Variety has published a report announcing that Universal Picures has acquired the rights to the Wheel of Time series and intends to create a big-budget live action film. Here are the details below:
Universal spinning "Wheel of Time"
Studio nabs film rights to Robert Jordan book
By SAM THIELMAN
Universal Pictures has acquired film rights to the late Robert Jordan's bestselling "The Wheel of Time" novel series in a seven-figure deal.
Adaptations of the fantasy tomes will beg
Wired magazine has published a "very short story" by Robert Jordan. It's under six words long. Yes, 6 words. Here's the intro to the article:
Here is Robert Jordan's entry: "Heaven falls. Details at eleven."
(Can you believe he came in under 6 words!)
How about you? If you have a 6-word story, share it with us by replying to this news article. What interesting thing can you tell us in only a few words?
Thanks to Mark for sending us the link.
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What the Storm Means, the prologue to THE GATHERING STORM is now available on various websites.
Tor.com
Amazon.com (Kindle Format; iPhone, iPod Touch)
Mobipocket (Mobipocket Reader required. Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, Palm OS, Blackberry, and more)
Audible.com (audio version - includes bonus recording of Harriet discussing the making of the book.)
BarnesandNoble.com (Barnes & Noble reader; iPhone; iPod Touch; Mac or PC)
Powell's Books (PDF, users are reporting that th
Tor Books has sent us the exclusive first look at the cover for THE GATHERING STORM, book 12 of the Wheel of Time series.
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The cover art was painted by artist Darryl K. Sweet, who has done the covers for all of the other US WoT novels.
What do you think? (Respectful) comments welcome.
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Wednesday, October 17th would have been James Rigney (aka Robert Jordan)'s 59th birthday.
There are several upcoming events (including several today) where you can get together at local book stores to meet up with fans and discuss Robert Jordan, his life, The Wheel of Time and anything else. Click here for more info on those events.
Happy Birthday, RJ. We miss you.
Today is Robert Jordan's brithday! Happy Birthday to the Creator of this world we all know and love.
Here's to many more celebrations of life and good health!
Happy Birthday, RJ!
Tor Books, the US publisher of The Wheel of Time, is now suggesting that A MEMORY OF LIGHT, the 12th and final novel in the series, may be published in November of this year.
The publisher has published a "widget" that anybody can post on their website. This widget (seen here below) counts down to November.
www.createyourcountdown.com
No official word has come yet from Tor about a more specific release date, or even whether or not November is just when they hope the book will be rea
We actually received this last month, but for various reasons, we just never got around to posting it before. (Sorry about that!)
The Dabel Brothers and Tor Books are due to release "Issue 0" of their EYE OF THE WORLD graphic novel. Below is the press release, along with some sample artwork featuring work by popular fan artists Seamas Gallagher, and Jeremy Saliba.
Tor & Dabel Brothers Announce Wheel of Time® Comics Schedule
Robert Jordan's beloved series of novels being adapte
MIKE S. MILLER, ROBERT JORDAN LAUNCH NEW LITHO LINE
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World renowned fantasy author and popular fantasy/comic book artist make beautiful images together!
Robert Jordan, #1 New York Times best selling author, and one of the most widely regarded fantasy writers of all time strikes a deal with comic book and fantasy artist Mike S. Miller to produce a line of lithographs based off of his best-selling beloved fantasy series, The Wheel of Timeâ„¢.
"I am very much looking fo
After a long and exciting weekend in San Diego, CA, we have some exciting things to report. Robert Jordan was present at the convention, and we had a chance to spend a lot of time with him. Jason (DM Admin) will post an in-depth summary of the weekend on the message boards soon.
But a few things can be confirmed from this weekend for sure:
There will definitely only be two more books in the series. So twelve books total, not including the prequels.
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Recently, we were able to have a conversation with Teresa Patterson, Co-Author of "Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time", or "The Guide".
Read it now
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Audio Renaissance plans to release the Knife of Dreams audio book in October 2005. Hardly a surprise, but now it's semi-official. Books in Print lists two ISBNs with that date, 1-59397-765-4 as Knife of Dreams audio cassette priced at $69.95 and 1-59397-766-2 as Knife of Dreams audio cassette priced at $41.95. Our best guess is that the pricier one is actually the CD. As of this morning neither Amazon.com nor Barnes&Noble has them listed yet.
Update 3/31/05: The Knife of Dreams audioboo
Bowker's Books in Print now lists a Tor trade paperback edition of New Spring: The Novel due out in January 2005. ISBN: 0-7653-1467-3. List price $9.95. However, no other databases including Amazon and Barnes&Noble list this new edition so we're not sure if it's for real or not. We'll keep you posted as we learn more.
Update: Michael has it right. The book itself is exactly the same and the dustjacket is the same except for the addition of judiciously placed stickers. If you were waitin
The December 2004 issue of Locus Magazine lists forthcoming books through September 2005. The Tor mass market paperback of New Spring: The Novel is listed for June 2005. The Orbit edition went on sale December 2 and is readily available. Tor typically releases Jordan mass market paperbacks a couple of months before the next hardback, so this continues to bode well for a Fall 2005 appearance for Knife of Dreams.
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There are some tidbits on Robert Jordan in Orbit-Ezine # 75. The first is confirmation that Book 12 will conclude the main sequence.
"One question we get asked on a weekly basis is 'How long is The Wheel of Time series going to be?' Well, it appears that we might be able to shed some light on that particular issue at last. Latest information from the man himself, Mr Robert Jordan, suggests that book 12 will be the final book of The Wheel of Time."
They also state that there is a ne
Robert Jordan and his wife (and editor) Harriet are in Istanbul, Turkey for the 22nd Annual TUYAP Book Fair. The event began on October 23 and ends on Octocber 31st.
Afterwards, RJ will be doing some sight-seeing in a few other countries but not doing any public appearances. When he returns, he'll be back to work immediately on Knife of Dreams
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Halloween is approaching, and so I thought it would be appropriate to share with you some pictures that Robert Jordan sent us of his Halloween costume from last year.
He dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow, (the pirate played by Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean. RJ's lovely wife Harriet is in the other pictures shown here.
Take a look at the full pictures by clicking on each of the thumbnails:
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Regarding the holiday last year, RJ s
The Dabel Brothers, aka DB Pro, have released several new pictures from the New Spring comic book. Before today, most these pictures were only available as sneak peeks at conventions and within their development teams.
The first comic book is set to be released in January, 2005.
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[ http://www.dabelbrothers.com]Dabel' Brothers website ]
Today is Robert Jordan's 56th birthday and he'll be celebrating it by... taking a day off from writing.
Sounds like RJ is going to party in a way that only people from South Carolina know how!
In a few weeks he's off to Turkey for a large bookfair in Istanbul. He'll be doing some public appearances and private vacationing.
Happ birthday, RJ! Have fun.
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It was six years ago today that Dragonmount.com opened up to the public. Although it wasn't exactly pretty back then, the website grew very quickly. We've made it this far, and have done pretty well for the most part. Recently we were described as "the site that launched a thousand ships."
One of our birthday traditions is to open up the DM Birthday board, where you can go share your memories of DM. Even if you're new to the site, swing by and tell us how you're experience has been. In ad
2005 promises to be a huge year for the track, as we celebrate our fifth anniversary as part of Dragon*Con, as well as look forward to “The Knife of Dreamsâ€, the eleventh book in the series. As we are still wrapping out this year’s show, we do not have many details about what to expect for next year yet, but have already begun to confirm guests. The following people WILL be attending Dragon*Con 2005:
Charles Keegan
Teresa Patterson
Harriet McDougall
Robert Jordan
Audio Renaissance, a producer of audio books, has released unabridged versions of The Eye of the World and The Great Hunt. Previously it was hard (if not impossible) to come by unabridged copies of these audio books.
According to Audio Renaissance, they plan to roll out the rest of the series in the coming months:
Both are read by Kate Reading (who reads the female POV's) and Michael Kramer (who does the males). Both CD sets include a bonus interview with Robert Jordan.
Bo
Newsarama.com has posted an interview with Les Dabel, one of the founder of Dabel Brother Productions. The interview talks about the NEW SPRING graphic novel, and other projects that the Dabels have lined up.
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Prolific fantasy artist Darrell K. Sweet will be attending Dragon*Con 2005. Sweet is best known to Wheel of Time fans as the cover artists for that expansive series of novels. Additionally, he has done covers for Piers Anthony, Isaac Asimov, Stephen Donaldson, and Robert Heinlein. He is also noted for his contributions to the Tolkien Calenders, including the entire 1982 edition.
Darrell K. Sweet was born and raised in Highland Park, NJ. A graduate in Art at Syracuse University. He also serv
