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New Wheel of Time Book — Chapter One Online, Released Oct 27

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the here's-to-sanderson's-health dept.

Tor Books has made the first chapter of the latest Wheel of Time book available to readers for free via their website. This is the first book to have work from Robert Jordan's replacement, Brandon Sanderson, since Jordan died in September of 2007. The Gathering Storm is complete and will be released on October 27th of this year. In addition, the prologue to this book will be available in e-book format on October 17th for $2.99. The whole of the Wheel of Time series will also be released as e-books with several of the books receiving new cover art as well.
Update: 09/07 23:42 GMT by KD : Reader Daniel Benamy points out that the correct release date for the prologue e-book is September 17.

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  1. There isn't enough bandwidth in the world by xC0000005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    to download this book if they followed Jordan's writing style. The first chapter alone will contain so many electrons the internet itself will become unbalanced. Seriously, I swear he was paid by the pound for how much his books weighed. Long, flowery descriptions of clothing, scenery, hell, the crust on the underside of a chamber pot in the thirteenth bathroom of the summer home of the ice king's third cousin's dog. The series ought to come with a Wheel-barrow of time to avoid slipping a disc. Still, as long as there are trees left to kill and money to be earned the series will "be continued."

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    1. Re:There isn't enough bandwidth in the world by orkysoft · · Score: 5, Funny

      It compresses remarkably well, though.

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  2. Spoiler Alert by zapakh · · Score: 5, Funny
    Snape kills Dumbledore!

    No wait, that's not right...

    1. Re:Spoiler Alert by secolactico · · Score: 5, Funny

      Loial kills Rand al'Thor. But only after Rand flips out and kills Elayne Avhienda and Min in a rather grisly way.

      Fearing reprisals, the Ogier declare war on the White Tower and lose. The entire Ogier race goes extinct.

      A pack of wolves mistake Perrin's continued brooding for an illness and give him a mercy killing.

      Nynaeve breaks her neck in a freak braid-pulling incident.

      Mat wakes up and finds Bobby Ewing in his shower and realizes it was all a dream.

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  3. My braid by thefringthing · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm tugging it.