Life in Emond's Field has been pretty boring for Rand Al' Thor & his friends until a strange young woman arrives in their village. Moraine is an Aes Sedai a magician with the ability to wield the One Power & she brings warnings of a terrible evil awakening in the world. That very night the village is attacked by bloodthirsty Trollocs
- a fearsome tribe of beast-men thought to be no more than myth. As Emond's Field burns Moraine & her warrior-guardian help Rand & his companions to escape. But it is only the beginning of their troubles. For Moraine believes Rand Al' Thor is the Dragon Reborn & that he is fated to unite the world against the rising darkness & lead the fight against a being so powerful & evil it is known simply as the Dark One. Part One of the opening volume to Robert Jordan's classic Wheel of Time series The Eye of the World continues with TO THE BLIGHT also available in March 2003.