"The seventh volume of Jordan's bestselling high fantasy series carries on the tradition of colossal, dauntingly complex storytelling established by the previous entries. In a richly woven post-holocaust world where magic is normally a woman's monopoly and a man who can use it is a menace, Rand al'Thor, a sheepherder, discovered that he could "channel"; he and his companions have gone on to set their world aflame. Here, Rand is engaged in a fight for control of the weather and of the growing number of men and women who have turned out to be magic-wielders. The narrative employs elements of realism rare in high fantasy, including the sense that innocent bystanders are being mauled in an epic joust of magical giants."--Publisher's Weekly.
Details
ISBN: 0812550285 (Tor pbk.)
Physical Description:684 p. : maps ; 24 cm.print
Publisher:New York : TOR, 1996.
General Note: Maps on lining papers."A Tom Doherty Associates book.".