Just as good as Gathering Storm. Liked the little scenes, like the scene with Rand and the apples. Didn't really care for the scenes with Perrin and Faile, which seemed a large part. But Galad, now leader of the whitecloaks, has become more tolerable, so there's that. Enjoyed our characters finally meeting up again: Rand finally talking to Egwene as the Amerlyn, Mat and Elayne (who now had Andor and Carhien) meeting, Perrin and Elayne meeting, Perrin meeting Egwene in the wolf dream, Morgase and her reunion with all of her children, Egwene and Nyneave (who's finally taken the test). Digging the alliance between the Aes Sedai, the Wise Ones, and the WindFinders. And we have the big climax-- Mat and Thom rescuing Moiraine from the tower of Ghenjei.