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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#7 A Crown of Swords
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#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)

Reading and Kramer are awesome

I really enjoyed these books in part because of the great job by Kate and Michael.

I'm going to give the same review to all of the books in the series.

I really enjoy the story, but there were to many side stories and Jordan (Sanderson even copied this) is very Tolkienesk in that they both can be overly verbose at times.

I have listen to this series 3 times.

That being said I can not wait for the last book.

excellent book in an excellent series

loved it! I have already listened to the series once before and plan to again. great characters. great politics. wonderful balance of scenes and struggles, action and intrigue. highly recommend this series

Very enjoyable

This was my favorite book in the series so far, but the audible download had many skips throughout the book. It didn't ruin it for me because I was still engrossed in the story.

As always, the narration is excellent and makes the story come alive.

Having slogged through all these books and spent countless hours listening I am still interested in seeing where it all goes. This book tied up a lot of loose ends which I greatly appreciated. I do plan to forge in though some of the reviews hinted at a less than stellar end to the series. One can only hope.

The Last of Jordan

This was a better story than the last two books. It tied together loose ends from the previous two while giving you a few new loose ends to follow in the next. This being Jordan's last book made me kinda sad as we lose our guide in this journey. While he knows the end, he didn't get to arrive with us to see it. This was not the strongest of books but it was definitely a good redemption from the last two.

Great series

The series is good so far, but I have been annoyed by how much the female characters go on and on so cluelessly and arrogantly, and have not really shown any development since the 2nd or 3rd books. I've gotten to the point of playing some of Egwane's chapters in double speed and hoping for her to fail. This book improves upon the last, but I still have to turn it off after awhile when certain characters are narrating.

Pronunciation is the only issue I have with the performance. They will pronounce a name or place one way for 5 books or even 10 books then suddenly change the way it is said. It's a little thing, but annoying.

Finally, a book to equal the first.

I like many others, have struggled with completing this series. Because I have been so wrapped up in the characters, I decided to keep reading. The Knife of Dreams was probably my favorite in the series so far. So many things going on with all the major characters. Hardly any sighing, or smoothing if clothes. I hope that the remaining books are as good as this one. Enjoy!

great development

I loved this addition to The Wheel of Time series. The development of the story went really well.

These are old friends

These narrators are great and bring the story alive. And the characters are so varied and fun. I'm bound to find one I want to be

great story telling and story

I love these books and the audio performance delivery.... just keeps me entralled and looking forward to getting to the next book!