The Gathering Storm

core novel 2009 Wheel of Time

Record

First published	2009
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	core
Reader rating	4.44 (182,823 ratings, collected 2026-09-11)
Page count	824
First-edition ISBN	9780765302304

Synopsis

The twelfth novel, completed by Brandon Sanderson from Robert Jordan's notes after the latter's death, begins the climactic final arc of the series as the world edges closer to the Last Battle, Tarmon Gai'don. Rand al'Thor struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and rulers in preparation for the coming confrontation with the Dark One, even as his own mind bears the strain of prolonged channeling and past trauma inflicted by his enemies, pushing him toward a dangerous emotional numbness. Meanwhile Egwene al'Vere works from within a divided White Tower to expose corruption and hidden traitors among the Aes Sedai, seeking to heal the organization's fractures so that it can stand ready to contribute to the war effort. Both storylines test the two characters as they confront the scale of what lies ahead for the world.

Where it sits

• Universe: Wheel of Time
• Series: The Wheel of Time core; position 12 of 15 in the series' recorded order
• Author: Robert Jordan
• Author: Brandon Sanderson

Notes

• Completed by Brandon Sanderson from Robert Jordan's notes.
• From the series record (The Wheel of Time): 14 main-sequence novels (1990-2013) + prequel New Spring (2004).

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.

• Publication order, within the series The Wheel of Time: position 13 of 15: previous Knife of Dreams (2005) · next Towers of Midnight (2010)

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gathering_Storm_(novel)

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