The Gathering Storm is Here

The Gathering Storm is here. As I told you in previous blog messages Robert Jordan, the author of the Wheel of Time series, passed away before ending the series. Brandon Sanderson was chosen by the widow of Robert Jordan to finish the series. The end of the series was so long that it was decided to break it into 3 parts, The Memory of Light. The Gathering Storm is the first of the three books. I finished the book last weekend and I was really impressed by the combination of Robert Jordan's story told by the master fantasy writer, Brandon Sanderson. I had previously read all of the books a few years ago. In anticipation of the new books, I re-read the first five. When The Gathering Storm came out I abandoned the reading of previous books and read it. I was surprised how familiar everything was, Brandon Sanderson supplied background where needed, and there was incredible action. He went from main character to main character telling their story just like Robert Jordan had. I saw an interview Brandon Sanderson did on the book tour, he said that any main characters left out of this book will show up in the last two books. Rand and Egwene were highlighted as they faced their own inner fears and major threats from enemies and sometimes friends. We also got to see Mat and Perrin and Nynaeve and Aviendha and Min and Siuan all with their own problems, defeats and triumphs. It's like visiting with old friends. There are new people to become acquainted with too. I highly recommend this book, you could probably read it without reading the others but it will make more sense if you read the previous books. The Gathering Storm is being catalogued right now but will be available soon for check-out. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.