Towers of Midnight
The Wheel of Time
Book Thirteen
Towers of Midnight
by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
 
 


About this Book
As we all know, Robert Jordan passed away in September, 2007. The book he was working on, A Memory of Light, which was intended to be the twelth and final novel in The Wheel of Time series, was incomplete at the time of his passing. He left behind a staggering amount of notes on the world, as well as some written chapters for the final book. In addition, for the parts of the story he did not have documented in written form, he passed on in the good, old fashioned way: he told people the story.

In his last days he told the story to his friends and family, who recorded it onto tape. In the months that followed his death, Harriet McDougal, Robert Jordan's beloved wife and editor, put together a comprehensive outline of this final book.

Brandon Sanderson, an up-and-coming fantasy writer (and long-time fan of Robert Jordans's) was chosen by Harriet to bring the outline to life in the form of a published novel.

In March 2009, it was announced that A Memory of Light was going to be far too long to contain into a single novel and would be published as three seperate novels instead. This was primarily a creative decision, and not a business one. (For a full explanation of why this decision was made, please read Brandon's blog post on the topic).

The final three books will be:

  • Book 12: The Gathering Storm (published in October, 2009)
  • Book 13: Towers of Midnight
  • Book 14: A Memory of Light
Each book will be its own independent novel, with its own story and chracter arcs.

When will it be published?
No release date has been announced yet. Towers of Midnight will likely be published in late 2010, approximately one year after the release of The Gathering Storm.

Brandon Sanderson is currently working on this book, as well as it's sequel, A Memory of Light (which will conclude the WoT series). For frequent updates directly from Brandon, be sure to visit his website (www.brandonsanderson.com) and read his blog.

Will the prologue be published early?
We don't know yet. The prolgoues for the past four books in the series were released early as eBooks available for pruchase. In addition, Tor Books has made chapter 1 of those books available for free on their website.

Although there has been no announcement, we think it's highly likely that we'll have a chance to read the prologue before the book itself is released.

What will happen in this book?
Well, we're not exactly sure, but if you're familiar with the previous books, then you probably have some ideas. In the months before Towers of Midnight comes out, Dragonmount will publish a list of unresolved questions and plot threads that we know of. Most of those are likely to be resolved, but both Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson are known for their suprise twists.