The Wheel Of Time is a series of epic fantasy novels, the first one being published over 30 years ago in 1990. The author Robert Jordan passed away before finishing his magnum opus, so fans have been trying to piece together how to read and understand the book. Here’s an article that lists out all six books chronologically reading order as well as which chapters are important for each book.
The “Wheel Of Time” is a series of fantasy novels written by Robert Jordan. The books are set in a world where magic exists and the story follows an epic struggle between good and evil. The series consists of fourteen volumes, with each volume divided into three books.
Robert Jordan is the author of The Wheel of Time, a series of fantasy books. The first book was released in 1990 by the Tor Books publishing house. The author died in 2007 before finishing the series, but he left enough notes for another author to finish it.
Brandon Sanderson was selected for this assignment, and the series was finished in 2013. There are fourteen books in the series, three of which were authored by Brandon Sanderson, as well as a prequel novel named Spring has arrived..
We’ll provide you the perfect reading order for The Wheel of Time novels in this post. More people are getting to appreciate Jordan’s enormous world thanks to Amazon, and we’re going to help you comprehend the source material behind the series.
How many books are there in the Wheel of Time series?
The fantasy series The Wheel of Time, authored by Robert Jordan, was released between 1990 and 2013, with the last three novels written by Brandon Sanderson owing to Jordan’s death in 2007. During that period, 15 books have been released, including:
| No. | Title | Date | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Spring has arrived. | January 6, 2004 | 122,150 words, 334 pages (PB) / 334 pages (HB) | A 20-year prequel to the events of the previous book. |
| 1 | The Global Mind’s Eye | 15th of January in 1990 | 305,902 words, 782 pages (PB) / 702 pages (HB) | |
| 2 | The Big Hunt | November 15, 1990 | 267,078 words, 681 pages (PB) / 599 pages (HB) | |
| 3 | The Return of the Dragon | October 15th, 1991 | 251,392 words, 675 pages (PB) / 545 pages (HB) | |
| 4 | The Rise of the Shadow | September 15, 1992 | 393,823 words, 981 pages (PB) / 891 pages (HB) | |
| 5 | The Heavenly Fires | October 15th, 1993 | 354,109 words, 963 pages (PB) / 684 pages (HB) | |
| 6 | Chaos’s Lord | The date was October 15, 1994. | 389,823 words, 987 pages (PB) / 699 pages (HB) | |
| 7 | A Sword Crown is a crown made out of swords. | 15th of May, 1996 | 295,028 words, 856 pages (PB) / 635 pages (HB) | |
| 8 | The Dagger’s Path | The date was October 20, 1998. | 226,687 words, 672 pages (PB) / 591 pages (HB) | |
| 9 | The Heart of Winter | November 7, 2000 | 238,789 words, 766 pages (PB) / 533 pages (HB) | |
| 10 | Twilight’s Crossroads | January 7th, 2003 | 271,632 words, 822 pages (PB) / 681 pages (HB) | |
| 11 | Dream Knife (Dream Knife (Knife of Dreams)) | The 11th of October, 2005 | 315,163 words, 837 pages (PB) / 761 pages (HB) | |
| 12 | The Storm Is Coming | October 27th, 2009 | 297,502 words, 766 pages (PB) / 766 pages (HB) | Brandon Sanderson finished the job. |
| 13 | Midnight’s Towers | November 2nd, 2010 | 327,052 words, 864 pages (PB) / 843 pages (HB) | Brandon Sanderson finished the job. |
| 14 | A Light Reminiscence | Monday, January 8, 2013 | 912 pages (PB) / 909 pages (HB) 353,906 characters | Brandon Sanderson finished it, and Robert Jordan wrote the epilogue. |
| – | Totals | 4,410,036 words, 11,898 pages (PB) / 10,173 pages (HB) |
As you can see, the series consists of 15 novels, 12 of which were written by Jordan and three of which were finished by Sanderson using Jordan’s detailed annotations.
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The Books of the Wheel of Time in Chronological Order
We’ll provide you with the 15 books in chronological sequence in this part. The chronological sequence is similar to the original publishing order, with the exception of New Spring, which is a prequel book, which makes it simpler to follow.
New Spring
While the war rages outside the Shining Walls of Tar Valon that will lead to the culmination of the so-called Aiel War, Moiraine and Siuan, who are still two Allowed, assistants at Amyrlin Seat Tamra Ospenya and her Annals Keeper, Gitara Moroso, both from the Blue Ajah, are within the White Tower.
Gitara, who possesses the gift of foresight, leaps to her feet at a certain point and exclaims out loud that the Dragon has reborn on the slopes of Montedrago, fulfilling an ancient prophecy dating back three thousand and four hundred years; the elderly Aes Sedai then succumbs to the emotion of the event.
Tamra Ospenia, the Amyrlin Seat, tells the two young ladies not to tell anybody about what they’ve just heard. Meanwhile, on the battlefield, al’Lan Mandragoran, the putative king of Malkier, a kingdom encompassed by the Great Spot, is set to face fight against the Aiel, who commands a small force and is certain that he will have to perish in the face of the overwhelming number of opponents.
At the last minute, however, not only do the Aiel retreat, but they also scream in respect to Lan the name they have given him as they pass in front of him…
The Global Mind’s Eye
The characters of Lews are introduced in the prologue. Therin Telamon, the Dragon of the Legendary Age, the triumphant leader of the Forces of Light, and the Forsaken Ishamael, his major adversary.
Lews Therin Telamon, driven insane by the Contamination of Saidin, has slaughtered his whole family (thus his moniker Kinslayer: “exterminator of his own blood”) and understands what he has done in a moment of clarity provided by Ishamael. So, in despair, he uses the One Power to commit suicide, resulting in the creation of Montedrago’s high peak and the surrounding island of Tar Valon.
This second supplementary prologue appeared in the split version of “The Eye of the World,” but it has yet to appear in Italy. It is set in the Twin Rivers and follows Egwene al’Vere, a young woman who travels between the river and the sheep shearing area to carry water to the shearers…
The Big Hunt
The book begins with the characters assembled in the fortress-city of Fal Dara in Shienar, towards which the Amyrlin Seat Siuan Sanche is headed, after the events of the previous volume (The Eye of the World).
The stronghold is assaulted by Trolloc and Myrddraal shortly after he arrives, and the prisoner Padan Fain is evacuated; the enemy also capture Mat’s poisoned blade, which has a curse that would kill him if he is apart from it for too long, and the Horn of Valere. Rand al’Thor is called by the Amyrlin Seat after the assault and informed that he is the Dragon Reborn, which he refuses (although it is unquestionably correct).
The Amyrlin, on the other hand, persuades Rand that if he wants to rescue his buddy Mat, he must pursue the thief of the tainted dagger, a gang of Trollocs, Myrddraal, and Darkfriends commanded by the fugitive Padan Fain…
The Return of the Dragon
Rand al’Thor is assaulted by the Trollocs in his shelter in the Mountains of Mist, where he was proclaimed Dragon Reborn by Aes Sedai Moiraine Damodred at the close of the last book (The Great Hunt). Rand later leaves the shelter in secret to go to Tear in order to prove to himself and the rest of the world that he is the Dragon Reborn.
In actuality, only the genuine Dragon Reborn could wield Callandor and conquer the city’s citadel, the Stone of Tear, according to a prophesy. Friends of the Darkness and Black Hounds pursue him in vain along the route. Moiraine, Lan Mandragoran, Perrin Aybara, and Loial are on the hunt for Rand.
They are able to rebuild Rand’s route by tracing the trail of odd occurrences that he leaves behind as a powerful ta’veren. Along the route, they encounter Faile Bashere, a Hornhuntress, and battle the Black Hounds, a Gray Man. They also learn that the Forsaken Sammael commands the kingdom and the city of Illian, from which they must flee…
The Rise of the Shadow
All of the main characters are found in the Stone of Tear (the city’s fortress) at the start of the book, where Rand al’Thor has just proven to the world that he is truly the Dragon Reborn, fulfilling the prophecy that only he could wield Callandor (a mighty sa’angreal) and take the Stone in the previous book’s finale.
Rand breaks up with Egwene and begins flirting with Elayne during his stay within the Stone. Perrin’s attraction to Faile becomes stronger, but she finally disagrees with her, while Berelain attempts to woo him. Mat, on the other hand, enjoys drinking and gambling.
Moiraine and the girls question the Black Sisters who have been apprehended in order to discover out their goals. Male bubbles erupted throughout the stronghold, putting the lives of the three Ta’veren in grave jeopardy…
The Heavenly Fires
The Dragon Reborn and his companions (Mat, Moiraine, Lan, Egwene, Aviendha) are still in the Rhuidean city at the start of the book; they are assaulted by black hounds and then told that the Shaido are advancing towards the Wetlands in force, leaving a path of murder in their wake.
Rand al’Thor (Dragon Reborn and Car’a’carn) is pursuing the Aiel Shaido, who have crossed the Spine of the World and are sacking Cairhien. He also leads the four Aiel clans that have recognized and are loyal to him beyond the Spine. The Second Combat of Cairhien pits two Aiel-formed armies against one other, making it Randland’s biggest pitched battle since Artur Hawkwing 1000 years ago.
Meanwhile, Rand, Egwene, and Aviendha hit the Shaido with the One Power from an observation tower, until the tower is knocked down by a Forsaken. Mat Cauthon, with his expertise of military tactics gained during his excursion beyond the Eelfinn’s threshold in The Shadow Rising, was also there at the start of the conflict.
Chaos’s Lord
The Dark One intends to spread havoc, blaming the Dragon Reborn, and two of the previously dead Forsaken have been reborn in Aran’gar and Osan’gar, according to the book’s prologue. Morgase Trakand, the ousted Queen of Andor, travels in Amadicia to seek assistance in reclaiming the kingdom.
Pedron Niall, Lord Captain Commander of the Children of Light, on the other hand, treats her as if she were a prisoner and hosts her in her castle. Mazrim Taim (a man who had previously been a False Dragon and wrought havoc in the Borderlands) reveals himself to Rand al’Thor in response to his amnesty for any males capable of channeling.
Taim develops a relationship with the Dragon Reborn, who has him train a group of channeling-capable men who would eventually be known as Asha’man and will live in the Black Tower…
A Sword Crown is a crown made out of swords.
The Dragon Reborn is the first subplot. Rand al’Thor is carefully preparing to attack the Forsaken Sammael, who has taken control of the kingdom of Illian; in the meantime, he amuses himself with one of his companions, Min Farshaw, who helps him recover from the dark moments brought on by his role as Dragon Reborn and his condition as a channeler destined for madness.
He meets the famed Aes Sedai Cadsuane during this time of preparation, who helps to make him uneasy. Merana and Rafela Sedai are also tasked with negotiating a pact with the People of the Sea.
Finally, he travels with Min to the camp of the rebel nobles Caraline Damodred, Toram Riatin, and Darlin Sisnera, who have assembled in a grove near Cairhien, seized by a moment of overconfidence in being ta’veren…
The Dagger’s Path
Elayne Trakand, Nynaeve al’Meara, Aviendha, and the many other channelers who accompany them (Aes Sedai, Windseeker, Women of the Family) come to the Altara region and utilize the Cup of the Winds, a ter’angreal capable of restoring the climate that has been thrown off by the Dark One’s influence.
Then they fled to Andor, fleeing the Seanchan’s approach. Along the journey, Adeleas Namelle and Ispan Shefar are assassinated by an unnamed Black Sister. Elayne finally arrives in Caemlyn and claims the Throne of the Lion as Morgase’s true successor. Perrin Aybara, a Cairhien native, goes to Ghealdan, in the continent’s south, with a huge and diverse following, including Berelain.
The Dragon Reborn charged him with reining in Masema Dagar, the self-proclaimed Dragon Prophet…
The Heart of Winter
The majority of the events detailed in this book happen at the same time as those recounted in the following book, Twilight’s Crossroads.
Perrin Aybara and his troops are pursuing the Shaido Aiel, who have abducted Faile and other women, in the south of the continent. Elayne Trakand, coping with the capture of the throne of Andor, strengthens her sisterhood with Aviendha via an Aiel-style ritual of reciprocal adoption.
Elayne is then visited by Rand al’Thor and her companion Min Farshaw; just before absorbing their love and becoming pregnant, Elayne bonds Rand to her as her Keeper, later extending the link to Aviendha and Min Farshaw…
Crossroads of Twilight
The majority of the events in this book occur at the same time as those in the previous book, Winter’s Heart.
In the south of the continent, Perrin Aybara continues his pursuit of the Shaido who abducted his wife, Faile, and other ladies in his company.
Perrin’s demeanor hardens and he becomes more determined as a result of the sorrow of being separated from his beloved lady, to the point of personally mutilating a Shaido prisoner in an effort to gain information.
However, this also leads him to a new level of consciousness, which is symbolized by his bloodied ax being abandoned in the midst of a forest. Perrin also claims that he is prepared to negotiate with the Seanchan in order to succeed in his mission to release Faile…
Knife of Dreams
Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, is still gathering strength on the Pendaloan estate in east Tear, where he and his companions are recovering from the Battle for the Cleanup of Saidin.
He is aware of Tarmon Gai’don’s proximity and recognizes that he will be unable to deal with her while she is still at war with the Seanchan, so he has convened a conference with enemy leaders in an attempt to broker a ceasefire. Meanwhile, a massive army of Trollocs headed by Myrddraal is destroying the estate.
The horde is repulsed, despite the fact that calamity is on the horizon, owing to the serendipitous presence of countless Asha’man and Aes Sedai. So far, Therin Telamon has taken over Rand’s head and is using Saidin with strong powers. unknown, to fend against foes…
The Storm Is Coming
The narrative of the Dragon Reborn starts with his arrival in Arad Doman, where he attempts to restore order after the land has fallen victim to Graendal’s anarchy and civil strife. Even with the Seanchan, he hopes to achieve peace, or at the very least a ceasefire (and it is precisely to put an end to the unrest in the Domanese that is offered to the Seanchan as further proof of good faith).
Rand sends many Aiel clans into Arad Doman, as well as a large number of Soldier forces under the direction of Lord Davram Bashere, who proceed to enforce peace by force and hunt out members of the Council of Merchants, the Domanese governing class, who have fled or vanished.
Rand also sends in a contingent of Cairhienese troops, who are under Lord Dobraine’s command and are occupying Bandar Eban, the capital, where thousands of desperate refugees have flocked…
Midnight’s Towers
Perrin Aybara and his companions encounter the Children of Light as they walk through Ghealdan, after a series of bizarre episodes and Bubbles of Evil hinder their progress to Andor. The Sons recently chose Galad Damodred as their leader, after a mutiny against the Inquisitors.
In an episode of The Eye of the World, Jareth Byar and Dain Bornhald accuse Perrin of murdering two Sons of Light, Lathin and Yamwick, in an accident in Andor, and so inspire Galad to go to war against him, to punish him. Galad and Perrin, on the other hand, would want to avoid a war and instead engage in discussions and then camp for postponements.
While Galad learns that his adoptive mother Morgase Trakand is still alive and among those who have sought safety under Perrin’s protection, the latter agrees to a trial as long as the former queen Morgase serves as a judge, as required by Andoran law…
A Light Reminiscence
The troops of the Light, as well as the forces of the Shadow, prepare for Tarmon Gai’don in the prologue.
Demandred, the outcast and head of the Shadow’s army, plans a surprise assault on Caemlyn, Andor’s capital, and dispatches Trolloc to seize the world’s first cannons, the Dragons, which were jointly designed by Matrim Cauthon, the queen, Elayne Trakand, and the illuminator Aludra.
Talmanes Delovinde and the Red Hand Gang undertake a counter-offensive, successfully transporting the Dragons to safety and out of the city, which has been entirely taken by the adversaries…
Is it necessary to read The Wheel of Time books in order?
We don’t believe you do, to be honest. New Spring, a precursor to the first book but released in 2004 as the eleventh title, is the sole novel whose publishing date does not correspond to the narrative chronology.
As it is not a real introduction book, New Spring was released so far into the narrative that you already understood all of the major components of the plot and could follow it effortlessly.
That is why you may read the novels in any sequence, or start with The Eye of the World and see where it takes you after that.
Will there be any more novels in the Wheel of Time series?
The Wheel of Time, as it stands today, has come to an end. Robert Jordan died in 2007 before finishing his series, but owing to his careful manner, Brandon Sanderson was able to continue the novels and tell the narrative that Jordan meant to tell using the information from his notebooks.
Jordan had intended to write further prequels and a sequel trilogy, but there are little details about these projects, so we won’t see them published. The series is gone, with the exception of a few brief stories here and there.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you read the Wheel of Time books?
A: If you are reading one of the Wheel of Time books for the first time, it is recommended that you read them all in chronological order. The series consists of many different subplots and developments over its length and if these events were taken out then there would be a lot less to enjoy about this series.
Should you read the Wheel of Time Prequel first?
A: If you havent read any of the Wheel of Time books, then I would not recommend reading the prequel. However if you have read all or part of them and are curious about what happens in a certain time frame within their world, then it is definitely worth your while to check out The Eye of The World before diving into this novel.
What order should I read wot?
A: If you would like to read WOT in order, then it would be as follows:
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