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The Shadow Rising

The Shadow Rising

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  • Author：Robert Jordan
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Summary

The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now， and the Dark One reaches out。 The Shadow is rising to cover humankind。

In Tar Valon， Min sees portents of hideous doom。 Will the White Tower itself be broken？

In the Two Rivers， the Whitecloaks ride in pursuit of a man with golden eyes， and in pursuit of the Dragon Reborn。

In Cantorin， among the Sea Folk， High Lady Suroth plans the return of the Seanchan armies to the mainland。

In the Stone of Tear， the Lord Dragon considers his next move。 It will be something no one expects， not the Black Ajah， not Tairen nobles， not Aes Sedai， not Egwene or Elayne or Nynaeve。

Against the Shadow rising stands the Dragon Reborn。。。。。

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Reviews

Ryan Vlaar ，

This book took me longer than the others because at this point I have become bored with Jordan’s writing style—which is consistent—but lacking in a few things， especially tension。 I was pleasantly surprised by the ending of this one relative to the others， but I think my biggest issue is that Jordan’s cadence just seems off to me。Character-wise I’m satisfied， and though I think he’s gone far to paint the individual characters as they are quite well， the relationships and the dynamics between cer This book took me longer than the others because at this point I have become bored with Jordan’s writing style—which is consistent—but lacking in a few things， especially tension。 I was pleasantly surprised by the ending of this one relative to the others， but I think my biggest issue is that Jordan’s cadence just seems off to me。Character-wise I’m satisfied， and though I think he’s gone far to paint the individual characters as they are quite well， the relationships and the dynamics between certain characters are underdeveloped。We finally have some power escalation and bad actors with complicated motives which has already improved the story and enriches the plot， so I’m curious to see where that goes。 。。。more

Laura ，

Excellent！ Love the character development of Perrin in this book。 Probably my favourite WoT book so far

Becky ，

First sentence: The Wheel of Time turns， and Ages come and pass， leaving memories that become legend。 Legend fades to myth， and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again。 In one Age， called the Third Age by some， an Age yet to come， an Age long past， a wind rose on the great plain called the Caralain Grass。 The wind was not the beginning。 There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time。 But it was a beginning。Premise/plot: The Shadow Ris First sentence: The Wheel of Time turns， and Ages come and pass， leaving memories that become legend。 Legend fades to myth， and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again。 In one Age， called the Third Age by some， an Age yet to come， an Age long past， a wind rose on the great plain called the Caralain Grass。 The wind was not the beginning。 There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time。 But it was a beginning。Premise/plot: The Shadow Rising is the fourth book in the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan。 The series has grown more complex--in my opinion--with each book。 The cast of characters and the amount of side stories increases。There are four-ish main stories unfolding all at once。 Not all chapters are narrated by the good guys。 Occasionally （for whatever reason， for better or worse） Jordan gives us sections--sometimes entire chapters--from the point of view of the villains。 Usually these are super tricksy and confusing to piece together。 （It could be because readers are trying to keep up with a thousand plus named characters。 According to Wikipedia the entire series has over 2，700 named characters）。 Darkfriends including the "Forsaken。" Seanchan。 Children of the Light。So the main stories:Rand is out to fulfill more prophecy and be recognized by the Aiel as He Who Comes With the Dawn。 It won't be easy。 I won't say it's more difficult than any other or every other obstacle he's faced in previous books。 But he's always in danger--with a target on his back， if you will--plenty want to turn him， use him， destroy him， etc。Mat and Egwene travel with Rand for very different reasons。 It has been revealed to Mat that his life depends on him going to Rhuidean。 The two go into the abandoned city--VERY SPOOKY ABANDONED CITY--together and have very different experiences。 Egwene is there to learn from the Wise Ones how to dreamwalk or better dreamwalk。Moraine （and presumably Lan） are along for this adventure as well。 Though as more characters come into the stories， they seem to fade into the background and be less significant。Aviendha is introduced I believe in this book。 She seems to play a major role in the story。 She watches over Rand， and it seems to be a case of hate at first sight。 （But is this hate love in disguise？？？？）Nynaeve and Elayne are still in search of the Black Ajah。 Their mission takes them to Tanchico。 Along for the ride are Thom （the former gleeman） and Juilin Sandar （whom we met briefly in a previous book）。 It is tricky business looking for the Black Ajah because they are hunting hunters。 If they channel， they risk alerting the bad guys to their presence。 Yet sometimes it seems so necessary to channel in self defense as they face risks and dangers。Perrin and Faile （along with Loial， whom I adore） return to Two Rivers。 But all is not well--far from it--at home。 In the two years （roughly） he's been gone， a LOT has changed。 And the lives of those he cares about （and those he's just grown up with） are in danger。 He will have to be ever vigilant and ready to fight， fight， fight if he wants to protect his people/country。 MEANWHILE， PERRIN AND FAILE GET MARRIED。 *Squeal*Min--for whatever reason， convenience to the story really--is at the White Tower。 And she's there just in time to possibly save some lives。 All is not well at Tar Valon。 And it seems the Black Ajah have a few tricks。The stories are told unevenly。 That is they don't receive equal attention and weight。 You might go twenty chapters without hearing from a character only then to have them pop up again。My thoughts: I have thoughts。 I do。 I wish I had a paperback copy of this one。 The hardback was cumbersome to read from。 But the last third was truly EXCITING and ACTION-PACKED。 I might compare the first third being like standing in line to ride a roller coaster。 Your feet start hurting。 You seem to barely be moving。 It might be hot。 You are just ready for the thrills。 The second third is like getting on the roller coaster， getting ready to hold on， and perhaps going up that first big hill。 The last third--as I mentioned--is ALL THRILLS AND EXCITEMENT。 In the end it makes it worth it。I am so thankful there is a glossary。 It is super handy。 I can't imagine listening to this on audio book without a glossary to turn to whenever you need it。 I also can't imagine loving an e-book as much for the same reasons。 （Though probably an e-book would have a table of contents so maybe it wouldn't be impossible。） 。。。more

Gabrielle ，

Well this is my least favorite Wheel of Time book up to now。 I must say it was kind of a drag。 The first portion was not bad at all， and there was a part near the end that I quite enjoyed。 But the middle， oh MY GOD， how the middle was long and uninteresting。 I still love the world building， the magic， all those different civilisations。 But what annoys me most is the relationship between men and women。 Always the same useless repitition of hateful and singleminded comments。 I like some of the fem Well this is my least favorite Wheel of Time book up to now。 I must say it was kind of a drag。 The first portion was not bad at all， and there was a part near the end that I quite enjoyed。 But the middle， oh MY GOD， how the middle was long and uninteresting。 I still love the world building， the magic， all those different civilisations。 But what annoys me most is the relationship between men and women。 Always the same useless repitition of hateful and singleminded comments。 I like some of the female characters most of the time， but never when they intereact with the males ones。 I have a true hate toward Faile though， what a useless character that came from nowhere。 I think there were way too many visions and dreams too。 Finally， I'll try the fifth book and I cross my fingers I will like it more， but I will need a big break before that。 Strangely enough， my opinion toward The Shadow Rising seems to be quite a rare one from what I see of the other reviews。 。。。more

Spencer Sumwalt ，

This one might be my favorite。 The four pronged story of the Aiel Waste， Tanchico， the White Tower， and， last but surely not least， the Two Rivers， is an absolute thrill ride from beginning to end。

Cat ，

I like this series but man fantasy writers can't write romance to save their lives I like this series but man fantasy writers can't write romance to save their lives 。。。more

Mark Brookes-Duncan ，

Best in the series so far。

Alfred ，

The Shadow Rising is as promised: the point at which the overall narrative and tone of WoT changes into Jordan's full voice。 Have established Rand is out for himself and whatever his plans may be， the action of the series is ramping up。。。。and about time too。 The Aiel culture is explained。 The politics and machinations of Tar Valon hit a breaking point from which we cannot return。 The shadow does indeed rise， in a way。 The "big bad" is still nowhere to be seen in any tangible way。 A number of sma The Shadow Rising is as promised: the point at which the overall narrative and tone of WoT changes into Jordan's full voice。 Have established Rand is out for himself and whatever his plans may be， the action of the series is ramping up。。。。and about time too。 The Aiel culture is explained。 The politics and machinations of Tar Valon hit a breaking point from which we cannot return。 The shadow does indeed rise， in a way。 The "big bad" is still nowhere to be seen in any tangible way。 A number of small ot points are still unresolved。 That is just fine for the first third of the series。 Perrin， on the other hand， has grown to full hero。 With him， we see the only decent romance; have a fair share of obvious， practical power; and get the victory we so yearn for。 Mat is interesting: his connection to Manetheren yet to be fleshed out; his tave'eren-ness yet to be explained。 I hold out for more from him。All in all， a very fine entry。 The fifth star is lacking， as the first quarter of the novel is filled only with what we could consider "inciting incidents。" Alot needed to be setup。。。and it was all prologue to a fair bit of action， the story finally moving into what， I believe， was Jordan's vision for the series。 Looking forward to continuing this epic tale。 。。。more

John Lewis ，

Robert expertly juggles the characters， motivations and world he has built here

Jack Benson ，

I'd say that this is my second favorite Wheel of Time book （with The Great Hunt as first and The Eye of the World behind this one）， though it is very close to The Eye of the World。 Overall I enjoyed this book， the writing was good the characters were written excellently and certain scenes just gripped me to the point where I forgot that there was a world outside of the book。I still have some problems with it， mainly with the length of the book which I thought was justified by the contents of it， I'd say that this is my second favorite Wheel of Time book （with The Great Hunt as first and The Eye of the World behind this one）， though it is very close to The Eye of the World。 Overall I enjoyed this book， the writing was good the characters were written excellently and certain scenes just gripped me to the point where I forgot that there was a world outside of the book。I still have some problems with it， mainly with the length of the book which I thought was justified by the contents of it， though I found that some parts dragged on a bit more than others。 But like I said， overall I enjoyed this book and found it to be an excellent continuation to The Wheel of Time and is a general fantasy book， leaving me eagerly waiting to pick up book five。 。。。more

Giorgi Kibishauri ，

ბევრად უკეთესი წინა წიგნებზე。 კვლავ აქვს რამდენიმე მინუსი （მაგალითად ძალიან სუსტი და ქრინჯი რომანს მომენტები） მაგრამ საბოლოო ჯამში， ბევრად უფრო ემოციური， შემთრევი და მრავალფეროვანი წიგნია ვიდრე წინა წიგნები ამავე სერიიდან。 9/10

Leslie Ginn ，

I loved this one so much。 The first three books dealing with introducing Rand and the other main characters to the world and Rand taking his place in the story I feel was all set up just to get to this book。 Perrin has probably the best storyline in the book and certainly the most character development。 I enjoyed all of the POVs and I felt Jordan did a good job of juggling back and forth between them before you got bogged down or bored with one storyline。 Elayne and Thom's interactions for some I loved this one so much。 The first three books dealing with introducing Rand and the other main characters to the world and Rand taking his place in the story I feel was all set up just to get to this book。 Perrin has probably the best storyline in the book and certainly the most character development。 I enjoyed all of the POVs and I felt Jordan did a good job of juggling back and forth between them before you got bogged down or bored with one storyline。 Elayne and Thom's interactions for some of the best parts of the book for me， and I'm also hoping to get more Loial in the next book。 🤞 。。。more

Ross Beck-MacNeil ，

（listend as French audiobook） What's it about？ It's the fourth book in the "epic" Wheel of Time fanstasy saga。 After most of the character met up at the end of the third book， they split again with in the fourth book。 The book is told from multiple characters point of views。 Rand doesn't get much time， despite being the most important character and having the most time in the first book。 What did I think？ There's a lot of filler and fluff in this book。 Since I have already read in English （a lon （listend as French audiobook） What's it about？ It's the fourth book in the "epic" Wheel of Time fanstasy saga。 After most of the character met up at the end of the third book， they split again with in the fourth book。 The book is told from multiple characters point of views。 Rand doesn't get much time， despite being the most important character and having the most time in the first book。 What did I think？ There's a lot of filler and fluff in this book。 Since I have already read in English （a long time ago）， I can follow along even if I am not paying close attention。 The story isn't bad， but not captivating。 Too much "men vs women"。 Pretty weird。 A decent amount of stuff happens in this book。 I think that it might be most impactful book。 But less stuff happens then I remember。 I guess some of the stuff that I thought happened in this book actually happens in Book 5？ I might （re）read/listen book 5， and decide if I will continue with the series。 But either way， taking a break from this series。 The ratio of interesting to fluff is too low。 。。。more

Frankie Frabizzio ，

I’m speechless

Brittany ，

This was another fun one！ It's hard to review this properly since it's the fourth book in a series， but here I am making a bare-bones review。 Here's my breakdown:Characters 4/5I'm definitely loving the guys' plot lines over the girls' more times than not。 Plot 4。5/5The plot is still going， but following up after The Dragon Reborn （my favorite of the four so far） this just didn't feel as intriguing to me。 Still interested， just not to the same level as last book。Storytelling/Writing 4。5/5All the This was another fun one！ It's hard to review this properly since it's the fourth book in a series， but here I am making a bare-bones review。 Here's my breakdown:Characters 4/5I'm definitely loving the guys' plot lines over the girls' more times than not。 Plot 4。5/5The plot is still going， but following up after The Dragon Reborn （my favorite of the four so far） this just didn't feel as intriguing to me。 Still interested， just not to the same level as last book。Storytelling/Writing 4。5/5All the plot lines and POVs are fairly balanced， but at the same time， I definitely kept wanting to get back to my favorites。 （I feel that happens pretty much anytime you read any multiple-POV books。） :-PEnjoyment 5/5Still enjoying this series a lot！ I'm so intrigued to see where this is going。 Atmosphere 4。5/5Some of the world-building in this was so cool！！！ We've been exploring some of the magic and how things work and don't work。 At times， it got a little info-dumpy， but I have those parts flagged to come back to later because they feel like they'll play a bigger role later。 。。。more

Dominic Giambra ，

By far my favorite book of the series so far。 Rand and Perrin’a arcs are fantastic， the conclusion is one of the best I’ve ever read。

Megan ，

I went into this book fully prepared to give up on The Wheel of Time， but I was pleasantly surprised to actually find myself enjoying this book。 While I still think it's too long （the audiobooks are probably the only thing getting me through the series to be honest）， I like how expansive the world-building is getting （especially the Aiel！） and I am getting better at picking up hints of greater plans that Jordan is dropping throughout the narrative。 Will this series ever be a favorite？ Probably n I went into this book fully prepared to give up on The Wheel of Time， but I was pleasantly surprised to actually find myself enjoying this book。 While I still think it's too long （the audiobooks are probably the only thing getting me through the series to be honest）， I like how expansive the world-building is getting （especially the Aiel！） and I am getting better at picking up hints of greater plans that Jordan is dropping throughout the narrative。 Will this series ever be a favorite？ Probably not。 But as we get further into the series Jordan is able to subvert traditional fantasy tropes more and more so am intrigued to see where it goes。 。。。more

Chelsea Knowles ，

This book was so unbelievably boring and I will not be continuing with the series。

Tom ，

Fantastic。 I feel like the story is truly breaking through the usual fantasy tropes and stereotypes and coming into its own now。 The sections with Perrin were my favorite by a mile。 I feel like the previous books spent a lot of time building him up into a specific direction and this one really changes course in such an interesting way。 The change isn’t irrecoverable or anything， it just reduces him a bit so you really get a sense of who he is and what makes him tick。 It works beautifully and com Fantastic。 I feel like the story is truly breaking through the usual fantasy tropes and stereotypes and coming into its own now。 The sections with Perrin were my favorite by a mile。 I feel like the previous books spent a lot of time building him up into a specific direction and this one really changes course in such an interesting way。 The change isn’t irrecoverable or anything， it just reduces him a bit so you really get a sense of who he is and what makes him tick。 It works beautifully and completely won me over to him as a character。I finally feel like I’m at the place I love to be with these massive multiple books series。 I know the characters and and am now reading just as much for them as where the story will go。 Really glad I have almost 10 more to go and thousands of pages left。 I do wish the villains would develop a bit more， they are kind of one dimensional right now， but I’ve got a sense that’s coming soon。Lastly， the gleeman barely stabs anyone in this entry。 I think he’s putting in the work and managing his murderous impulses。 Very proud of him。 。。。more

Jack Last ，

My favourite one in this series so far， you can really feel the world starting to expand and grow and learn about the history and lore。 The first time I have enjoyed all of the different POV chapters。

Aditya Mathur ，

People said that it would the best book so far。 And it really wasn't I liked the dragon reborn more。 I would have rated this a 3 stars but Person's sequence elevated it。 People said that it would the best book so far。 And it really wasn't I liked the dragon reborn more。 I would have rated this a 3 stars but Person's sequence elevated it。 。。。more

Jorge Schumacher ，

Melhora um pouco em relação aos outros， mas continua uma leitura muito cansativa， apesar da história ser boa。

Robert Lang ，

12/10 even way better than the first 3。

Cesare Bartolini ，

I was ready to give this book five stars， until the last chapter。Good things first。 This book is amazing。 Here is a major crescendo in the series， where things really start to get exciting。 This is not unexpected of a book titled "The Shadow Rising"， after all。 It is a huge book， complex and full of characters， with at least three major plots， and a number of subplots， some of which are opened in this book and leftfor the future。 All three main plots are very exciting， so that it is almost sad w I was ready to give this book five stars， until the last chapter。Good things first。 This book is amazing。 Here is a major crescendo in the series， where things really start to get exciting。 This is not unexpected of a book titled "The Shadow Rising"， after all。 It is a huge book， complex and full of characters， with at least three major plots， and a number of subplots， some of which are opened in this book and leftfor the future。 All three main plots are very exciting， so that it is almost sad when the story leaves one plot to focus on another。 But in the end， the story is completed enough， just leaving openings for future books but no cliffhangers。The character development is great and thorough， although by this time most of the main characters are already well-defined。 There are significant developments for Rand， Perrin and Elayne， and a lot for many minor characters such as Siuan Sanche or Bors。A part of the book I thoroughly loved is when some of the past history is revealed。 No spoilers here， but using an amazing narrative trick， the changes that the world underwent over the last three thousand years are resumed in two of the best chapters I have ever read in a fantasy novel。There are also a couple boring chapters， as well， concerning （view spoiler）[Rand's travel in the Waste towards Alcair Dal （hide spoiler）]， but you can't expect a thousand-page book to be constantly enticing over all its length， so that's not a big problem。So why did I take my review down a notch in the last chapter？ Because， apparently， there is a huge hole in the plot。 （view spoiler）[Asmodean travels to Rhuidean， knowing exactly what to look for and where it can be found， and is thwarted （and sort of enslaved） by Rand。 Supposedly， he discovered the exact location of the ter'angreal in a dream。 But then， why didn't he move to fetch it any time earlier， since he had several days available？ Why did he wait until Rand was clearly able to follow him？ Or later， maybe。 Rand wouldn't have had a clue what that item was， so Asmodean could have gone later， when all the Aiel were gathered around the Car'a'carn and nobody would pay attention to a missing gleeman。 （hide spoiler）] Maybe this will be explained in future books， but it leaves the reader with the feeling of a major mistake at the end of the book。 Even if there was an explanation， which I doubt， it should have been given in here。 。。。more

Jordan Cain ，

First book in the series that feels wholly original from front to back。 His style has really developed at this point。 The world's size is fully recognized。 There is not a single character now that I hate the writing for。 First book in the series that feels wholly original from front to back。 His style has really developed at this point。 The world's size is fully recognized。 There is not a single character now that I hate the writing for。 。。。more

SpiritualKungFu ，

At book 6 this is my favourite in the series so far， really well-balanced， in other entries， I find some parts better or worst here it is all good。

Franco ，

Aiel。

Pratik ，

4。5/5I first read this book about six years ago and am on my first re-read of the series before the amazon show comes out and it still stands up as my second favourite in the series。 This time though the slow pacing didn't bother me as much however there are parts of the book I felt could have been shortened and repetition cut。 This is also the first book in the series in which the world starts to feel like the wheel of time as a number of cultures are introduced and given depth。 4。5/5I first read this book about six years ago and am on my first re-read of the series before the amazon show comes out and it still stands up as my second favourite in the series。 This time though the slow pacing didn't bother me as much however there are parts of the book I felt could have been shortened and repetition cut。 This is also the first book in the series in which the world starts to feel like the wheel of time as a number of cultures are introduced and given depth。 。。。more

Meredith C ，

Definitely my favorite so far of the series！

Lau ，

Se me ha hecho larguísimo， ya sabemos cómo es Robert Jordan， que no sabe resumir jaja， pero me ha gustado mucho。El mundo sigue expandiéndose， conocemos nuevas tierras y problemáticas locales， la historia se hace más compleja y descubrimos mucho más de los Aiel。 Eso me ha parecido muy interesante。Seguiré， seguiré。 Pero tengo que dosificarme si quiero disfrutar de más lecturas durante el año。 Tengo ganas de ver qué ocurre con ciertos personajes que parece van a cobrar protagonismo y me interesan e Se me ha hecho larguísimo， ya sabemos cómo es Robert Jordan， que no sabe resumir jaja， pero me ha gustado mucho。El mundo sigue expandiéndose， conocemos nuevas tierras y problemáticas locales， la historia se hace más compleja y descubrimos mucho más de los Aiel。 Eso me ha parecido muy interesante。Seguiré， seguiré。 Pero tengo que dosificarme si quiero disfrutar de más lecturas durante el año。 Tengo ganas de ver qué ocurre con ciertos personajes que parece van a cobrar protagonismo y me interesan especialmente， y más de cara a la serie de TV。La Rueda del Tiempo hay que leerla con calma pero por algo es un clásico。 Y he detectado un par de detalles que （me han parecido） podrían haber servido de inspiración de otros de El Archivo de las Tormentas。 Eso lo digo yo， sin constatar， jaja， pero me ha parecido un guiñito。Añado que por fin voy entendiendo el sistema de magia jajaja。 4 libros me ja costado， pero ya comprendo bien cómo funciona esto de La fuente verdadera， los flujos， la trama， el Saidar y el Saidin。 Y lo mola todo。 ¡Bieeeeen！ XDA por el siguiente。 。。。more

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