The Wheel of Time turns and the winds of destiny sweep the earth.
On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the swords of the Myrddraal are forged, and the sky is not the sky of this world, as the Dark One is ready to escape from his eternal prison. Rand al'Thor struggles desperately to unite the nations under his leadership before the Last Battle, while the immortal Forsaken set traps for the unsuspecting humanity. In the White Tower of Tar Valon, under the rule of the domineering Amelindra, the Aes Sedai decide that Rand al'Thor must become their puppet. But in Salidar, Egwene al'Vere discovers that the rebel Aes Sedai have their own plans for the Dragon Reborn.