Thus, The Shadow Rising follows four groups of characters in four plotlines. Elayne Trakand, Nynaeve al'Meara, and Thom Merrilin depart to Tarabon to hunt the Black Ajah, while Min Farshaw arrives in Tar Valon to report to the Amyrlin Siuan Sanche. Perrin Aybara, after hearing of trouble in Two Rivers, his native region, returns thereto, accompanied by Faile Bashere.
Mat Cauthon, counseled by the Stone of Tear's Aelfinn ter'angreal, follows Rand. In defense, Rand uses Callandor to create a lightning storm killing all the Trollocs and Fades.Rand then departs for the Aiel Waste, to which Egwene al'Vere and Moiraine Damodred accompany him. He is approached by Lanfear and the fortress 'Stone of Tear' is stormed by Trollocs and Fades, sent by another Forsaken (Sammael), while a third, Semirhage, sends her followers into the Stone, to oppose Sammael's forces. It is the first book in the main sequence of The Wheel of Time not to contain a prologue.At the beginning of the book, Rand al'Thor has just claimed the crystal sword Callandor to prove himself the Dragon Reborn. In Tar Valon, Min sees portents of hideous doom.
The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow Rising consists of 58 chapters. The fourth volume in the saga is ambitious, rich, & detailed. At 393,823 words, The Shadow Rising is the longest book of The Wheel of Time although it has fewer pages than Lord of Chaos. It was published by Tor Books and released on September 15, 1992. The Shadow Rising is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the fourth book in his series The Wheel of Time.
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