Dark forces lift their heads. Once again, the Black Riders gallop along the roads, and the Mindless emerge from the shadows—and terror spreads its wings over Tar Valon, the stronghold of reason and magic...
Rand can save the world, but for that he must declare himself the Reborn Dragon—and thereby call upon himself all the hatred accumulated in people’s souls for that name.
Callandor — the Sword-That-Is-Not-A-Sword. No one can touch it—yet the Prophecy says that before the Last Battle against the forces of the Shadow, the Reborn Dragon will take Callandor, and this will be the chief sign that the Dragon has truly been reborn… But does Rand want to shoulder the immeasurable burden of this deed? And can he refuse his great mission?