Bonus announcements = Preview of New Cover Art for re-release of WOT Series eBooks!!!! Well that's my guess anyway... woohooo can't wait to see it!

That might be it, but I was hoping it was something... bigger.. For me, anyway :P

I bet the bonus announcement has to do with the title for Book 13, which Brandon has said Tor gave the go ahead on. Tor does not want the announcement to take away from the prologue hype, just yet.

I wasn't sure if I would read the prologue ahead of time but when I saw the notice here I think it took me all of 1.36 seconds to click on a place to get it. I was reading it within five minutes. I thought it was great!

Greetings from Sweden, just wanted to point out that it was a great prologue and fellow swedes failing to download/buy it must be doing something wrong. I did not have any problem.

will the prologue be included in the Gathering Storm or will it have to be purchased separately?

as i dont have a credit card and dont buy books on line id be a little pissed off if it is not going to be included in the book.

Did anyone ever notice that, in the prologue, Grendal was speaking of Demandred "Once she had heard him say that he would laugh the day he could snap the neck of Lews Therin. And only then." And there were prophicies that there would be a man standing over Rand laughing. Ding.

Canadian here...just tried to grab it from Powell's, but it appears to be unavailable...anyone else striking out?

This is a joke. I can get the audiobook through itunes, but none of the other sites will let me get the text version. Powells tell me that I'm outside the US and the publisher won't let them download outside the US. Don't even get that far with the rest.

I'm now off to find a pirate copy, despite being prepared to pay for it.

been reading WOT since the early 90s...i have to say i was very disappointed with the prologue. not RJs voice or vocabulary, too much is being explained and the characters feel like they are someone else.

@messiestobjects -- I don't agree that the series is going to end on a "callow" note. Sanderson is a wonderful author, and I can totally see why Harriet and Tor picked him to finish the series. I'm glad he agreed to do so. I would rather see the series finished by a good author who admired Jordan and loved the series, then by someone who could fake Jordan's writing style and voice. That, in a way, would feel like a betrayal of Jordan. Even worse would have been if nobody was willing to take on such a huge task, and the series was never finished.

My favorite thing about the prologue is that it sets up the idea that things are moving, and something's happening or about to happen. Even though not much does happen (it's only 13,000 words, how much really could happen?!), the idea is still there.

The prologue leaves me hungry for more. I can't wait for the book's release.

My prediction...Semirhage comes back to the Light! A little farfetched I know, but I can see Nyneave and her building a rapport. Semirhage will be intrigued by Nyneave's discoveries, particularly healing stilling/gentling, Nyneave will be interested in Semirhage's millennia of knowledge manipulating the body for good and bad, then BAM! They come to respect each other and eventually become friends. Semirhage sees the light (literaly) and wants to do all she can to help Rand and his buddies. Semirhage then takes down the Black Ajah and helps reunite the Tower. This all starts in The Gathering Storm and climaxes in The Towers of Midnight. Anyway, this is just one of my unfounded predictions that I wanted to share. Anyone else have other speculations? The Taimandred theory is another one of my favorites. Can’t what until a month from now!

i can't wait for this book to come out. Brandon Sanderson is a greaat author, just read this other books they are so much like Robert Jordans style. I thunk he will do great on the ending.

"We're sorry, but the publisher does not allow copies of What the Storm Means: Prologue to The Gathering Storm purchased from the United States to be downloaded into Canada.

Please remove this item from your order. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."

From the Powell's website. Tough break I guess

Powell's is NOT selling a PDF (at least, not today). It is an Adobe Digital Edition (.ACSM) file, that must be viewed with Adobe's special app, from http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/. Additionally, it does not support printing (or copying).

Can somebody please tell me where I can beg borrow or steal the e-book version of What The Storm Means. I live in Ireland and cant download it anywhere. What the hell is the problem? Pulling my hair out here and 27/10 can't come quick enough!