Book description
The seventh book in Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling epic
fantasy series, THE WHEEL OF TIME, now reissued with a stunning new
cover design. 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 Illian, 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 of Salidar, 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 … Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston.
He was a graduate of the Citadel, the Military College of South
Carolina, with a degree in physics, and served two tours in Vietnam. His
hobbies included hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool and pipe
collecting. He died in September 2007.
