The Path of Daggers
core novel 1998 Wheel of Time
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.93 (167,881 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 685 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312857691 |
Synopsis
The eighth novel finds several storylines converging around both supernatural and political crises across the realm. A coalition of channelers, including Elayne, Nynaeve, and Aviendha, works with the ter'angreal known as the Bowl of the Winds in an attempt to reverse the Dark One's unnatural manipulation of the weather, even as suspicion grows that a member of the Black Ajah is hidden among their own group. Meanwhile, the Seanchan invasion forces Rand al'Thor and his allies into open military conflict in the region of Altara, drawing his forces into brutal combat against the invaders. Elsewhere, Elayne continues pressing her claim to the throne of Andor, Egwene works to consolidate her authority among the rebel Aes Sedai, and Perrin navigates a tense situation in Ghealdan complicated by the presence of a self-proclaimed Prophet stirring unrest among the local population.
Where it sits
- Universe: Wheel of Time
- Series: The Wheel of Time core; position 8 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 8 of 15: previous A Crown of Swords (1996) · next Winter's Heart (2000)
Sources
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