In the Stone of Tear, Rand must make a decision of what to do and where to go next. The Forsaken, still in hiding, are plotting against him. The local nobles are grinding their teeth and planning his demise behind his back. His decision will take him to a strange and deadly land where he will learn about his past, and of where his future must take him.

In the meantime, Perrin returns to the Two Rivers after hearing rumors of the Children of the Light looking for him there. dangerous than they think. Which will take them away from Tar Valon and back out into a world being quickly consumed by war and turmoil. He decides to save the Two Rivers by traveling back to his home and turning himself in to the Children. But upon arriving home, Perrin discovers that the Trollocs have returned and the Two Rivers in great danger. Perrin must become a hunter of Trollocs in order to save the Two Rivers. But what will he do about the Whitecloaks?

About the Book Covers

The images shown on the left are the various covers that have been used for various editions of this book. In descending order they are:

1. U.S. Hard cover edition
2. U.K. Hard cover edition
3. U.K. trade paperback edition
4. La montée des Orages (Storms Rising), France, part one of this book)
5. German part one of this book
6. German part 2 of this book
7. Drakens flykt ("The Dragon's Flight", or also "The Dragon's Escape", Sweden, Part one of this book)
8. Tears klippa ("The Stone of Tear", Sweden, part two of this book)