The Wheel of Time · Book 4
The Shadow Rising
- Published
- 15 September 1992
- Pages
- 960
- ISBN-13
- 9780356517032
- Type
- novel
About this book
At 960 pages, The Shadow Rising (1992) is the longest book in this list and the fourth Wheel of Time novel, part of the stretch where Robert Jordan's secondary world widens dramatically -- deep history, a growing cast, and subplots that multiply for volumes before converging.
Its place in The Wheel of Time
The Shadow Rising is book 4 in the The Wheel of Time series. It follows The Dragon Reborn. It is followed by The Fires of Heaven. 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…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780613176484
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780356517032