The Gathering Storm, the 12th book in The Wheel of Time series — the first in a “trilogy” finale — will be released today.
The book is by Brandon Sanderson, chosen to complete the series by the widow of original author Robert Jordan and Tor Books, the publisher of the series.
Sanderson worked from Jordan’s notes in writing the book.
The publisher has apparently embargoed preview copies, so there are no industry reviews, although several fansites have weighed in with praise.
The book is currently #7 on Amazon.com.
Below, find video interviews from the publisher with the author and Jordan’s widow.
(Incidentally, is it just me, or is that a really bad cover?)
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Brandon if you’re reading this, sorry I’m late. I was given “…Storm” for Christmas. The prologue left me anxious, it seemed hesitant and meandering and too much like a visit to the Ozarks, so I was preparing myself to be disappointed.
Surprise! I wasn’t. The book then took off with confidence and skill and I was hard pressed to distinguish the change in authors.
As the expression goes, “I can’t wait” for the final two books, but as reality goes, I must. Brandon has honoured (Canadian spelling) Robert Jordan’s legacy. Well done!
And to TOR, the publisher’s: what were you thinking?! Robert Jordan’s post-mortem signature is wrong in so many ways!
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It’s out of my system now.
Brandon’s work is really good for those who haven’t read him as yet. I was part of an online book group and when we chose Brandon’s first book “Elantris” as our book of the month to read and review, he graciously agreed to discuss the novel with us. We hadn’t realised that one of the members of the group was the author (he kept a low profile and was simply registered, as were the rest of us, as fans of Melanie Rawn).
His “Mistborn” trilogy is great and I’d recommend it to anyone who loves fantasy, and I think he’ll do a great job of wrapping up Jordan’s epic (admittedly, somewhat bloated) story.