The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

The Dragon is reborn! Rand al'Thor has raised the standard of the Dragon and proclaimed that he is the ancient hero Lews Therin Telamon reborn to save the world and break it once more. But still he doubts his destiny and what must be done. Escaping his companions he begins a long and dangerous trek to the nation of Tear. Once there if he can seize Callandor, the Sword That Cannot be Touched, the whole of the world will know him as the Dragon Reborn and even he will be unable to deny it.

By far the best of the series, The Dragon Reborn has an urgency that many of the other books lack as nearly the entire cast of characters races after Rand in a desperate attempt to reach Tear. The book differs from the first two in that Rand is barely in it at all, instead leaving most of the action to the secondary characters giving them the chance to shine. The book also introduces the book to the last major additions to the story's cast and settles a number of the relationships between them.

Pages: 624