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The Dragon Reborn
Third in a long epic fantasy series. The young man at the centre of an ancient prophecy has gone off alone to face his fate, while his friends and rival factions each set out in different directions to find him or stop him.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 1991
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 672
- Format
- Book 3 of 14 in The Wheel of Time
Read this if you like long, sweeping fantasy with prophecy, politics and a large scattered cast.
Skip this if you haven't read the earlier books, since the plot depends heavily on them.
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Quick answers about The Dragon Reborn
- What is The Dragon Reborn about?
- Third in a long epic fantasy series. The young man at the centre of an ancient prophecy has gone off alone to face his fate, while his friends and rival factions each set out in different directions to find him or stop him.
- Who should read The Dragon Reborn?
- Read it if you like long, sweeping fantasy with prophecy, politics and a large scattered cast. Skip it if you haven't read the earlier books, since the plot depends heavily on them.
- How long and how fast is The Dragon Reborn?
- It is a medium-paced, long read of about 672 pages, first published in 1991.
- Does The Dragon Reborn have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Violence, Death, War.
- Can I borrow The Dragon Reborn for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends The Dragon Reborn; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after The Dragon Reborn?
- Readers who liked it often move on to The Eye of the World, Mistborn: The Final Empire, The Way of Kings.
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The Eye of the World
The first book of this series, for a reader who wants to start where the story begins.
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Mistborn: The Final Empire
A faster, tighter epic with a similar fate-driven hero and a clever magic system.
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The Way of Kings A newer epic of comparable size, with many plot threads coming together slowly.
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