The Shadow Rising - Book Four

The Stone of Tear, fortress of legend, has been taken and Callandor, the Sword That Is Not a Sword, is held. But for Rand al'Thor, the shepherd who has become the Dragon Reborn, it is only the beginning.

As his friends and enemies alike plot and mobilize, the Lord Dragon studies the texts of the prophecies and struggles to control the Power that is his. But all know that is must be war - war against the Forsaken and all who oppose the Dragon Reborn. And the prison that holds the Dark One is slowly, but inexorably, losing its power. In the final battle, Rand al'Thor knows who he mush face ...

Painfully, he pushed himself up. Leaving bloody footprints on the carpet, he limped to the stand where Callandor rested. Blood from hundreds of cuts covered him. He lifted the sword, and its glassy length glowed with the Power flowing into it. The Sword That Is Not a Sword. That blade, apparently glass, would cut as well as the finest steel, yet Callandor truly was not a sword, but instead was a remnant of the Age of Legends, a sa'angreal ...