An early look at Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon SandersonA few weeks ago, a short synopsis of Towers of Midnight, the penultimate volume of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series, hit the web. Now, with the release of Tor Book‘s Fall 2010 Catalogue (PDF, Right Click + ‘Save As’), we’ve got a better, longer blurb:

The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One’s prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight.

The sun has begun to set upon the Third Age.

Perrin Aybara is now hunted by specters from his past: Whitecloaks, a slayer of wolves, and the responsibilities of leadership. All the while, an unseen foe is slowly pulling a noose tight around his neck. To prevail, he must seek answers in Tel’aran’rhiod and find a way—at long last—to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it forever.

Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The creatures beyond the stone gateways—the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn—have confused him, taunted him, and left him hanged, his memory stuffed with bits and pieces of other men’s lives. He had hoped that his last confrontation with them would be the end of it, but the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills. The time is coming when he will again have to dance with the Snakes and the Foxes, playing a game that cannot be won. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost.

Though he says it will be tight, Sanderson seems confident that he will meet the August deadline to complete the manuscript, ensuring Towers of Midnight will release on Octorber, 26, 2010. So, Wheel of Time fans, getting excited yet?

Discussion
  • Caitrin April 30, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    Yes!!! I can’t wait! :D