The Citadel, the military university that Robert Jordan attened, will be honoring him on April 8th with a permanent display in their library. The event is open to friends, family, and local fans. Here are some details:
You are invited to a special event at The Citadel honoring Robert Jordan (James Oliver Rigney, Jr., Citadel class of 1974, Honorary Doctor of Literature 1999). The dedication of a permanent exhibition of photographs, artifacts, and mementos of his life and career will take p
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
Here is a report on the book signing last night at Chapter 11 Books in Atlanta courtesy of Jennifer Liang, one of the DM Admins and the lady in charge of the Knife of Dreams and The Eye of the World, and 2,000 Knife of Dreams bookmarks. We still had quite a few left after the convention and we don't want to store that many, so everyone who attended the signing got to take some of those with them.
The bookstore policy was that Jordan would sign only two books and they had to be purchased fro
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
We received information today from TarValon.net founder Melissa Craib-Dombroski regarding their annual Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship award. Here's what Melissa had to say:
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This is a fantastic opportunity for college students to receive benefit from the hard work and donations of other Wheel of Time fans. For more details, please visit TarValon.net's info page.
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 Comic Book Resources website has a nifty article about the NEW SPRING graphic novel. It also includes an interesting interview with Robert Jordan where he talks about his love of comic books.
Definitely a good read.
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In a new short documentary focusing on Charleston writers, filmmaker Hunter Wentworth had the opportunity to interview Robert Jordan at his home just a few months before he passed away. The footage from the interview is wonderful; you can see clearly how, even in his final days, RJ presented himself with dignity and his clever wit.
The complete documentary is available below. Before viewing, please read this message from the producer:
The following film was my thesis at the Savannah C
Not really sure how this slipped past us, but Hunter Wentworth has been diligently raising for his Robert Jordan documentary. With only three days left on his deadline, he's within several hundred dollars of his goal. Let's see if we can get him over the top.
Robert Jordan Documentary on Fundable.com
We received word today that Robert Jordan has finished writing and editing Knife of Dreams. Straight from RJ:
Before you get too exited though, don't expect this news to move the publication date up. Most likely Tor Books will read it over and make editorial checks. It will also give them a chance to maximize the publicity surrounding the new novel.
Up next for RJ....
Get ready follks. If you're in the US, you'll have several chances to meet Robert Jordan and spend
Tor Books has posted the schedule for Robert Jordan's book signing tour following the release of Knife of Dreams. It runs from October 11 through November 5.
Dragonmount will, of course, be bringing you as many reports as possible of all of these events. If you plan on attending any of these book signings, please
In regards to the cities and how they are chosen: Robert Jordan does not pick where he goes. Tor Books decides on locations that he goes on tour. If your city is not
At Robert Jordan's request, we have turned on comments for his official blog.
A few weeks ago we activated RJ's blog, which allows him to share his thoughts with his fans. The blog is hosted here on Dragonmount, but is being syndicated by other WoT websites. You can read it on this website, on one of the other sites running it, or use your own RSS reader.
As of now, comments are enabled so you can reply to his posts. Yes, he will probably read them. So be nice!
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Robert Jordan wrote a letter to Locus Magazine yesterday stating that he has been diagnosed with amyloidosis and will begin treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. We don't think it would be appropriate to elaborate or speculate at this time, but please read his letter.
As we get more news, we will post it here.
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[Robert Jordan's letter in Locus magazine]
[The same letter on Tor's website]
Also, please be sure to read his blog entry on this website about the news.
Mike Crane was kind enough to send us a link to a report he made on a recent book signing that Brandon Sanderson had in Pittsburgh. You can read the entire report here, but here's a tasty excerpt:
Thanks, Mike!
Update: You can view some pictures of the event here
Tor Books has announced that October 26, 2010 will be the release date for Towers of Midnight, the penultimate 13th novel in the Wheel of Time series.
In addition, here's the dust jacket description of the book's plot. Spoilers!
The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One’s prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight.
The sun has begun to set upon the Third Age.
Perrin Aybara is now hunted
Pre-registration for JordanCon is now open. JordanCon is the first convention dedicated to exploring Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series and his rich, literary legacy. It will be held April 17-19, 2009 at the Alpharetta Embassy Suites in Alpharetta, Georgia. Our Guest of Honor is Harriet MacDougal, Robert Jordan’s wife and editor. Our Fan Guest of Honor is Wilson Grooms, Jordan’s cousin and frequent contributor to his blog on Dragonmount.
Convention member is currently priced a
Red Eagle Entertainment, the publishing company behind the New Spring graphic novel, has issued this press release:
Dear Fans of the New Spring Comic:
We hope that you have enjoyed our past issues of Robert Jordan's New Spring
comic series. However, we have some important news to share with you
concerning the future availability of this publication. As you may know, Red
Eagle Entertainment is the publisher of New Spring, and is responsible for the
printing and distribution
After receiving a mixed response to the two news articles we posted recently (article #2), Red Eagle Entertainment took the time to directly address some of the issues that fans have brought up. Red Eagle executive Larry Mondragon actually replied in the comments section of those news articles, but we're putting them here in order for more fans to directly see them. If they seem a little out of context, it's simply because we're copy / pasting them here.
I would like to respond to the th
We received this press release this morning from Red Eagle Games stating that they've signed a deal with Electronic Arts (EA) to distribute all of the WoT video games they plan to produce.
RED EAGLE GAMES SIGNS WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH EA PARTNERS
EA Partners Signs on as Distribution Partner for
Games Based on Robert Jordan's Fantasy Series The Wheel of Time
Malibu, Calif. – January 15, 2008 – Red Eagle Games today announced they have signed a strategic distribution ag
Red Eagle Games, the company that currently holds the video game and movie rights to the Wheel of Time, announced this evening that they have entered into a partnership with Obsidian Entertainment with the intent of producing high-end electronic role-paying games.
Here's the full press release:
RED EAGLE GAMES SELECTS OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT AS GAME DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
Noted RPG Developer to Assist Red Eagle Games in Building Video Games Based on Robert Jordan’s Fantasy Series “Th
Red Eagle has announced the launch of Red Eagle Games, a video game studio intending to produce several Wheel of Time based games. Here's the press release we received:
New Publisher Red Eagle Games Announces
Plans for Wheel of Time Games
Complete Console Line-Up and MMORPG
Based on Robert Jordan’s Fantasy Series in the Works
Los Angeles, Calif.—Nov. 12, 2008— Red Eagle Games is bursting on to the digital-entertainment scene, launching its new Los Angeles based videogame pub
NOTE: By mistake, we published this article about the possible WoT movie not realizing that it was old news BY A YEAR! (Oops...) See our Red Eagle Website ]
We've gotten some information from Red Eagle, the company behind the New Spring comics. and Alias about their partnership to produce new Graphic novel and comic content, including some new stuff based off the the Wheel of Time.
Red Eagle Entertainment, LLC and Alias Enterprises, LLC announced today that they have entered into a far-reaching business relationship to develop, produce and publish new comic books and graphic novels for global markets based on Red Eagle-managed properties
