Winter's Heart
Original cover of Winter's Heart, showing Perrin Aybara leading Annoura, Balwer and Gaul
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| Author | Robert Jordan |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Wheel of Time |
| Genre | Fantasy |
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Tor Books (U.S.) & Orbit (UK) |
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Publication date
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November 7, 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 668 (U.S. hardback edition) & 640 (UK hardback edition) |
| ISBN | (U.S. hardback edition) & ISBN (UK hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 45066106 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3560.O7617 W55 2000 |
| Preceded by | The Path of Daggers |
| Followed by | Crossroads of Twilight |
Winter's Heart a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the ninth book of his series Wheel of Time. It was published by Tor Books and released on November 7, 2000. Upon its release, it immediately rose to the #1 position on the New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list, making it the second Wheel of Time book to reach the #1 position on that list. It remained on the list for the next two months. Winter's Heart consists of a prologue and 35 chapters.
The book's title is a reference to the increasing coldness of Rand al'Thor's personality and to the return of winter following the reversal in the previous book, The Path of Daggers, of the unnatural heat caused by the Dark One's manipulation of climate.
Winter's Heart was the first Wheel of Time book for which the prologue, entitled "Snow", was first sold as an ebook in advance of the physical release of the book. "Snow" was released by the Scribner imprint of Simon & Schuster in September 2000, two months before the publication of Winter's Heart.
Many of the events of Winter's Heart take place simultaneously with the events of the next book, Crossroads of Twilight. Perrin Aybara and his followers pursue the Shaido Aiel who kidnapped his wife, Faile Bashere, while Elayne Trakand attempts to suppress rebellious nobles.
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