With Rand reborn in purpose and the White Tower reunited under Egwene, the forces of Light begin their final preparations. Perrin at last comes to terms with his wolf nature and forges his identity as both lord and wolfbrother. Mat leads an expedition into the Tower of Ghenjei to rescue Moiraine from the otherworldly Aelfinn and Eelfinn - a sequence Jordan had planned for decades. The borders of reality are fraying as the Dark One's influence grows, and the armies of the world must decide whether to follow the Dragon Reborn to Shayol Ghul.