Part of The Wheel of Time, book 5
First published 1993
In the fifth book of the Wheel of Time saga, the Dragon Reborn, Rand al'Thor, must confront the Forsaken, immortal servants of the Shadow, as the bonds holding the Great Lord of the Dark grow ever weaker. Betrayed by his allies and pursued by his enemies, Rand rides out to face the looming threat, even as the male wielders of the One Power are beset by madness. With the realms of men in the grip of treachery and civil war, the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Genres: military-fiction, fantasy, epic-fantasy, high-fantasy
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers
848 pages · Paperback · Tor Books
Content warnings: death, violence