Characters in The Fires of Heaven

Rand al'Thor

Wages open war for the first time, learning to command armies while the Forsaken hunt him directly.

Also in The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, Lord of Chaos, A Crown of Swords, Crossroads of Twilight, The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, A Memory of Light

Lanfear

The most powerful of the Forsaken, obsessed with the man Rand once was, swinging between ally and deadly threat.

Matrim Cauthon

Reluctantly grows into a brilliant battlefield commander as ancient military memories surface in him.

Also in The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, A Crown of Swords, Winter's Heart, Crossroads of Twilight, Knife of Dreams, The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight

Nynaeve al'Meara

Crosses the world undercover with Elayne, matching wits with a hidden Forsaken.

Also in The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, Lord of Chaos, A Crown of Swords, The Path of Daggers, The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, A Memory of Light

Egwene al'Vere

Deepens her training among the Aiel Wise Ones and her command of the World of Dreams.

Also in The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, A Crown of Swords, The Path of Daggers, Crossroads of Twilight, Knife of Dreams, The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight

Aviendha

Bound to Rand by Aiel custom, her wary closeness to him grows more complicated.

Also in The Shadow Rising, A Crown of Swords, The Path of Daggers, A Memory of Light