Prologue: The first message -- Lion on the hill -- A new arrival -- A woman's eyes -- A sense of humor -- A different dance -- Threads woven of shadow -- A matter of thought -- The storm gathers -- Plans -- A saying in the borderlands -- Lessons and teachers -- Questions and answers -- Under the dust -- Dreams and nightmares -- A pile of sand -- Tellings of the Wheel -- The Wheel of life -- A taste of solitude -- Matters of Toh -- From the Stedding -- To Shadar Logoth -- Heading south -- To understand a message -- An embassy -- Like lightning and rain -- Connecting lines -- Gifts -- Letters -- Fire and spirit -- To heal again -- Red wax -- Summoned in haste -- Courage to strengthen -- Journey to Salidar -- In the Hall of the Sitters -- The Amyrlin is raised -- When battle begins -- A sudden chill -- Possibilities -- Unexpected laughter -- A threat -- The Black Tower -- The crown of roses -- The color of trust -- A bitter thought -- Beyond the gate -- The wandering woman -- Leaning on the knife -- The mirror of mists -- Thorns -- The taking -- Weaves of the power -- The feast of lights -- The sending -- Dumai's wells -- Epilogue: The answer -- Glossary.

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 world ...

In Emond's Field, Perrin Goldeneyes, Lord of the Two Rivers, feels the pull of ta'veren to ta'veren and prepares to march ...

Morgase of Caemlyn finds a most unexpected, and quite unwelcome, ally ... And south lies Illian, where Sammael holds sway ...