Jordan, Robert

Rand, a farm boy, is thought to be the prophesied leader who will save his people.

The peaceful villagers of Emond's Field pay little heed to rumors of war in the western lands until a savage attack by troll-like minions of the Dark One forces three young men to confront a destiny which has its origins in the time known as The Breaking of the World.

Three teenagers, caught in a struggle between good and evil, make their way to a distant land.

The leader who will save the world, but in the process destroy it, is on the run from his prophesied destiny.

Rand Al ' Thor and his friends flee their village and eventually come face to face with the Dark One.