Originally published: October 20, 1998
Author: Robert Jordan
Followed by: Winter's Heart and Crossroads of Twilight
Preceded by: A Crown of Swords and Lord of Chaos
Cover artist: Darrell K. Sweet
Pages: 687 (U.S. paperback edition) &; 604 (U.S. hardback edition) &; 608 pp (UK hardback edition)
Series: The Wheel of Time