The eighth book in the New York Times bestselling series, which has sold over 4.7 million copies net.
"Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal. . . . The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and the evil . . . laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear the marks of American national experience during the last three decades."
-The New York Times on The Wheel of Time
The #1 internationally bestselling saga that began with
The Eye of the World has reached new popularity with each volume.
"Jordan's pre-eminent fantasy saga [has] remained
remarkably rich and consistent ...no mean feat. A major fantasy epic."
-Booklist on The Wheel of Time
"A fantasy tale seldom equalled and still more seldom
surpassed in English."
-Chicago Sun-Times on The Wheel of Time
Now the phenomenal tale continues:
With the Seanchan invasion force in possession of Ebou Dar, Nynaeve, Elayne and Aviendha head for Caemlyn and Elayne's rightful throne, but discover a worse enemy than the Seanchan.
In Illian, Rand vows to throw the Seanchan back as he did once before. But signs of madness appearing among the Asha' man lead him to a fateful-perhaps fatal-decision.
In Ghealdan, Perrin faces the intrigues of Whitecloaks, Seanchan invaders, the scattered Shaido Aiel, and the Prophet himself. Perrin's beloved wife, Faile, may pay with her life, and Perrin himself may destroy his soul to save her.
Meanwhile, the rebel Aes Sedai under their young Amyrlin, Egwene al'Vere, face an army that intends to keep them away from the White Tower. But Egwene is determined to unseat the usurper Elaida and reunite the Aes Sedai. She does not yet understand the price that others-and she herself-will pay.
What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under
the Shadow.
Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.