a b c Wilcox, Brad (December 3, 2008). "Bringing Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' to a close". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 11, 2009. The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One’s prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight. The three books comprise what can be considered Jordan's final vision of the series. In the foreword, Sanderson states that they can be thought of as "the three volumes of A Memory of Light or as the final three books of The Wheel of Time. Both are correct." He also comments on the differing writing style, suggesting that it could be compared to different film directors directing the same script. [1] The Gathering Storm consists of a prologue, 50 chapters, and an epilogue. Towers of Midnight - Chapter 45_57 - A Reunion-683452121 Towers of Midnight Audiobook - TWOT Book 13

Jordan’s writing is so amazing! The characterization, the attention to detail!” —Clint McElroy, co-creator of the #1 podcast The Adventure Zone The series' storyline has been leading up to the "Last Battle" (Tarmon Gai'don)—a fight between the forces of Light and Shadow. According to prophecy in the series the primary protagonist Rand al'Thor, as the Dragon Reborn, will "fight the [battle]", and must be present for the forces of Light to have a chance at winning and stopping the being known as the Dark One, the primary antagonist, from escaping his prison. [2] [3] [4] Mason-D'Croz, Michael (December 5, 2009). "Lincolnite writes the ultimate fan fiction in 'Gathering Storm' ". Lincoln Journal Star. Lee Enterprises . Retrieved December 15, 2009. The sun has begun to set upon the Third Age. And trials by fire await those fighting against the darkness that encroaches from their enemies—and within themselves… Hardcovers: Fiction/Science Fiction & Fantasy". Publishers Weekly. Reed Business. June 29, 2009 . Retrieved November 15, 2009.

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I’m the culprit of numerous small mistakes, most of which there is no time to point out. The biggest flaw in my writing of Towers of Midnight, however, has to be the chronology. Towers of Midnight - Chapter 48_57 - Near Avendesora-683452061 Towers of Midnight Audiobook - TWOT Book 13

Even Matrin Cauthon's thread has become bogged down in this book as he basically waits ... to open a letter from Verin Sedai, for an audience with the queen of Andor, to go rescue Moiraine Sedai ... A pity because Mat's character had been so full of life in all the previous works. Thompson, Bill (September 17, 2007). "Robert Jordan dies at age 58". The Post and Courier . Retrieved April 17, 2009. Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer. He began writing in 1977. He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.

Mat lands on the ground outside the Tower. Moiraine tells her story. She is weak in the One Power after being drained by the Aelfinn and Eelfinn, who said they killed Lanfear. One of her demands from the Eelfinn was the ivory bracelet angreal. Mat refuses her Healing for his eye. Moiraine says she needs to find Rand. Thom and Moiraine profess their love and agree to marry. He will also be her Warder. Sanderson, Brandon (January 24, 2008). "WoT Read Through Notes: Introduction" . Retrieved February 20, 2008. Towers of Midnight contains 57 chapters, a prologue and an epilogue and consists of 29 unique POVs and 148 individual POVs. It has a total word count of 325,997 words. The Gathering Storm was released on October 27, 2009, with an initial print run of one million books. [54] Sanderson supported the release with a 25 city book signing tour, with McDougal attending some events. The first event in the tour was a midnight release party in Provo, Utah with several hundred fans of the series attending. [55] [56] An unabridged audiobook was released, produced and read by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer, who have so far produced all the audiobooks for the series. [57] Reception [ edit ]

Towers of Midnight - Chapter 18_57 - The Strength of This Place-683452628 Towers of Midnight Audiobook - TWOT Book 13 In the Stone of Tear, Nynaeve is terrified because of Rand’s recent actions, but Min feels warmth from his bond. Alanna disappears from her room, leaving only an empty envelope (that contained a letter from Verin). Min senses Rand’s return.Mat, Thom, and Noal reach the Tower of Ghenjei. Thom draws the Snakes and Foxes symbol on the Tower with a knife, and the triangle becomes a glowing doorway. They enter the Tower. Each room has four hallways extending from it, one in each direction. They begin to move, but retracing their steps leads to different rooms. A fox-like Eelfinn tries to confuse them but Thom puts it to sleep with his flute. Mat decides to roll his dice to decide which way to go. Eventually they reach a room that Mat recognizes from his previous trip. Gawyn investigates the scene of a fourth murder in days in the White Tower. He believes it to be a Gray Man. He argues with Egwene, who believes it to be Mesaana. Moridin summons Graendal. She tries to convince him that allowing Aran’gar to die was part of her plan to cause Rand pain. She offers to kill Perrin. Moridin gives her a dreamspike and Slayer, and reads her some Dark Prophecy that they interpret to mean that Perrin will die at their hands. Towers of Midnight - Chapter 15_57 - Use a Pebble-683452679 Towers of Midnight Audiobook - TWOT Book 13 Towers of Midnight - Chapter 57_57 - A Rabbit for Supper-683451896 Towers of Midnight Audiobook - TWOT Book 13 Padan Fain walks through the Blight with the ruby dagger. He kills a Worm, which attracts a Myrddraal and Trollocs. A mist kills the Myrddraal and turns the Trollocs into zombies who will follow him.

Meanwhile, finally allowed to undertake the final test to becoming a Wise One, Aviendha journeys through the Aiel Waste, making her way to the ancient city of Rhuidean. During her trek, a wandering Aiel named Nakomi visits her and asks to share her fire; after beginning an innocuous conversation, the mysterious woman muses to Aviendha about the fate of the Aiel, once their toh to the Dragon has been met. The question perplexes Aviendha, and worries her, as it seems the Aiel might lose purpose and meaning once the Last Battle was fought. After arriving in Rhuidean and passing the final trial of the crystal columns (a comprehensive history of the 'shame' of the Aiel, as seen through her ancestor's eyes), she attempts to learn more of the ter'angreal through which she had just passed by touching them. This inadvertently reveals to Aviendha what may be the future of the Aiel, where her own descendants begin a chain of events that would allow the Seanchan to overtake the wetlands, drive the Aiel into hiding, and systematically reduce them to pathetic scavengers, all knowledge of ji'e'toh abandoned, and finally driven to extinction. Faced with this crushing possibility, Aviendha leaves Rhuidean to find Rand, desperate for any chance to right this grim future. Towers of Midnight - Chapter 06_57 - Questioning Intentions-683452853 Towers of Midnight Audiobook - TWOT Book 13Towers of Midnight - Chapter 41_57 - An Unexpected Ally-683452208 Towers of Midnight Audiobook - TWOT Book 13