The bonds and wards that hold the Great Lordof the Dark are slowly failing, but still hisfragile prison holds. The Forsaken, immortalservants of the Shadow, weave their snares andtighten their grip upon the realms of men, surein the knowledge that their master will soonbreak free...

Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, knows thathe must strike at the Enemy, but his forces aredivided by treachery and by ambition. Even theAes Sedai, ancient guardians of the Light, areriven by civil war.

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Prologue: The First Sparks Fall

1 Fanning the Sparks

2 Rhuidean

3 Pale Shadows

4 Twilight

5 Among the Wise Ones

6 Gateways

7 A Departure

8 Over the Border

9 A Signal

10 Figs and Mice

11 The Nine Horse Hitch

12 An Old Pipe

13 A Small Room in Sienda

14 Meetings

15 What Can Be Learned in Dreams

16 An Unexpected Offer

17 Heading West

18 A Hound of Darkness

19 Memories

20 Jangai Pass

21 The Gift of a Blade

22 Birdcalls by Night

23 "The Fifth, I Give You"

24 A Message Sent

25 Dreams of Galad

26 Sallie Daera

27 The Practice of Diffidence

28 Trapped

29 Memories of Saldaea

30 A Wager

31 The Far Snows

32 A Short Spear

33 A Question of Crimson

34 A Silver Arrow

35 Ripped Away

36 A New Name

37 Performances in Samara

38 An Old Acquaintance

39 Encounters in Samara

40 The Wheel Weaves

41 The Craft of Kin Tovere

42 Before the Arrow

43 This Place, This Day

44 The Lesser Sadness

45 After the Storm

46 Other Battles, Other Weapons

47 The Price of a Ship

48 Leavetakings

49 To Boannda

50 To Teach, and Learn

51 News Comes to Cairhien

52 Choices

53 Fading Words

54 To Caemlyn

55 The Threads Burn

56 Glowing Embers

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