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The Gathering Storm

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

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Critic reviews

"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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Great book

Brandon did a great job caring on the Robert Jorden legacy. Great book Great reading.

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Excellent

The writing and readers are excellent. Good performance was great, nothing compares to it 👍🏽

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Amazing!

This is where the books really pick up again now that Brandon Sanderson has picked up the pen to finish the series for Jordan. This book flies at an amazing pace and is incredible.

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Escalation

The pace of the story quickens, partly because of the fervent narrator-hopping, but this is the crescendo the series deserves. Sanderson picks up Jordan's banner admirably. The only bit that bothers me is Michael Kramer's exaggerated posh Briton accent when narrating Andoran nobility. There's quite a bit of it this time and I can't stand it, but that's my cross to bear.

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Outstanding WoT entry by author Brandon Sanderson

I have been reading (and listening) to the Wheel of Time books since Robert Jordan first published them in the early 1990s. After suffering through the infamous "slog" of the middle-numbered books, I got frustrated while in grad school and discontinued reading them.

Thanks to Audible, though, I got back into the series this year by subscribing to audio versions of the last several books, starting with WoT 11 and now WoT 12's Gathering Storm. It is clear that replacement author Brandon Sanderson respected Robert Jordan's wishes and intentions by producing an outstanding entry in what was originally meant to be a massive last volume, since split into three volumes (11-13) by the books' publisher, Tor Fantasy.

Finally, the plot moves along, and you feel the characters' senses of urgency and destiny as Tarmon Gai'don (the Last Battle) approaches. I enjoyed the talents of the male and female narrators--Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, respectively. However, I do wish that male narrator Mr. Kramer was utilized for speaking only the male characters' lines, and the same for female narrator Ms. Reading, rather than having each narrator take turns with each chapter speaking for both genders. There were many occasions where Mr. Kramer attempted to impersonate a woman's voice with a falsetto, and Ms. Reading did similarly with a man's voice. Hearing Ms. Kramer attempts to speak as Rand al Thor, for example, was a turn off, and they distracted from the story lines.

Notwithstanding the minor criticism regarding the Audible narration decision, the book itself is outstanding and far better than many volumes earlier in the series, where it was a chore to get through a 1000-plus page book. For this one, I wanted to hear it in my car, on sleep timer mode, and even while at work in between patient appointments!

I have already obtained my Audible credit for the next book (#13) in WoT, Towers of Midnight, and I can't wait! Brandon Sanderson is a true super fan and a gifted fantasy writer who took on the mantle from Jordan and even improved upon his writing style. If only the Amazon television series could live up to the hype...

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Best book yet

Sandersen did amazing picking up where Robert Jordan left off. He does honor to the series.m, the characters, and the fans. Definitely going to check out his series after this, probably starting with the Stormlight Archives.

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Amazing story! One of the best books.

Really amazing story. Love the flow of it. Brandon Sanderson did an amazing job. Great subplots throughout.

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as always these books keeps you wanting to continue reading

this is the second time I have read through these books it just continues to keep your interest

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Incredible

It appears Robert Jordan’s Wheel wove Brandon Sanderson into its pattern, and I can’t imagine a better person to fill Robert Jordan’s massive shoes. Robert Jordan will be missed dearly, but as always; the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills.

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Happy to revisit a beloved saga

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read this, but I love it as much this time as I did the first time.

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