The Wheel of Time turns and the end is near.

The Last Battle has begun and the sun now sets on the Third Age.

Perrin Aybara is pursued by ghosts of the past and the responsibilities of leadership, while simultaneously Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. 

The creatures beyond the stone gates have confused him, deceived him, and left him with memories filled with pieces of other men's lives. He had hoped that his final confrontation with them would be the end, but the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills.

The Tower of Ghenjei awaits and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost.