The final battle is just around the corner. This is evidenced by the signs observed by people everywhere: the walking dead appear on the streets of cities and villages, they are no longer able to rest in the earth in peace; rise from the oblivion of the city and disappear before people’s eyes... All this is a sign that the surrounding reality is thinning and the power of the Dark One is strengthening. So say the ancient prophecies. Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, hides in a remote estate so that the danger that threatens him does not affect anyone else. Convinced that for the Last Battle it is necessary to gather as large an army as possible, he finally decides to conclude a vital truce with the Seanchan who have come from overseas. Elayne, besieged in Caemlyn, defends the city from the troops of Arymilla, who claims the throne of Andor, and at the same time negotiates with representatives of other noble Houses. Egwene, elevated to the Amyrlin Throne by the rebel Aes Sedai and captured as a result of betrayal, is taken to Tar Valon, to the White Tower. And the camp of Elaida’s opponents is agitated by mysterious murders committed through the One Power... In this edition, the text of the novel has been re-edited and corrected.