In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times bestseller "The Fires of Heaven", we plunge again into Robert Jordan`s extraordinarily rich, totally unforgettable world: On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the Myrddraal swords are forged, and the sky is not the sky of this world; In Salidar the White Tower in exile prepares an embassy to Caemlyn, where Rand Al`Thor, the Dragon Reborn, holds the throne - and where an unexpected visitor may change the In Emond`s Field, Perrin Goldeneyes, Lord of the Two Rivers, feels the pull of ta`veren to ta`veren and prepares to Morgase of Caemlyn finds a most unexpected, and quite unwelcome, south lies Illian, where Sammael holds