THERE IS A WORLD OF LIGHT AND SHADOW, WHERE GOOD AND EVIL WAGE ETERNAL WAR. IT IS THE WORLD OF THE WHEEL OF TIME,THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC EVER WRITTEN.

 With the Wheel of Time,Jordan has com to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal.--The New York Times

 The war for humanity's survival has begun.Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, has escaped the snares of the White Tower and the first of the rebel Aes Sedai have sworn to follow him.Attacked by the servants of the Dark, threatened by the invading Seanchan, Rand rallies his forces and brings battle to bear upon lllian, stronghold of Sammael the Forsaken ...

 In the city of Ebou Dar, Elayne, Aviendha and Mat struggle to secure the ter'angreal that can break the Dark One's hold on the world's weather - and an ancient bane moves to oppose them.In the town ofSalidar, Egwene al'Vere gathers an army to reclaim Tar Valon and reunite the Aes Sedai ...

 And in Shadar Logoth, city of darkness, a terrible power awakens ...

Maps

Prologue: Lighmings

1 High Chasaline

2 The Butcher's Yard

3 Hill of the Golden Dawn

4 Into Cairhien

5 A Broken Crown

6 Old Fear, and New Fear

7 Pitfalls and Tripwires

8 The Figurehead

9 A Pair of Silverpike

10 Unseen Eyes

11 An Oath

12 A Morning of Victory

13 The Bowl of the Winds

14 White Plumes

15 Insects

16 A Touch on the Cheek

17 The Triumph of Logic

18 As the Plow Breaks the Earth

19 Diamonds and Stars

20 Patterns Within Patterns

21 Swovan Night

22 Small Sacrifices

23 Next Door to a Weaver

24 The Kin

25 Mindtrap

26 The Irrevocable Words

27 To Be Alone

28 Bread and Cheese

29 The Festival of Birds

30 The First Cup

31 Mashiara

32 Sealed to the Flame

33 A Bath

34 Ta'veren

35 Into the Woods

36 Blades

37 A Note from the Palace

38 Six Stories

39 Promises to Keep

40 Spears

41 A Crown of Swords

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