We got a message from Realm of Tar Valon regarding the status of their message boards today:
As you've probably noticed by now, our boards have suffered a crash. That crash has been deemed irrecoverable. Since then your Admin team has been working on new boards, and we can now, on our 5th anniversary, announce that they are ready to be populated!
I know quite a few of you are here, so I am asking you to please spread the word, we're doing our best to email people, but without
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Fans awaiting Brandon's arrival
He recommended Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, and most of the table had read it and agreed. He said that with writers starting out, there are two basic ways they tend to go - one is to keep writing different things like he did. The other is to work on one book, rewriting and improving it for a long time
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Brandon started off by talking about how he got this job, finishing our book. If you’ve been paying attention, you already know the story, but I pulled out some quotes that I thought were entertaining.
* When discussing the book store where he found The Eye of the World. “The new books are right in the front and right there was a copy of a “VERY BIG BOOK.†I like very good books.â€
During Jordan's recent US tour, he made time to chat with Fast Forward TV, a show dedicated to science fiction and fantasy reviews that airs in parts of Virginia and Maryland. He talks quite a bit about his experience writing the books, working on the New Spring graphic novels, and his blog that we host for him. He even manages to pronounce Jason's name correctly.
You can download the interview in either Quicktime or MP3 format by going to Fast Forward's website and navigating to the Dece
The Dabel Brothers are now in production on creating graphic novels for the entire Wheel of Time series. They will begin with A Memory of Light. Here is the press release:
DABEL BROTHERS TO ADAPT ROBERT JORDAN’S BESTSELLING
WHEEL OF TIME SERIES IN COMIC BOOK FORMAT
NEW YORK, NY – July 1, 2008 – Dabel Brothers Publishing announced today that they will adapt Robert Jordan’s bestselling Wheel of Time series, which has sold more than 14 million copies in North America alone, in
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This was the first Wheel of Time book signing ever to occur in Texas, and the fans were certainly excited! People began arriving before 10 AM to secure their places in line. Storm Leader Claire brought a Wheel of Time trivia quiz, crossword, and word search to keep folks entertained until the signing, scheduled for 2:00. During the next few hours, over 200 fans had their books signed. In
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Brandon began by telling the story of how he ended up being chosen to write the ending of The Wheel of Time. He started back in 1990, when he was 15 years old and saw a paperback of The Eye of the World on the shelf. Thinking that it was huge and had a “good page to dollar ratio†he returned to the bookstore a few days later to purchase Book One of The Wheel of Time. It was becau
Today marks the first day of our 13 Days of Christmas. Yes, I know that the "normal" 12 Days of Christmas start on Dec. 25th, but we don't do things like every one else.
Every day between now and Christmas we'll post a new desktop picture featuring one of the original 13 Forsaken. They make great desktop images.
The images were created by the Dabel Brothers, the company which produces the New Spring graphic novel. A special thanks to them for allowing us to be the exclusive provide
When we first opened the new forums (forums.dragonmount.com) we promised time to backup the your important posts on the old forums.
You'll still have the opportunity to do that - my apologies for making the transition so rapidly without giving people warning.
As soon as I am able to make the old forums public and read-only (so no new posts can go there) you will be able to get back to them and copy your old posts over. If this doesn't happen today or tomorrow (Friday) it will CERTAINLY h
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The first humorous moment of the evening came when we had to call our fellow Storm Leader and Tor.com contributor, Leigh, who was conspicuously absent from the event up till that point. Brandon caught on and proceeded to make light of her unexpected absence by Twittering about it from his blackberry! Suffice it to say a slightly winded Leigh arrived shortly after.
After things wound down a b
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.
More info on:
[ Robert Jordan ]
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
The Dabel Brothers have released information for subscribers about their plans for the remaining NEW SPRING comic books:
Dabel Brothers Productions Announces Plan for New Spring Subscribers
Dabel Brothers Productions (“DB Proâ€) announced today that all persons having a subscription for Robert Jordan’s New Spring comic from Red Eagle Entertainment will soon be receiving the final three issues of the series from DB Pro at no charge.
New Spring tells the story of the search for
"A storm is coming."
We're less than a month away from the world-wide release of THE GATHERING STORM. Here's a summary of (we think) everything you need to know to get ready for it.
The Basics
First and foremost, THE GATHERING STORM ("TGS") will be released on Tuesday, October 27th. Please note that this is one week earlier than the original announced release date. You can pre-order it from Amazon.com and support Dragonmount.
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Our main info page for the Gathering Storm is
Forbes.com has published an article on their website which profiles Robert Jordan, his illness, and the outstanding support that his fans have shown. Several WoT fan sites are mentioned, including Dragonmount.
The article is filled with some great insight, and includes a discussion of the fate of the final Wheel of Time novel, A Memory of Light.
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Personal thoughts:
This article is the first time that Robert Jordan has publicly said that he's open to the possibility of having someb
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
As The Gathering Storm hit, Tor is releasing the entire Wheel of Time[/i] series in eBook format. Each month, beginning last month (October), they will release the next book in the series. THE EYE OF THE WORLD has already released been released and is .
This month, THE GREAT HUNT will be released. Here is a sneak peak at the cover that will be released with it. The artwork is by Kekai Kotaki.
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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
If you are like most fans, you probably don't remember every tiny detail of the Wheel of Time series. For that reason, we've published a downloadable document that should bring you up to speed with where everyone is at in the story.
It's designed to remind you of where the story left off at as of the end of Crossroads of Twilight. The document is a PDF file and should print up nicely for you, in case you want to have it handy when reading Knife of Dreams.
When Crossroads of Twilight c
Amazon.com is now offering a free download of chapter 1 of KNIFE OF DREAMS if you pre-order the novel through their website.
The chapter is entitled When Last Sounds. (Thanks to Mand680 for pointing our the error in my original post)
Between the prologue being released as an eBook and now this preview of chapter 1, approximately the first 115-120 pages of the novel are available to be read now.
Note:
The events which take place in chapter 1 are influenced by what happens in th
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
[ Teresa Patterson Interview ]
Amazon.com has posted an interview with Brandon Sanderson on their "Omnicoracious" blog. It's a good read, and includes information on when Brandon's deadline for finishing is (December 2008). Click the link below for the article.
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A "birthday present" for Brandon
"Who is your favorite WoT character?"
"I killed Asmodean"
There were also several young kids who asked sincere questions about the Alcatraz books, and Brandon gave hysterical answers. He said he wrote the books wanting to make glasses cool, and breaking things an asset. He also expressed his everlasting hatred of fish sticks, contrasted wit
