In the tenth book of The Wheel of Time from the
New York Times #1 bestselling author Robert Jordan, the world and
the characters stand at a crossroads, and the world approaches twilight,
when the power of the Shadow grows stronger.
Fleeing from Ebou Dar with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons,
whom he is fated to marry, Mat Cauthon learns that he can neither keep her
nor let her go, not in safety for either of them, for both the Shadow and
the might of the Seanchan Empire are in deadly pursuit.
Perrin Aybara seeks to free his wife, Faile, a captive of the Shaido,
but his only hope may be an alliance with the enemy. Can he remain true to
his friend Rand and to himself? For his love of Faile, Perrin is willing
to sell his soul.
At Tar Valon, Egwene al'Vere, the young Amyrlin of the rebel Aes Sedai,
lays siege to the heart of Aes Sedai power, but she must win quickly, with
as little bloodshed as possible, for unless the Aes Sedai are reunited,
only the male Asha'man will remain to defend the world against the Dark
One, and nothing can hold the Asha'man themselves back from total power
except the Aes Sedai and a unified White Tower.
In Andor, Elayne Trakland fights for the Lion Throne that is hers by
right, but enemies and Darkfriends surround her, plotting her destruction.
If she fails, Andor may fall to the Shadow, and the Dragon Reborn with it.
Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn himself, has cleansed the Dark One's
taint from the male half of the True Source, and everything has changed.
Yet nothing has, for only men who can channel believe that saidin
is clean again, and a man who can channel is still hated and feared-even
one prophesied to save the world. Now, Rand must gamble again, with
himself at stake, and he cannot be sure which of his allies are really
enemies.