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The Gathering Storm
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The Wheel of Time: Book 12

The Gathering Storm (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Robert Jordan (Author), Brandon Sanderson (Author) (edit contributors)

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Tarmon Gai’don, the Last Battle, looms. And man kind is not ready. The final volume of the Wheel of Time, A Memory of Light, was partially written by Robert Jordan before his untimely passing in 2007. Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn books, was chosen... read more

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  • “There was always hope. By surrendering that most important emotion, he might make himself strong--but risked losing all reason he might have to care about the outcomeof his battles.”
    Nynaeve
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  • “How do you fight someone smarter than yourself?” Rand whispered. “The answer is simple. You make her think that you are sitting down across the table from her, ready to play her game. Then you punch her in the face as hard as you can.
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  • I assumed that I just had to be harder, and that was what would teach me to laugh at pain. But it’s not hardness at all. It’s not strength that makes me laugh. It’s understanding.
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  • Fireflies consumed in darkness. Three women before a pyre. Flashes of light, darkness, shadow, signs of death, crowns, injuries, pain and hope. A tempest around Rand al’Thor, stronger than any physical storm.
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  • He shall hold a blade of light in his hands, and the three shall be one.
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  • The Wheel has turned, for better or worse. And it will keep on turning, as lights die and forests dim, storms call and skies break. Turn it will. The Wheel is not hope, and the Wheel does not care, the Wheel simply is. But so long as it turns, folk may hope, folk may care. For with light that fades, another will eventually grow, and each storm that rages must eventually die. As long as the Wheel turns. As long as it turns. . . .”
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  • Honor didn’t come from being punished, but accepting a punishment and bearing it restored honor. That was the soul of toh—the willing lowering of oneself in order to recover that which had been lost.
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  • You didn’t get mad at the weasel who was sneaking into your yard and eating your hens. You simply laid a trap and disposed of the animal. Anger was pointless.
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  • Anyone who claimed that old age had brought them patience was either lying or senile.
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  • Younglings: Group of soldier's loyal to Tar Valon.

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Renald Fanwar sat on his porch, warming the sturdy blackoak chair crafted for him by his grandson two years before.

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MAPS
PROLOGUE: What the Storm Means
1 Tears from Steel
2 The Nature of Pain
3 The Ways of Honor
4 Nightfall
5 A Tale of Blood
6 When Iron Melts
7 The Plan for Arad Doman
8 Clean Shirts
9 Leaving Malden
10 The Last of the Tabac
11 The Death of Adrin
12 Unexpected Encounters
13 An Offer and a Departure
14 A Box Opens
15 A Place to Begin
16 In the White Tower
17 Questions of Control
18 A Message in Haste
19 Gambits
20 On a Broken Road
21 Embers and Ash
22 The Last That Could Be Done
23 A Warp in the Air
24 A New Commitment
25 In Darkness
26 A Crack in the Stone
27 The Tipsy Gelding
28 Night in Hinderstap
29 Into Bandar Eban
30 Old Advice
31 A Promise to Lews Therin
32 Rivers of Shadow
33 A Conversation with the Dragon
34 Legends
35 A Halo of Blackness
36 The Death of Tuon
37 A Force of Light
38 News in Tel'aran'rhiod
39 A Visit from Verin Sedai
40 The Tower Shakes
41 A Fount of Power
42 Before the Stone of Tear
43 Sealed to the Flame
44 Scents Unknown
45 The Tower Stands
46 To Be Forged Again
47 The One He Lost
48 Reading the Commentary
49 Just Another Man
50 Veins of Gold
EPILOGUE: Bathed in Light
GLOSSARY

Glossary edit see section history

  • Warder: A guardian for an Aes Sedai. The Warder and the Aes Sedai form a bond which gives the guardian extra ability as a fighter, and lets each feel the other's feeling and location.
  • Travel: Someone with enough strength in the Power can open a portal and journey to a different location, but both the starting and destination point need to be known well by the person who opens the portal.
  • The True Power: The True Power is a source of mystical power found in the Wheel of Time books of Robert Jordan. It is similar to the One Power, but differs in some important respects.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 12 of 16 in The Wheel of Time. (standard series)

Preceded by Knife of Dreams, and followed by Towers of Midnight.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Robert Jordan (Author)
  2. Brandon Sanderson (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Darrell K. Sweet
  2. Matthew C. Nielsen - interior illustrations
  3. Ellisa Mitchell - interior illustrations
  4. Harriet McDougal - Wife and widow of Robert Jordan

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Tor
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 27 2009
ISBN: 9780765302304
Page Count: 783

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Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3560.O7617 G38 2009
  • Dewey: 813/.54 22

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Some violence, complex plot, and political themes. Recommended for older young adults who are able follow the plot across this huge series.

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • A Memory of Light
  • The Eye of the World
  • The Great Hunt
  • The Dragon Reborn
  • Towers of Midnight
  • The Fires of Heaven
  • A Crown of Swords
  • The Path of Daggers
  • Lord of Chaos
  • Knife of Dreams
  • Winter's Heart
  • Crossroads of Twilight
  • The Shadow Rising
  • New Spring

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