The Shadow Rising
(The Wheel of Time, Book 4)
by Robert Jordan · first published 1992
33% recommend67% neutral
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. 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 ma
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…much better than EOTW I think the show will need to increase in quality significantly to be better than those later books - I'm excited for season 2, but in season 3 they're tackling the story of The Shadow Rising, which is probably my favourite book in the series. It's an open question in my mind if they can improve quality and characterisation enough to match that bar, although either way I'm going to enjoy it.…
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on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗…out. Books that I've started but haven't finished (primarily due to W&P): - Dune (Frank Herbert) - Men At Arms - Discworld (Pratchett) - The Diamond Age (Stephenson) - Neuromancer (Gibson) - The Shadow Rising - Wheel of Time (Jordan) - Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas) Books that I plan on reading in 2020: - Little Women (Alcott) - Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet (Evans) -…
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