Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

How many words is The Gathering Storm?

The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson has 297,502 words.

297,502words

Pages
800paperback, Tor Books, 2015
Reading time
19 h 50 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
31 h 59 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
2009

Book 12 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

  1. 1The Eye of the World305,902
  2. 2The Great Hunt267,078
  3. 3The Dragon Reborn251,392
  4. 4The Shadow Rising393,823
  5. 5The Fires of Heaven354,109
  6. 6Lord of Chaos389,823
  7. 7A Crown of Swords295,028
  8. 8The Path of Daggers226,687
  9. 9Winter's Heart238,789
  10. 10Crossroads of Twilight271,632
  11. 11Knife of Dreams315,163
  12. 12The Gathering Storm297,502
  13. 13Towers of Midnight327,052
  14. 14A Memory of Light353,906

All of The Wheel of Time: 4,287,886 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 90% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

Sources differ; this is the best-supported figure. Sources give 294,492 to 297,502 words.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is The Gathering Storm?

The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson has 297,502 words.

How many pages is The Gathering Storm?

800 pages in the paperback, Tor Books, 2015 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Gathering Storm?

About 19 h 50 min at 250 words a minute, or 31 h 59 min as an audiobook.

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