Millions of Robert Jordan fans will rejoice at the release of the ninth

book in the phenomenally bestselling series The Wheel of Time. The

sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller The Path of Daggers, which

swept the nation like a firestorm, Winter's Heart continues a remarkable

tale that is mesmerizing an entire generation of readers.

Rand is on the run with Min, and in Cairhein, Cadsuane is trying to

figure out where he is headed. Rand's destination is, in fact, one she

has never considered.

Mazrim Taim, leader of the Black Tower, is revealed to be a liar. But

what is he up to?

Faile, with the Aiel Maidens, Bain and Chiad, and her companions, Queen

Alliandre and Morgase, is prisoner of Savanna's sept.

Perrin is desperately searching for Faile. With Elyas Machera, Berelain,

the Prophet and a very mixed "army" of disparate forces, he is moving

through country rife with bandits and roving Seanchan. The Forsaken are

ever more present, and united, and the man called Slayer stalks

Tel'aran'rhiod and the wolfdream.

In Ebou Dar, the Seanchan princess known as Daughter of the Nine Moons

arrives—and Mat, who had been recuperating in the Tarasin Palace, is

introduced to her. Will the marriage that has been foretold come about?

There are neither beginnings or endings to the turning of the Wheel of

Time. But it is a beginning....