For all you Wheel of Time fans out there, here is Chapter One of Brandon Sanderson’s novel, based on Robert Jordan’s notes and desires. The Gathering Storm is slated to be the first of two (maybe three?) novels that will complete the tale of Rand, Nynaeve, Min, Elayne, and Egwene.
Registration at Tor.com is required. The Gathering Storm will be published in the US on October 27.
Sanderson also has a signing tour posted, dates and places are listed in the extended entry.
The Gathering Storm 2009 National Author Tour
(http://us.macmillan.com/Tour.aspx?id=438&publisher=macmillansite)
BYU Bookstore, Provo, UT
Tuesday, October 27th: Midnight party
Brigham Young University, Wilkinson Student Center (WSC), University Hill
Barnes & Noble, Charleston, SC
Tuesday, October 27th: 7:00 PM Launch event
7620 Rivers Ave
Borders, Chicago, IL
Wednesday, October 28th: 7:30 PM
1500 16th Street, Suite D
Books-a-Million, Baltimore, MD
Thursday, October 29th: 7:00 PM
7000 Arundel Mills Cir
Barnes & Noble, Minneapolis, MN
Friday, October 30th: 7:00 PM
HarMar Mall, 2100 North Snelling Ave
West Charleston Library, Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, Oct 31st: 2:00 PM
6301 W. Charleston Blvd.
Tattered Cover, Denver, CO
Sunday, Nov. 1st: 2:00 PM
1628 16th Street
Sam Weller’s Bookstore, Salt Lake City, UT
Monday, Nov. 2nd: 6:30 PM
254 South Main Street
Borders, Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, Nov. 4th: 7:30 PM
5871 Crossroads Center Way
Harvard Coop, Boston, MA
Thursday, Nov. 5th: 7:00 PM
1400 Massachusetts Avenue, 18 Palmer Street
Chester County Books, Philadelphia, PA
Friday, Nov. 6th: 7:00 PM
975 Paoli Pike, West Goshen Center
Toadstool Book Shop, Milford, NH
Saturday, Nov. 7th: 2:00 PM
586 Nashua St., Lorden Plaza
Barnes & Noble (Union Square), NYC
Monday, Nov. 9th: 7:00 PM
33 East 17th Street
Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Lexington, KY
Tuesday, Nov. 10th: 7:00 PM
161 Lexington Green Cir # B
Books & Co., Dayton, OH
Wednesday, Nov. 11th: 7:00 PM
at The Greene, 4453 Walnut Street
Norcross Cultural Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
Friday, Nov. 13th: 7:00 PM
10 College Street
Borders, Dallas, TX
Saturday, Nov. 14th: 2:00 PM
10720 Preston Road
Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego, CA
Sunday, Nov. 15th: 2:00 PM
7051 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard
Scottsdale Public Library, Phoenix, AZ
Monday, Nov. 16th: 7:00 PM
Civic Center Auditorium, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd.
Vroman’s Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA
Tuesday, Nov. 17th: 7:00 PM
695 E. Colorado Blvd
University Book Store, Seattle, WA
Wednesday, Nov. 18th: 7:00 PM
4326 University Way NE
Powell’s Books, Portland, OR
Thursday, Nov. 19th: 7:00 PM
Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
Bay Book Company, Half Moon Bay, CA
Friday, Nov. 20th: 7:00 PM
80 North Cabrillo Hwy, Suite F
Barnes & Noble, San Jose, CA
Saturday, Nov. 21st: 2:00 PM
2200 Eastridge Loop
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This is the first of the final 3 books, each to be published approx 1 year apart. I’m SO EXCITED!!! And Brandon will be doing a US tour this fall – can’t wait to see him.