Knife of Dreams

Book Eleven of The Wheel of Time

By: Robert Jordan

Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer

Length: 32 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

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In Knife of Dreams, the eleventh novel in Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, is upon Rand al'Thor—and now the Dragon Reborn must confront the Dark One as humanity's only hope.

The dead are walking, men die impossible deaths, and it seems as though reality itself has become unstable…

Abandoning Rand’s war against the Dark One, Perrin Aybara has made his own truce with the Seanchan in his obsessive quest to save his wife Faile from the Shaido and destroy their mutual enemies. To achieve victory, Perrin must render the Shaido Wise One channelers in Malden powerless. But even as he puts his desperate plan into action, Masema Dagar, the Prophet of the Dragon, moves against him.

Traveling with circus performers through Seanchan-controlled Altara, Mat Cauthon attempts to court Tuon, the Daughter of the Nine Moons, to complete their fateful prophesized marriage. Despite being surrounded by Seanchan seeking to kill her, Mat’s intended leads him on a merry chase while he wages guerrilla warfare to protect her.

Knowing he cannot defeat the Dark One while at war with the Seanchan, Rand brokers for a truce with the Daughter of the Nine Moons. Unaware of Tuon’s actual location, the Dragon Reborn walks into a trap set by the Forsaken Semirhage, who possesses knowledge about his powers that will either shatter or steel his resolve in the forthcoming conflict.

Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers and listeners 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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#4 The Shadow Rising
#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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#13 Towers of Midnight
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Critic reviews

"Explodes with motion, as multiple plot lines either conclude or advance, and the march to Tarmon Gai'don, the climactic last battle between the Dragon Reborn and the Dark One, begins in earnest." (Publishers Weekly)

"The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and the...evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear the marks of American national experience during the last three decades." (The New York Times)

"Jordan has a powerful vision of good and evil, but what strikes me as most pleasurable...is all the fascinating people moving through a rich and interesting world." (Orson Scott Card)

I love these narrators

The performance is so so nice. The divide in male/female thinking in the story is tedious for me at this point, but I love the quality of the reading so much that I would probably finish the series anyway. Also, it's funny to see where George RR Martin got pretty much all his ideas for Game of Thrones.

loved

so much happens in this book, it may be my favorite on the series.

Some Resolution Finally

Where does Knife of Dreams rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I like this one better than several in the series, but there are several sections with skipping issues when I listened on my phone. Still, finally we get some resolution to Perrin and Mat's stories, instead of just stalling like we got in Winter's Heart.

broken audio

this audio book has lots of stuttering and skipping which ruined much of the experience

Excitement boils!

Loving it more each book. These final 3-4 books are the icing on the cake!

One of my favorite installments

This was, surprisingly, one of my favorite installments in The Wheel of Time series. I was very glad to see Matt's thread fleshed out.

Skips

There were a few places through out that the audio skipped. Overall, love this series!

He bought it back.

After 2 books where nothing happened I was ready to give up. This book is jam packed with resolutions and puts a bit of for shadowing on what comes next.

BRILLIANT!

Love

Robert Jordan is an excellent writer and story teller, and these two narrators bring his works to life in a very exciting and connecting way!

story great. narration great. recording skips

quality of recording skips in some places. as always narrators are extremely impressive. Finally happy to get through the slog of the last 4 books. this book is an extreme improvement.