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How many words is The Shadow Rising?

The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan has 393,823 words.

393,823words

Pages
960paperback, Tor Books, 2012
Reading time
26 h 15 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
42 h 21 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1992

Book 4 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

  1. 1The Eye of the World305,902
  2. 2The Great Hunt267,078
  3. 3The Dragon Reborn251,392
  4. 4The Shadow Rising393,823
  5. 5The Fires of Heaven354,109
  6. 6Lord of Chaos389,823
  7. 7A Crown of Swords295,028
  8. 8The Path of Daggers226,687
  9. 9Winter's Heart238,789
  10. 10Crossroads of Twilight271,632
  11. 11Knife of Dreams315,163
  12. 12The Gathering Storm297,502
  13. 13Towers of Midnight327,052
  14. 14A Memory of Light353,906

All of The Wheel of Time: 4,287,886 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 96% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

Sources differ; this is the best-supported figure. Sources give 341,730 to 393,823 words.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is The Shadow Rising?

The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan has 393,823 words.

How many pages is The Shadow Rising?

960 pages in the paperback, Tor Books, 2012 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Shadow Rising?

About 26 h 15 min at 250 words a minute, or 42 h 21 min as an audiobook.

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