The prologue, in which a farmer we have never met before decides to pack up and move towards the building storm -to do his part in the battle that is coming- was an incredible piece! This section, more than any other, really brought home to me how close Tar’mon Gaidon is, and sets the tone for The Gathering Storm as well as The Towers of Midnight and A Memory of Light. So it is Robert Jordan’s book, and it most definitely is a worthy Wheel of Time book. Brandon Sanderson worked off notes, worked with Harriet and Mr Jordan’s assistants, to write this book. It is his book, but he did not write it because he, very sadly, died. Robert Jordan did not write this book! I’m just trying to make you few who might hate this book understand that. Is any negative response towards the book justified, when taking into consideration that Robert Jordan was unable to write this book? If you were looking for a book written by Robert Jordan, there are plenty to choose from, including some westerns, but The Gathering Storm is not one of those books. Some of you might be thinking, Huh? That’s obvious! But think about this a little. Until, that is, I realized the most important thing – this was Robert Jordan’s book, but he did not write it. I will admit that I was a bit worried about the book after I read the first chapter posted at Tor.com I immediately picked up that this wasn’t Jordan, and my instinct was to be a bit put out and disappointed. Practically a month and a half after it was published worldwide, but I did get it. So, I finally managed to get a copy and read it.
Reading the whole series is a huge time commitment, so I'm not going to set a schedule. The Thirteenth Depository (background information, links to Jordan’s and Sanderson’s blogs - ‘ware spoilers): >31 has found a couple of useful sites, so I’m adding them in here: Please note: each instalment of the Tor read and re-read covers a few chapters, so make sure you’ve read those chapters before you read that instalment (it tells you which chapters at the top). If you want more, link to the index for the Tor re-read (2009): īut it does warn you it has spoilers for the rest of the series. Link to the index for the Tor reading in 2018/ 2019/. Link to the Tor reading of the series in 2018. The Wheel of Time Companion: The People, Places, and History of the Bestselling Series November 2015 The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time (companion) November 1997
The rumour mill is fairly definite about a TV series which will start filming in the second half of this year, so it's a good time to pick up the books whether for the first time or as a refresher (or, in my case, to finally - hopefully - finish reading the entire series).ī) To the Blight 20022- The Great Hunt November 1990ī) New Threads in the Pattern 20043- The Dragon Reborn October 1991 I didn't get as far as that the first time I started the series (I had lost track a couple of books before, while waiting for the next ones to be published) but from all accounts, they live up to the solo books. Sadly, Robert Jordan (the pen name of James Oliver Rigney) passed away before completing the series but he left copious notes for Brandon Sanderson to write what would be another three books. There are 14 (count 'em!) books (plus a prequel and a companion book) in the series of what was originally planned as a trilogy. Welcome to the group read for the Wheel of Time (WoT) series! (Jump to >4 for links to threads for individual books) But it was a beginning.Ī breeze arose beyond the jungle and blew its cool air across my balcony, ameliorating the tropical heat as I set up this thread. There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, a wind rose in the Mountains of Mist. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legends.