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'''The Gathering Storm''' is the twelfth book in [[Robert Jordan]]'s [[The Wheel of Time (Series)|The Wheel of Time]] series. This is also book one of three that have been written by [[Brandon Sanderson]] using Jordan's notes. The initial plan was for the final book to be called ''Memory of Light'' and to immediately follow [[Knife of Dreams]]. However, once Sanderson took over, it turned out that a single volume might become too big and the decision to split it resulted in publishing three more volumes of the series - The Gathering Storm, [[Towers of Midnight]], and [[A Memory of Light]].
  
The Gathering Storm is book Twelve in the Wheel of Time Series
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The Gathering Storm was initially published on October 27 2009, two years after Jordan's passing. It consists of a prologue, 50 chapters, and an epilogue. Sanderson also wrote a forward, describing how he got the call from Harriet about finishing the books.
  
[[The_Gathering_Storm_Character_List|Character List]]: Every character that appears in, or is mentioned in the Gathering Storm and what they did.
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The audiobook, narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, is 32 hours and 58 minutes long.
 
[[Character_Glossary_A|All Characters]]: Every character in the series and their current status, where known.
 
  
[[The_Gathering_Storm:_Plot_Summary|Plot Summary]]: A summary of the plot of the Gathering Storm
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==Plot==
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To learn more about the plot of The Gathering Storm, read the following articles:
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*[[The_Gathering_Storm:_Plot_Summary|Plot Summary]]: A summary of the plot of the Gathering Storm
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*[[Unfinished Plotlines (TGS)|Unfinished Plotlines]]: Plotlines that were not resolved in the Gathering Storm or earlier
  
[[The_Gathering_Storm:_Chapter_Summaries|Chapter Summaries]]: Chapter by chapter summaries of the Gathering Storm
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===Prophecies===
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*[[Unfulfilled Prophecy (TGS)|Unfulfilled Prophecy]]: Prophecies that have yet to happen as of the end of The Gathering Storm
  
[[Series Summary]]: A summary of all the main events in the series up to the end of The Gathering Storm,\
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==Chapter Summaries==
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The volunteers at TarValon.Net have written very extensive summaries of each chapter in the book. Feel free to go through them here:
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*[[The_Gathering_Storm:_Chapter_Summaries|Chapter Summaries]]
  
[[Unfulfilled Prophecy (TGS)|Unfulfilled Prophecy]]: Prophecies that have yet to happen,
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==Characters==
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For a list of all the characters that appear in The Gathering Storm, check:
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*[[The Gathering Storm Character List|List of Characters]]
  
[[Unfinished Plotlines (TGS)|Unfinished Plotlines]]: Plotlines that are ongoing and were not resolved in the Gathering Storm or earlier
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==Other Issues==
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*The Bulgarian edition was first released in 2010 by BARD publishing house (ИК "БАРД"), translated by Valerii Russinov (Валерий Русинов). There is no audiobook in Bulgarian.
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==Titles in Other Languages==
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*Bulgarian - Burya se nadiga - Буря се надига
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*Serbian - Dolazeća oluja
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==Book Covers==
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File:12-The Gathering Storm-Bulgarian.jpg|thumb|none|The Gathering Storm cover in Bulgarian, supplied by [[Ilverin Matriam]]
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Latest revision as of 00:19, 6 April 2023

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The Gathering Storm
Author Robert Jordan

Brandon Sanderson

Cover Artist Darrell K. Sweet
Series The Wheel of Time (#12)
Publication Date 27 October 2009
Pages 783 (U.S. Hardback edition)
ISBN-13 978-0765302304
Preceded by Knife of Dreams
Followed by Towers of Midnight


The Gathering Storm is the twelfth book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series. This is also book one of three that have been written by Brandon Sanderson using Jordan's notes. The initial plan was for the final book to be called Memory of Light and to immediately follow Knife of Dreams. However, once Sanderson took over, it turned out that a single volume might become too big and the decision to split it resulted in publishing three more volumes of the series - The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, and A Memory of Light.

The Gathering Storm was initially published on October 27 2009, two years after Jordan's passing. It consists of a prologue, 50 chapters, and an epilogue. Sanderson also wrote a forward, describing how he got the call from Harriet about finishing the books.

The audiobook, narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, is 32 hours and 58 minutes long.

Plot

To learn more about the plot of The Gathering Storm, read the following articles:

Prophecies

Chapter Summaries

The volunteers at TarValon.Net have written very extensive summaries of each chapter in the book. Feel free to go through them here:

Characters

For a list of all the characters that appear in The Gathering Storm, check:

Other Issues

  • The Bulgarian edition was first released in 2010 by BARD publishing house (ИК "БАРД"), translated by Valerii Russinov (Валерий Русинов). There is no audiobook in Bulgarian.

Titles in Other Languages

  • Bulgarian - Burya se nadiga - Буря се надига
  • Serbian - Dolazeća oluja

Book Covers