The Wheel of Time has captivated a generation of readers, becoming an international bestseller. Now Robert Jordan brings us the thrilling penultimate volume in this ground-breaking fantasy epic.
As the very fabric of reality wears thin all portents indicate that Tarmon Gaidon, the Last Battle, is imminent - and Rand alThor must ready himself to confront the Dark One. But Rand must first negotiate a truce with the Seanchan armies, as their forces increasingly sap his strength.
Yet the Seanchan are but one obstacle in his path.
Perrin has made his own desperate truce with the Seanchan - he would deal with the Dark One himself to save his wife Faile from the Shaido.
Meanwhile, Mat is caught up in a reckless escape from Ebou Dar with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons. But Tuon is in fact in deadly danger from her Seanchan countrymen. Mat will have to risk much to prevail and still win her as his bride.
All is in flux as established powers falter... In Caemlyn, Elayne fights to gain the Lion Throne while trying to avert civil war and Egwene finds that even the White Tower is no longer a place of safety.