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The Shadow Rising

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Robert Jordan weaves fantastic tales with the imaginative brilliance of J.R.R. Tolkien. In THE SHADOW RISING, the seals of Shayol Ghul have weakened, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind. In Tar Valon, Min sees portents of hideous doom. In the Two Rivers, the Whitecloaks ride in pursuit of a man with golden eyes and the Dragon Reborn. Meanwhile, High Lady Suroth plots the return of the Seanchan armies to the mainland, and in the Stone of Tear, the Lord Dragon considers his next move. It will be something no one expects. For against the Shadow rising stands the Dragon Reborn.
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 14, 1992
      Having declared himself the Dragon Reborn, Rand al'Thorspacing correct must proceed to fulfill the prophecy that he will protect the world from the return of the Dark One. Jordan's hefty addition to his massive series begins very much in medias res as an unknown danger threatens the city of Tar Valon, home of the powerful, nunlike Aes Sedai. In a whirlwind of uncertainty stirred up by the conflicting motivations of such groups as the Whitecloaks, the Darkfriends and Trollocs (among an abundance of others), Rand travels to the city of Rhuidean in the Aiel Waste for answers. Jordan ( The Dragon Reborn ) seems to be intent on turning the series into an endless soap opera; in each successive volume he introduces more new elements than he resolves. What was originally a mood-setting technique--the tendency of most characters not to share their special knowledge with either their companions or the reader--has by now become boring. Hundreds of characters and dozens of conflicting plots cause much of the action to take place offstage. As a result, this fully imagined saga threatens to burst the seams of its steadily more intricate design. Nevertheless, the sheer force of his invention develops a momentum that established Jordan fans, and probably like-minded new readers, will find hard to resist.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The Wheel of Time continues to turn in Book Four of the series. Rand al-Thor continues his progress as the Dragon Reborn. His friends from the Two Rivers, Matt and Perrin, face their own challenges in fighting the increasing power of the forces of the Shadow. Extremely long and complex, this book would be hard to understand without the background of the earlier books in the series. Even if you begin to tire, Kate Reading and Michael Kramer do not. From start to finish, the narrators are fresh and engaged as they draw out the story's humor and suspense. Their steady yet animated pace is essential for a book of this length. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

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