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• Series Length:

  19 Books

• First Book:

  February 1990

• Latest Book:

  January 2013

• Main Genres:

  Speculative Fiction, Epic Fantasy

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Series Description

Wheel of Time is the massively popular and massively huge epic fantasy by Robert Jordan. With over a dozen titles in the series, and thousands of pages, Wheel of Time is known for its super detailed setting, the Westlands, and how the storyline depicts time simultaneously in the distant past and the distant future of Earth. Characters in the series also possess special powers similar to magic called channeling. Jordan’s series has been compared to JRR Tolkien’s works of high fantasy.

First published in 1990, Robert Jordan (the pen name for James Oliver Rigney, Jr.) passed away in 2007 and the series was completed by Brandon Sanderson. Amazon has teamed with Sony Pictures to create a TV series along the lines of Game of Thrones.

Wheel of Time Series in Order (19 Books)

Book Descriptions for series: Wheel of Time

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  The Eye of the World

  Book - 1
  

  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 themselve...

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  The Great Hunt

  Book - 2
  

  The Wheel of Time turns and ages come and go. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. For centuries, gleemen have told of The Great Hunt of the Horn. Now the Horn itself is found: the Horn of Valere long thought only le...

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  Dragon Reborn

  Book - 3
  

  The Dragon Reborn -- the leader long prophesied who will save the world, but in the saving destroy it; the savior who will run mad and kill all those dearest to him -- is on the run from his destiny. Able to touch the One Power, but unable to contro...

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  The Shadow Rising

  Book - 4
  

  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 ...

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  The Fires of Heaven

  Book - 5
  

  In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Shadow Rising, Robert Jordan again plunges us into his extraordinarily rich, totally unforgettable world: ...Into the forbidden city of Rhuidean, where Rand al'Thor, now the Dragon Rebor...

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  Lord of Chaos

  Book - 6
  

  In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Fires of Heaven, we plunge again into Robert Jordan's extraordinarily rich, totally unforgettable world: On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the Myrddraal swords are forged, and the sky is not...

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  A Crown of Swords

  Book - 7
  

  In this volume, Elayne, Aviendha, and Mat come ever closer to the bowl ter'angreal that may reverse the world's endless heat wave and restore natural weather. Egwene begins to gather all manner of women who can channel -- Sea Folk, Windfinders, Wis...

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  The Path of Daggers

  Book - 8
  

  The phenomenal tale that is mesmerizing a generation of readers now continues. The Seanchan invasion force is in possession of Ebou Dar. Nynaeve, Elayne, and Aviendha head for Caemlyn and Elayne's rightful throne, but on the way they discover an enem...

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  Winter's Heart

  Book - 9
  

  Rand is on the run with Min, and in Cairhien, Cadsuane is trying to figure out where he is headed. Rand's destination is, in fact, one she has never considered. Mazrim Taim, leader of the Black lbwer, is revealed to be a liar. But what is he up to? ...

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  Crossroads of Twilight

  Book - 10
  

  In the tenth book of The Wheel of Timer" from the New York Times #1 bestselling author Robert Jordan, the world and the characters stand at a crossroads, and the world approaches twilight, when the power of the Shadow grows stronger. Fleeing from Eb...

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  Knife of Dreams

  Book - 11
  

  The dead are walking, men die impossible deaths, and it seems as though reality itself has become unstable: All are signs of the imminence of Thrmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, when Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, must confront the Dark One as humanit...

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  What the Storm Means

  • Sep-2009
  • / Epic Fantasy

  Book - 11.5
  

  The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. In the Prologue to The Gathering Storm, the first volume of the last trilogy of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time epic, Rand al'Thor, the...

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  The Gathering Storm

  Book - 12
  

  Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, looms. And mankind is not ready. The final volume of the Wheel of Time, "A Memory of Light, " was partially written by Robert Jordan before his untimely passing in 2007. Brandon Sanderson, "New York Times" bestsellin...

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  Distinctions

  • Sep-2010
  • / Epic Fantasy

  Book - 12.5
  

  The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass.What was, what will be, and what is,May let fall under the Shadow.Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.In the Prologue to Towers of Midnight, book thirteen of The Wheel of Time, Lan Mandragora...

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  Towers of Midnight

  Book - 13
  

  The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One’s prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight. The sun has begun to set upon the Third Age. Perrin Aybara is now ...

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  By Grace and Banners Fallen

  • Sep-2012
  • / Epic Fantasy

  Book - 13.5
  

  Since 1990, when Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time® burst on the world with its first book, The Eye of the World, readers have been anticipating the finale of this extraordinary saga, which has sold over forty million copies in over thirty languag...

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  A Memory of Light

  Book - 14
  

  Since 1990, when Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time(R) burst on the world with its first book, "The Eye of the World, " readers have been anticipating the final scenes of this extraordinary saga, which has sold over forty million copies in over thirty...

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  The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

  Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters.The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend...

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  The Wheel of Time Companion

  Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. Over the course of fifteen books and millions of words, the world that Jordan cr...

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