{"id":1830,"date":"2009-09-17T08:15:01","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T16:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2009-09-17T08:16:51","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T16:16:51","slug":"not-quite-free-readin-the-gathering-storm-prologue-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/news\/not-quite-free-readin-the-gathering-storm-prologue-available\/","title":{"rendered":"(Not quite) Free Readin’ | The Gathering Storm prologue available"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheTor.com<\/a> brought us the first chapter<\/a> of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson’s The Gathering Storm<\/strong>, 11th volume in the Wheel of Time<\/strong> series, and now they, along with several other online retailers, have made the 20,000 word prologue, reportedly written mostly by Jordan, before his death, available to purchase for $2.99.<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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In \u201cWhat The Storm Means,\u201d Rand al\u2019Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. As he attempts to halt the Seanchan encroachment northward\u2014wishing he could form at least a temporary truce with the invaders\u2014his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dragonmount<\/a> explains why the eBook costs $2.99:<\/p>\n

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This is the 4th time that the prologue to a Wheel of Time novel has been released online as an eBook. The previous prologues were published by Simon & Schuster. If you\u2019re wondering why you have to \u201cpay twice\u201d for this content, keep in mind a few things: First, you don\u2019t have to buy it. It is being made available to you over a month early, and you\u2019re paying for that opportunity. Also, the prologue is about 20,000 words, which is close to 100 pages in some books. Thirdly, if you would rather not pay, you can still get free content from this book in the form of chapter 1, Tears from Steel, which is currently available for free from Tor.com. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

My favourite excuse? Well, you don’t have<\/strong> to buy it!<\/em>. In any case, at 20,000 words, the prologue is more of a novelette, than anything, and when one considers it in that sense, $2.99 seems fair(ish). Still, it would have been a good show of faith by the publisher to release the prologue for free.<\/p>\n

The prologue can be purchased at the following places:<\/p>\n