This installment in this epic series focuses mainly on Rand and Egwene and the events happening around them. After a horrid experience involving Semhriage, one of the Forsaken, something inside Rand changes. He tries to make himself into an unbreakable force, frightening those closest to him with his coldness and sudden willingness to do things he would never have done before.

In the White Tower, Egwene has no knowledge of what is happening to any of her other friends, as she fights her own battle to have Elaida removed as Amrilyn.

As I was reading this book, in the back of my mind was the fact that this book was the first not written by Robert Jordan  himself. I'm  not sure what I was expecting, but the switch between authors was remarkable! Had I not known about Robert Jordan's passing and Brandon Sanderson taking over, I would never have known that there was a switch. Sanderson is clearly familiar with the characters. He gets those little nuances for each character so well. I was highly impressed by how well he did. I'm really looking forward to the last two books.

I rate this book 4/5 stars.