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The Shadow Rising

Autor Robert Jordan
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 oct 2012 – vârsta de la 12 ani

Cei care au parcurs The Dragon Reborn de Robert Jordan vor fi pregătiți pentru expansiunea masivă a universului pe care o aduce acest al patrulea volum. Observăm cum, în The Shadow Rising, autorul renunță la structura liniară a primelor volume în favoarea unei arhitecturi narative complexe, unde firele destinului se despart pentru a acoperi întregul continent. Apreciem în mod deosebit modul în care Jordan detaliază sistemul magic bazat pe Unica Sursă: în timp ce sigiliile de la Shayol Ghul se fisurează, utilizarea puterii devine tot mai riscantă, iar amenințarea Celuilalt capătă forme concrete. În acest volum, construcția lumii atinge un nivel de profunzime remarcabil, de la politica internă a Turnului Alb din Tar Valon, până la tradițiile Poporului Mării din Cantorin. Față de debutul seriei în The Eye Of The World, unde miza era supraviețuirea unui grup restrâns, aici miza devine globală. Ritmul este deliberat, Jordan acordând spațiu vast dezvoltării culturale a fiecărei facțiuni, o abordare pe care o regăsim consolidată și în lucrările sale de referință precum The World Of Robert Jordan's The Wheel Of Time. Este momentul în care Rand al'Thor își asumă pe deplin rolul de Dragon Renăscut, iar deciziile sale încep să remodeleze geografia politică a lumii, pregătind terenul pentru conflictele ce vor urma în The Fires Of Heaven.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780765334671
ISBN-10: 0765334674
Pagini: 960
Dimensiuni: 159 x 233 x 45 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Ediția:Media tie-in
Editura: Tor Publishing Group

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Recomandăm acest volum cititorilor care savurează construcțiile de lume monumentale și sistemele magice riguros definite. Veți câștiga o perspectivă unică asupra modului în care profețiile modelează realitatea într-un univers unde timpul este ciclic. Este punctul în care seria se transformă dintr-o aventură clasică într-o epopee politică și metafizică de o complexitate fără egal în literatura fantasy modernă.


Despre autor

James Oliver Rigney Jr. (1948–2007), cunoscut sub pseudonimul Robert Jordan, a fost un scriitor american de succes, renumit pentru crearea seriei Wheel of Time. Veteran al războiului din Vietnam și fizician prin educație, Jordan a adus o precizie aproape matematică în construcția sistemelor sale magice. Pe lângă opera sa principală, a scris romane despre Conan Barbarul și ficțiune istorică. După moartea sa, seria a fost finalizată de Brandon Sanderson, bazându-se pe notele detaliate lăsate de Jordan, confirmând moștenirea sa ca unul dintre titanii genului fantasy epic.


Descriere

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 of a man with golden eyes, and in pursuit of the Dragon Reborn. In Cantorin, among the Sea Folk, High Lady Suroth plots the return of the Seanchan armies to the mainland. In the Stone of Tear, the Lord Dragon considers his next move. It will be something no one expects, not the Black Ajah, not Tairen nobles, not Aes Sedai, not Egwene or Elayne or Nynaeve. Against the Shadow rising stands the Dragon Reborn...

Recenzii

"Large and splendid. The saga reaches a new level of emotional impact." --"Chicago Sun-Times"

"Fast and absorbing...will keep the reader...entranced." --"Publishers Weekly"

"An exciting, well-written adventure, Jordan offers distinctive heroes and themes, including an interesting look at relations between the sexes." --"Milwaukee Sentinel"

"A complex tapestry of fascinating characters, descriptive details and events. I highly recommend this series to anyone who loves epic fantasy." --Carol Lynn Ukockis, "Galactic Dispatch"

"Robert Jordan writes with the stark vision of light and darkness, and sometimes childish sense of wonder, that permeates J.R.R. Tolkien's work. His style is undebatably his own." --"The Pittsburgh Press"

Notă biografică

Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina. He taught himself to read when he was four with the incidental aid of a twelve-years-older brother, and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne by five. He is a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army; among his decorations are the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. A history buff, he has also written dance and theater criticism and enjoyed the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.
Robert Jordan began writing in 1977 and went on to write The Wheel of Time(R), one of the most important and best selling series in the history of fantasy publishing with over 14 million copies sold in North America, and countless more sold abroad.
Robert Jordan died on September 16, 2007, after a courageous battle with the rare blood disease amyloidosis.

Descriere scurtă

The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!

In The Shadow Rising, the fourth novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al'Thor now wields the sword Callandor. He is both the Champion of Light and the Dragon Reborn. Now, he seeks answers to another prophecy that lies with the warrior people known as the Aiel to put him on the path of learning how to wield the One Power.


Accompanied by Moiraine Damodred, Rand arrives at the Aiel Waste and is granted permission by the Wise Ones to enter the sacred city of Rhuidean. After passing through a doorframe ter'angreal, Moiraine gains foresight while the Aiel await Rand's return, either with both arms marked by dragon symbols, validating his identity as He Who Comes With the Dawn, the Chief of Chiefs of all the Aiel-or to never emerge at all.

Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.

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#2 The Great Hunt
#3 The Dragon Reborn
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#5 The Fires of Heaven
#6 Lord of Chaos
#7 A Crown of Swords
#8 The Path of Daggers
#9 Winter's Heart
#10 Crossroads of Twilight
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