New releases for week of Oct. 27

  Some big releases are heading to fantasy fans this week.
  “The Gathering Storm,” the latest in the “Wheel of Time” series, was unfinished at the time of Robert Jordan’s death in 2007. Brandon Sanderson stepped in to complete the book, which was so encompassing it was broken into three novels, this being the first that will begin the conclusion of the series in which Rand al’Thor and his allies prepare for the Last Battle against the Shadow.
   P.C. Cast also has a book coming out on the fantasy front. In “Tempted,” the latest installment in the “House of Night Series,” High Priestess in training Zoey Redbird receives warning that she is the one with the power to stop the evil immortal, and the dark allure of Kalona could put her and her friends at risk.
  Also hitting shelves this week: “Angel Time: The Songs of the Seraphim” by Anne Rice; “Ayn Rand and the World She Made” by Anne C. Heller; “The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy” by Bill Simmons; “Emeril Quick and Easy” by Emeril Lagasse; “Grave Secret (Harper Connelly Series No. 4)” by Charlaine Harris; “Invisible” by Paul Auster; “Last Night in Twisted River” by John Irving; “Makers” by Cory Doctorow; “Matchless: A Christmas Story” by Gregory Maguire; “My Life Outside the Ring” by Hulk Hogan; “Nigella Christmas” by Nigella Lawson; “Secrets of the Short Game” by Phil Mickelson; “True Blue” by David Baldacci; and “You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas” by Augusten Burroughs.