No one will be getting the book before the release date, according to the publishers and every source we have out there. Even Werthead confirmed that, at best, he will get the book a few days before, and maybe not even that. All reviews are almost certainly fake.
People can start posting about TGS from the 23rd, and place it under TGS. People can read what they want and decide if it's true. I'm going to flee as soon as these posts are created, to avoid ruining the new book for myself, and I'll return a week later.
While it's true that the policy is no early books - I think we'll start seeing this break down more as we get closer to the release. The Jordan estate did allow 4 or 5 people to read the book early (that's where the DM and Tar Valon early reviews came from). I bet some online source will get the book a few days early (not too much, so I doubt much will come out of that). But the books are now arriving at stores - and while policy is that it won't be sold until the release, it's very likely that this won't be honored 100% of the time. The guy that said he convinced a store to sell it to him earlier today is probably telling the truth. And he probably won't be unique.
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The Gathering Storm - Information and Spoiler Policy
- 13/09/2009 09:11:21 AM
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Cadsuane dies? Semirhage commits suicide? Egwene and Elaida duel? Rand can't channel?
- 13/09/2009 10:44:46 PM
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As a rule I avoid the boards around prerelease times regardless *NM*
- 14/09/2009 06:27:05 AM
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While I agree with what you are trying to accomplish
- 14/09/2009 03:09:20 PM
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No. This must be strictly enforced. And the message that it will be strict must be in the language *NM*
- 25/09/2009 06:09:57 AM
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Bastard.
Silly posters, everyone knows Cadsuane doesn't die before she gets married.
- 15/09/2009 02:32:51 AM
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Good, that means I can visit the site safely
- 15/09/2009 08:32:22 PM
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If you have not read it by Oct 28, you are an inferior species of fan and should not be here. *NM*
- 15/09/2009 11:09:04 PM
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- 18/09/2009 05:28:12 PM
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- 18/09/2009 05:28:12 PM
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Well, I'm getting a review copy, so can you elaborate on the rules for that?
- 17/09/2009 07:58:37 PM
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I think pre-release info is pretty much banned
- 18/09/2009 07:29:56 AM
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I'm a bit concerned by this.
- 19/09/2009 04:23:15 PM
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Re: I'm a bit concerned by this.
- 19/09/2009 04:39:49 PM
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You already made a post about reviews for TGS and we were overwhelmingly in favor of it
- 14/10/2009 07:40:34 AM
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Please don't restrict this too much
- 14/10/2009 07:49:27 AM
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Re: Please don't restrict this too much
- 14/10/2009 01:06:08 PM
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Re: Please don't restrict this too much
- 17/10/2009 03:47:17 AM
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going to have to disagree with you here
- 17/10/2009 07:31:00 AM
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People have the book already-- it is time to put up a review thread
- 18/10/2009 02:55:37 AM
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