Cover of A Memory of Light

A Memory of Light

core novel 2013 Wheel of Time

Record

First published2013
Original language EN
Work typenovel
Canon statuscore
Reader rating4.59 (167,336 ratings, collected 2026-09-11)
Page count912
First-edition ISBN9780765325952
First-edition date2013-01-08
First-edition publisherTor Books
First-edition countryUS

Synopsis

The fourteenth and final novel of the series opens with preparations for Tarmon Gai'don, the long-prophesied Last Battle between the forces of Light and Shadow. Rand al'Thor convenes rulers and leaders from across the world at the Field of Merrilor, proposing the Dragon's Peace, a treaty intended to fix national borders and prevent future wars once the immediate crisis has passed, though the proposal meets with resistance from several of the assembled leaders. As the armies of Light move to face the Shadow's forces, multiple crises unfold across different fronts, including sabotage from the Forsaken Graendal that forces Mat Cauthon into an unexpected command role, and the unforeseen arrival of the distant nation of Shara under enemy control. Amid argument over Rand's intentions, Rand prepares to face the Dark One directly as the world's armies commit fully to the final struggle.

Where it sits

Notes

  • Completed by Brandon Sanderson from Robert Jordan's notes.
  • From the series record (The Wheel of Time): 14 main-sequence novels (1990-2013) + prequel New Spring (2004).

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.

  • Publication order, within the series The Wheel of Time: position 15 of 15: previous Towers of Midnight (2010)

Sources

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