The Aiel chiefs have acknowledged Rand al'Thor as He Who Comes With the Dawn, whose appearance was foretold in the Prophecies. But there is no unity among the Aiel, and those who rejected the Dragon Reborn are crossing the Dragonwall to conquer the world. Rand tries to stop the invasion, not knowing that the Forsaken are preparing a new trap for him…
Part of the Aiel—those who rejected the Dragon Reborn—have crashed down upon the world like an all-destroying wave. Rand al'Thor catches up with them near the capital of Cairhien.
His friends, Nynaeve and Elayne, enter the World of Dreams to battle the Forsaken Moghedien. The White Tower is divided. Rebel Aes Sedai gather a Council in exile…
A bloody battle takes place beneath the walls of Cairhien, but Rand al'Thor does not know that his bitterest loss still lies ahead. And in Caemlyn, Rahvin—one of the Forsaken—lies in ambush for him…
The new novel in Robert Jordan's epic "The Wheel of Time" continues the enthralling tale of Rand al'Thor, his allies and rivals, who have come face to face in the great struggle against the Darkness advancing upon the world.