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The Gathering Storm

Written by: Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
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Publisher's Summary

Now an original series starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!

Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers and listeners around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters.

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind.

In Tar Valon, Min sees portents of hideous doom. Will the White Tower itself be broken?

In the Two Rivers, the Whitecloaks ride in pursuit of a man with golden eyes, and in pursuit of the Dragon Reborn.

In Cantorin, among the Sea Folk, High Lady Suroth plans the return of the Seanchan armies to the mainland.

In the Stone of Tear, the Lord Dragon considers his next move. It will be something no one expects, not the Black Ajah, not Tairen nobles, not Aes Sedai, not Egwene or Elayne or Nynaeve.

Against the Shadow rising stands the Dragon Reborn....

The Wheel of Time®
New Spring: The Novel
#1 The Eye of the World
#2 The Great Hunt
#3 The Dragon Reborn
#4 The Shadow Rising
#5 The Fires of Heaven
#6 Lord of Chaos
#7 A Crown of Swords
#8 The Path of Daggers
#9 Winter's Heart
#10 Crossroads of Twilight
#11 Knife of Dreams

By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
#12 The Gathering Storm
#13 Towers of Midnight
#14 A Memory of Light

By Robert Jordan
Warrior of the Altaii

By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson
The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons
The Wheel of Time Companion

By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk
Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

©2009 The Bandersnatch Group, Inc. (P)2009 Macmillan Audio

What the critics say

"The Wheel of Time...is a fantasy tale seldom equaled and still less often surpassed in English." ( Chicago Sun-Times)
"Jordan has a powerful vision of good and evil - but what strikes me as most pleasurable...is all the fascinating people moving through a rich and interesting world." (Orson Scott Card on The Wheel of Time)

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Enjoyed!

This book moved fast and is the beginning of characters rejoining for the end. Left wondering a few things. Thus excited to begin the next book. I also enjoyed the interview with Brandon Sanderson. Enjoy!

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Amazing!!!

Glad to see Brandon doing a great job with the series. To be Honest I was a little worried that he wouldn't have met my high expectations but it most certainly did. great job on the book!

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The best out of the previous 11.

It was smooth sailing, well written, tied up loose ends and propelled the story forward.

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had to ease into the new style, but fell into it.

as someone who has just Marathon 12 bucks straight before hitting this book I could immediately notice the difference in sales as the characters and the plot was reintroduced at the beginning of the chapters. I noticed some subtle differences in the ways that characters interact with each other and in traits they had and reactions. would otherwise be out of place. you have a very subtle but I picked up on them because I had just sat through all the other books from 02 11 before this. once I got over my initial frustration and pessimism I realized that a lot was happening and there was tons of fanservice and plot twists and I just fell in love with this. I think in the beginning it was slow for Sanderson to get into the groove of writing a wheel of Time, but I began 2 appreciate. The world building had already been set up by Jordan and now it was time for Sanderson to use his skill set at develop the plot and set up the foundation that we need to end this story. I'm very happy but how this first third of the finale has been laid out and as it stands I feel that Jordan would have been very happy to know that this is how his world was being concluded

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Quality!

The readers did exceptionally well with this one. Very clean editing, no mistakes. GREAT BOOK

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Sanderson was the perfect choice to finish

The measuring stick I planned to use for Sanderson was if he made me feel the same way about the characters. When Naynaeve was introduced in this book, I knew Sanderson was the perfect choice as it didn't take more than 5 minutes before I wanted to box her ears!!

The previous 3-4 books in the series seemed to drag on a lot with all of the details and seemingly useless information that at times I felt bored and was tempted to skip chapters, it was if Jordan was told by publishers to drag the series on for the profits. I was a little concerned when I heard the last book was extended to 3 books but Sanderson showed none of of the slow paced storytelling from the previous few books. This book kept you at the edge of your seat, everything you kept expecting to happen in previous books, but never materialized, poured out of this book and was so addicting that when you told yourself you would listen to one chapter before bed, you had to force yourself to stop after 3-4 chapters.

I can't wait to start the next book, the excitement felt after finishing the first 10 books has returned and the adrenaline is pumping just waiting to continue the story and see what happens

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loved it!

another great book, it has been a long road but I have enjoyed every one.

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It really feels like a beginning of the end

Sanderson’s style is really refreshing but does feel different. He loves to constantly alternate between which character we are seeing the unfold, chapter-to-chapter. If
You’re read other Sanderson works, you know he loves to beat down a main character in to the darkest, lowest moments of their lives, and describe their pain and how it affects them. So honestly, he handles a struggling Rand very well.
This book is clearly focussed on setting up our pieces for the finale, putting everyone where they need to be. And it accomplishes that well. The middle books of this series had a struggle with actually accomplishing “story milestones” (if you want evidence, pay attention to how every time a Pat event is discussed or has relevance to this book, it’s usually an event that happened in the first few books.) and this book is resolving that issue.

Michael Kramer and Kate Reading are always good. I’m not downplaying them they are some of the best. But they do consistently struggle with the changing of word pronounciation, or character accents changing. This is not a new issue. It’s a minor complaint, as we’re talking fantasy and there are a LOT of strange words in these books. But that’s why it’s important to at least have consistent pronunciation. It can be confusing when a word is suddenly pronounced differently, or too similar to another fantasy word, (Domani and Damane come to mind.) That said, every other aspect of their reading is perfect.

Simply put, it’s a good book. you can see the end in sight when you read this book, and it’s exciting and daunting all at the same time.

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LOVED IT!

Can't believe I have read 12 books in one series and never got bored! From Book 1 , I have been fully immersed in this fantastic story! Wonderful Narrators, they engage the listener with their amazing gift of being able to handle the complexity of so many characters !! Onto Book 13...can't wait!

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Listening to this story is like coming home after a long time away

There is something so comforting and special about this story that will always mean so much to me. I’m so happy Sanderson was able to keep the story alive

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