For centuries, the makers of joy have told tales of the great horn hunt, many tales for each hunter, and there are many hunters to tell their tales... Now the horn itself has been found: the Horn of Valer, long thought to be a myth, the horn that will awaken heroes of the ages from the dead. But the horn has been stolen. Rand Althor and his companions set out on a quest to reclaim the horn from the Dark Lord's shadow creatures. Along the way, he discovers that it is the dragon resurrected; a champion of light destined to stand against the shadows again and again. It is a great responsibility, requiring Rand to discover and master extraordinary abilities he never imagined he possessed.