Knife of Dreams
core novel 2005 Wheel of Time
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.21 (153,470 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 860 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312873073 |
Synopsis
The eleventh book, the last that Robert Jordan completed before his death, opens with the Seals on the Dark One's prison beginning to fail, and signs multiplying that the Last Battle is drawing closer, from unusual monster attacks to disturbances in the fabric of reality itself. Elayne fights to secure her hold on the throne of Andor against continuing opposition, while Egwene works to undermine Elaida's rule from within the divided Aes Sedai. Perrin Aybara moves to rescue his wife Faile from her Shaido captors at the stronghold of Malden, a mission that forces him to weigh dangerous and unconventional alliances. Elsewhere, Rand attempts to negotiate a truce with a significant adversary while continuing to grapple with the toll that channeling and his dangerous alter-ego are taking on him, as multiple political and military crises converge across the realm.
Where it sits
- Universe: Wheel of Time
- Series: The Wheel of Time core; position 11 of 15 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Robert Jordan
Notes
- From the series record (The Wheel of Time): 14 main-sequence novels (1990-2013) + prequel New Spring (2004).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Wheel of Time: position 12 of 15: previous New Spring (2004) · next The Gathering Storm (2009)
Sources
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