“There is no salvation without destruction, there is no hope on this side of death,” says the prophecy about the Dragon. Since the time when most Aiel leaders recognized Rand al'Thor as the Dragon Reborn, or He-Who-Come-with-the-Dawn, more and more new disasters have engulfed the country. There is a schism in the White Tower. Elaida, who has headed the Amyrlin Seat, is establishing her order, and many Aes Sedai have left the tower monastery. The Shaido clan, which did not recognize Rand, left its desert lands and, having overcome the Dragon Wall, marched towards Cairhien. To prevent violence and plunder of the country, Rand goes in pursuit. In the fiercest battle under the walls of Cairhien, the best of the best perish, but the Dragon Reborn has no idea that the worst, most bitter of losses awaits him ahead... In this edition, the text of the novel “Fires of Heaven” has been newly edited and corrected.