
Book 4 of The Wheel of Time · 1992
The Shadow Rising
by Robert Jordan. 984 pages, about 18 hours to read. Rated 4.1 out of 5 by 79 Open Library readers.
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How long to read The Shadow Rising
At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Shadow Rising takes about 18 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 984 pages.
| Your pace | Time |
|---|---|
| 150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud) | 30 hours |
| 200 words/min | 23 hours |
| 250 words/min (average) | 18 hours |
| 300 words/min | 15 hours |
| 400 words/min (fast) | 11 hours |
In the series
- Before this3. The Dragon Reborn
- This book4. The Shadow Rising
- Next5. The Fires of Heaven
All 15 The Wheel of Time books in order
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