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Series: The Wheel of Time (#4)

#4 The Shadow Rising

by Robert Jordan

FantasyAdventureFiction
Moods: AdventurousDarkMysteriousTenseEmotionalInspiringChallengingHopefulReflectiveFunny
Cover of The Shadow Rising
Hardcover
Pages 1024 pages
Published 1992
Audiobook 41h 4m
Languages English, Bulgarian, Dutch +11
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Publisher's 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.…

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Weighted Score
4.20 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.21 ★
v (Ratings Count): 1,201
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.21
True Ratings 1,201
Written Reviews 61
Shelved (Popularity) 2,228
Users Read 1,805
Rating Distribution
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39%
4
43%
3
15%
2
2%
1
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