Publisher:   Tor
Pub date:   Octobert 27, 2009
ISBN:   9780765302304
Format:   Hardcover
Author websites:  www.brandonsanderson.com

In this epic novel, Robert Jordan’s international bestselling series, the Wheel of Time, begins its dramatic conclusion. Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. As he attempts to halt the Seanchan encroachment northward---wishing he could form at least a temporary truce with the invaders---his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself.

Egwene al’Vere, the Amyrlin Seat of the rebel Aes Sedai, is a captive of the White Tower and subject to the whims of their tyrannical leader. As days tick toward the Seanchan attack she knows is imminent, Egwene works to hold together the disparate factions of Aes Sedai while providing leadership in the face of increasing uncertainty and despair. Her fight will prove the mettle of the Aes Sedai, and her conflict will decide the future of the White Tower---and possibly the world itself.

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

The release of The Gathering Storm is especially memorable, as it honors the legacy of a great man and writer. The conclusion to the Wheel of Time series was partially written by Robert Jordan before his untimely passing in 2007. BRANDON SANDERSON, the New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn books, was then chosen by Jordan’s editor—his wife, Harriet McDougal—to complete the series based on the notes and materials left behind. Tor proudly presents The Gathering Storm as the first of three novels that will make up A Memory of Light. This short sequence will complete the struggle against the Shadow, bringing to a close a journey begun almost twenty years ago and marking the conclusion of the Wheel of Time, the preeminent fantasy epic of our era.