#40 in Fantasy
The Gathering Storm
- 824
- Pages
- about 15 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Gathering Storm”, the twelfth Wheel of Time volume, completed by Brandon Sanderson after Robert Jordan’s death, gives the saga new momentum. The change of hand also shows in characters who come across with fresh clarity, and some readers count it a high point of the series. At 824 pages and this deep into a long saga it is no entry point, but those who have come this far are well rewarded.
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About the book
The Gathering Storm is a fantasy novel by American writers Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson, the twelfth book in the series The Wheel of Time. It was incomplete when Jordan died on September 16, 2007, from cardiac amyloidosis. His widow Harriet McDougal and his publisher Tom Doherty chose Sanderson to continue the book.
Reading order · The Wheel of Time
Full order & progress →- The Eye of the WorldStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - The Great Hunt
8.38.3 / 10 - The Dragon Reborn
8.38.3 / 10 - The Shadow Rising
8.48.4 / 10 - The Fires of Heaven
8.28.2 / 10 - Lord of Chaos
8.18.1 / 10 - A Crown of Swords
7.87.8 / 10 - The Path of Daggers
7.57.5 / 10 - Winter's Heart
7.77.7 / 10 - Crossroads of Twilight
7.17.1 / 10 - New Spring
8.08.0 / 10 - Knife of Dreams
8.28.2 / 10 - The Gathering StormThis book
8.78.7 / 10 - Towers of Midnight
8.78.7 / 10 - A Memory of Light
9.09.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.8 across 978 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 87% of the weight and the score stays at 8.7 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 60 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 8.9 | 918 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Gathering Storm?
It has 824 pages — longer than 84% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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