel of Time series. It follows The Great Hunt. It is followed by The Shadow Rising. See the full The Wheel of Time reading order.

In the Third Age, the Wheel of Time turns and ages come and pass, but the Dragon is bound to be reborn to save the world — or break it. Robert Jordan's fourteen-volume epic follows Rand al'Thor, a sheepherder from the Two Rivers, as his quiet life is shattered by Trollocs, Aes Sedai, and the growing, terrifying suspicion that he is the prophesied Dragon Reborn, doomed to fight the Dark One at the Last Battle even if it means going mad and destroying everyone he loves. Around him, his childhood friends Mat Cauthon…

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