The much anticipated release of the penultimate volume in The Wheel of Time series will be released on November 2nd – Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Book Depository, Powell’s Books, Indiebound). As a long-time fan this post serves no other purpose than to point fans in the direction of resources and teasers available before the release next month.
I have finished the book and I enjoyed it very much (a full review will go live on the 2nd). Fans, I know you can’t wait, and I am looking forward to talking about all the juicy stuff I now know. So, while you wait, enjoy:
- You can purchase an ebook version of the Prologue: “Distinctions” at the usual places (a greedy move by Tor in my opinion). There is also a teaser for the Prologue here that consists of one of the points of view from the Prologue.
- Ch. 1 is available to read on-line for free. No need to read the Prologue first.
- The audio version of Ch. 2 is available for free. This one follows directly from two of the points of view from the Prologue, so I suggest not listening if you haven’t already read the Prologue.
- Ch. 8 is available to read for free at Brandon Sanderson’s website. This is the first Mat chapter of the book and you can read it without reading the Prologue, Ch. 1 or Ch. 2.
- Discussions of those teasers are happening on Tor’s website (just follow the links I gave above) and on WOT forums like Dragonmount, Theoryland, and The 13th Depository (forum).
- Jason from Dragomount also helped to develop a book trailer for Towers of Midnight. You can watch below (minor spoilers that really don’t spoil in my opinion).
- Now that you’ve watched the trailer, you may want to watch a few making of the trailer videos. They are very interesting and feature interviews with Jason, Matt (Tamyrlin from Theoryland), the actress, and others. Very fun stuff.
- And for those who want some early reviews of the book itself, they are starting to pop up: Leigh Butler at Tor.com, Jason at Dragonmount, Tamyrlin at Theoryland. These are all non-spoiler reviews from mega-fans of the series. EDIT: It seems that Pat of the Fantasy Hotlist couldn't be left out and jumped out and shared a few of his thoughts about the book before he even finished it (note: I disagree with almost everything he says).
- Here is a short interview with Sanderson that focuses on Towers of Midnight. EDIT: and another from Dragonmount.
- EDIT: And head on over to the Tor/Forge blog where there are a lot of fun little articles about The Wheel of Time and Towers of Midnight by various Tor publicists, editors and people behind some of the better Wheel of Time fan websites out there. (or just check out the newsletter)
- EDIT: Also, the very informative WOTFAQ has been updated through The Gathering Storm.
Also, it is strongly suggested that you not read the Glossary of Towers of Midnight prior to the book – one entry has what most WOT fans would consider a major spoiler (or two).
I think I’ve covered it all, enjoy the wait!
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