The Shadow Rising
core novel 1992 Wheel of Time
Record
| First published | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.29 (269,970 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 1007 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312854317 |
Synopsis
With the Stone of Tear fallen and the sword Callandor now in his possession, Rand al'Thor sets his sights on Rhuidean, a forbidden city sacred to the Aiel, in hopes of fulfilling ancient prophecies that could establish him as the Aiel's Chief of Chiefs. His journey into the Aiel Waste exposes long-hidden truths about the desert people's history and Rand's own connection to it. Elsewhere, Perrin Aybara returns to his home region of the Two Rivers to find it under threat, drawing him back into a fight to defend his community. Nynaeve and Elayne continue their pursuit of the Black Ajah and a dangerous magical artifact, while events at the White Tower grow increasingly unstable as political tensions rise. Throughout, the Shadow's reach spreads further, placing pressure on all of the separated companions as they pursue their individual goals.
Where it sits
- Universe: Wheel of Time
- Series: The Wheel of Time core; position 4 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 4 of 15: previous The Dragon Reborn (1991) · next The Fires of Heaven (1993)
Sources
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