In this novel, the Last Battle is about to begin. The various players are drawing together and getting ready. Rand has reached a good place with himself where he no longer is bitter nor does he doubt himself. Perrin and his armies, including those of the Whitecloaks, are headed towards a meeting with the others. Mat and Thom and Noal are off to rescue Moiraine who everyone had given up for dead. All the members of Elayne's family have reunited, her mother back although she had been thought dead, her brothers back to celebrate her return. Egwene has taken Elayne's brother as her Warder, tying them together.
But all is not good. Rand has decided that the only way to handle the Dark One is to break the seals that keep him entombed so that he can redo and strengthen them and this causes controversy and discord. Something is going on with the men who can channel and their leader has not been heard from in a while. The Seanchan are still trying to conquer the world and to imprison any Aes Sedai they can capture. And of course, there is no promise anything will survive the Last Battle, even the World.
This is the thirteenth novel in the series and was written after the death of Robert Jordan, the series creator. His wife chose Brandon Sanderson to use Jordan's notes to finish this book and the last one. I think it was a good choice. The plotlines all are moving forward but there is a lighter feel to the books. They had gotten very dark and heavy and this novel gives the reader hope that there may be a way to defeat the Dark One and save the world. This book is recommended for fantasy readers.
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