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The Gathering Storm

Book 12 of The Wheel of Time

  • 824 pages · about 14 hours
  • First published 2009
  • 20 editions

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1 About this book

Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. Meanwhile, Egwene al'Vere, the Amyrlin Seat of the rebel Aes Sedai, is being held captive by the White Tower.

Knowing the Seanchan attack is imminent, she fights to hold the Aes Sedai together in an epic contest that will prove the mettle of her followers and will decide the future of the White Tower---and possibly the world itself. The first of three novels that will make up "A Memory of Light" and mark the conclusion of the Wheel of Time.

Good for readers who want: epic fantasy and a long read.

  • Fantasy, epic
  • Rand al'Thor

2 About Robert Jordan

1948–2007

James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. His The Wheel of Time series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel, is among the highest-selling book series of all time, with 90 million copies sold. In his earlier career he was one of several writers to produce original Conan the Barbarian novels.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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