" As the title suggests, this book relates a story that takes place before the first book of the Wheelof Time. About 18 years before they set off to find the farmboy & potential savior of their world, Rand al'THor, the duo of Moiraine and Lan had to meet, learn to tolerate each other, and find a common purpose. These are two of the more interesting characters in the series, Moiraine having been a calculating woman of no small power, and Lan being basically a fighting machine who was once the heir apparent to a kingdom that has recently ben wiped off of the map. This short novel chronicles their meeting, and it does so in decent, if not stellar fashion. The tale itself is nothing wonderous - the interesting thing about the book is reading the back stories on several characters that you know and love or hate from the series. It's not bad and worth reading at some point in the series, but I doubt it will blow anyone away. "
— Scott, 12/27/2013