Part of The Wheel of Time, book 9
First published 2002
Rand al'Thor runs from his pursuers with Min at his side. In Cairhien, the Aes Sedai Cadsuane searches for clues to his whereabouts, never guessing his true destination. At the Black Tower, Mazrim Taim weaves lies around his real agenda. Faile remains captive among Savanna's Aiel sept alongside the Maidens Bain and Chiad, Queen Alliandre, and Morgase. Her husband Perrin scours the countryside with Elyas Machera, Berelain, and the Prophet, leading a ragged army through lands crawling with bandits and Seanchan forces. The Forsaken gather their strength and coordinate their attacks while the assassin Slayer hunts through Tel'aran'rhiod and the wolf dream. In Ebou Dar, Mat recovers at the Tarasin Palace when he meets the newly arrived Seanchan princess called Daughter of the Nine Moons. The threads of prophecy pull tighter around them all as the Wheel of Time turns toward the Last Battle.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, action, epic-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family, prophecy
Setting: Black Tower, Cairhien, Ebou Dar, Tel'aran'rhiod
Period: Last Battle
780 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Tor Fantasy