For centuries, gleeman have told tales of the lost Horn of Valere; the legendary Horn that will raise the dead heroes of the Ages.
The horn has been discovered - only to be stolen, as has the dagger of Shadar Logoth, on which depends the life of Rand Al'Thor's friend, Mat.
Rand is still struggling against the destiny which conspires to name him the Dragon Reborn, for it is foretold that the Dragon will come to destroy all he holds dear, but he is named as one of the party to go in search of the Horn.
Ba'alzamon, the Dark One, continues to haunt Rand's dreams, and elsewhere there are plots to kill him, or use him as a pawn in the plans of others. Even the mysterious Aes Sedai are not free from treachery, and the quest for the Horn of Valere is only the beginning of Rand's long journey of discovery.