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by Robert Jordan · 1992

Book 4 of The Wheel of Time

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Genre

Fantasy

What it is about

Rand al'Thor

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

Outlander
Diana Gabaldon · 1991 · Adult

about 670 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Shadow Rising: "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Literature and fiction, fantasy" (OL subject)
  Outlander: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Shadow Rising; Open Library and Wikidata for Outlander.
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A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin · 1996 · Adult

about 800 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Shadow Rising: "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Literature and fiction, fantasy" (OL subject)
  A Game of Thrones: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Shadow Rising; Open Library and Wikidata for A Game of Thrones.
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The Witching Hour
Anne Rice · 1990 · Adult

about 960 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Shadow Rising: "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Literature and fiction, fantasy" (OL subject)
  The Witching Hour: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Shadow Rising; Open Library and Wikidata for The Witching Hour.
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First published: First published on September 15, 1992. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 701-page edition from TOR. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 0312854315 ... 701 p. ... TOR

About Robert Jordan

Born: Born in Charleston, United States, in 1948. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Robert Jordan received the Inkpot Award in 2005. Source: Wikidata, citing comic-con.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Distinguished Flying Cross among Robert Jordan's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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