Memory of Light, the final volume in the Wheel of Time series, will be released in three novels, the first being The Gathering Storm. As the dramatic conclusion begins to this epic story, Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle, and Egwene al'Vere, the Amyrlin Seat of the rebel Aes Sedai, is a captive of the White Tower, in which her conflict will decide the future of the Tower.