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
It was an intense battle up until the final seconds. Over 30,000 votes were cast by fans, but in the end, Rand al'Thor defeated Jaime Lannister and won the suvudu cage match... by less than 200 votes.
At one point on Sunday, just hours before the contest ended and fueled by a narrative write-up from George R.R. Martin on his blog, Jaime took a small lead (by about 40 votes). But a last minute rally of fans from the various Facebook and Twitter communities, was enough to push Rand forward one
Tarmon Gai'don may have arrived early. As we Jaime Lannister[/b] from A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Now, from a narrative stand-point, we all know there's no possible way Rand would lose such a match. It's laughable. But this contest is determined strictly by popular vote. So...
GO VOTE NOW.
It's free to do so.
No registration required.
Tell your friends. Let's send a message to the world of genre fiction that Rand al'Thor is our champion.
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Publisher's Weekly magazine released their "starred" review of Knife of Dreams. Here it is:
In addition to our review, various other websites and fans have begun posting their reviews of book 11. With under a month to go before the book is published, expect to see more reviews on a weekly basis.
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On the evening of September 18th, there will be an event in Charleston, SC (Robert Jordan's home town) where Michael Livingston, a Citadel professor, will give a talk on RJ and his work.
Jordan's legacy
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Before his death last year, Charleston author Robert Jordan had a tremendous impact on fantasy writing.
At 7 p.m. Thursday, Citadel assistant professor Michael D. Livingston will discuss "An American Tolkien: Robert Jordan and the Roots of Fantasy" at the Ch
Among the many news reports and media coverage surrounding Robert Jordan's death is a wonderful report from the Charleston Post and Courier. It contains a poem that Harriet (RJ's wife) wrote in memory of him. The poem is entitled "Arachne".
Here is the link to view the article and poem.
Arachne
Outside the hospital, among the glittering cars,
tears come so heavy they obscure the sun,
December’s burning glass.
By the elevators that go to Cardio,
machines will sell the mor
Dragonmount's 4th Age Podcast team recently had a chance to interview Brandon Sanderson in this exclusive, first ever, hour-and-a-half long, WoT-only discussion. You can find it here.
In case you're not familiar with it, the 4th Age Podcast is DM's semi-regular podcast where a group of fans sit down and talk about various topics related to the series. We've published almost 50 episodes so far, so be sure to check them out. They make for great listening while you're on the road, at the gym,
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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One year ago today, our friend Robert Jordan passed away.
One year ago today, Wilson, the "fourth brother of three", left us devestated with the announcement.
One year ago today, the media realized just how big of an announcement that was.
One year ago today, fans across the world, both casual and dedicated, dusted off their old copies of The Eye of the World and started reading again.
One year ago today, new fans heard the news, and were inspired to try out the series.
On
We are just one week away from the release of THE GATHERING STORM, book 12 of The Wheel of Time series!
Where do I get the book?
Read our previous blog post on where you can get the book.
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How do I get a signed copy?
If you would like to get a signed copy of this book, you have a few choices:
Go to a Book signing event
Order a copy from SignedPage.com
Enter this contest from Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
Order one of the collector's editions. (Available at a later date)
We have added sixteen (16) new items to our lineup of Wheel of Time jewelry. All of it is now available in our Online Store. The new additions are:
Mat Cauthon's Signet Ring (regular sized, small, Silver, and 14k. gold)
Mat Cauthon's Signet Ring Earrings (regular sized, small, Silver, and 14k. gold)
Great Serpent Earring (Single, Pair, Silver, and 14. gold)
Asha'man Dragon cufflinks (Silver, 14k. gold)
Way of the Leaf / Avendesora Necklace (Silver, 14k. gold)
These items are in
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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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
Red Eagle Entertainment has announced that The Wheel of Time: New Spring, the comic adaptation of New Spring: The Novel, will be extended from six issues to eight. The comic is produced by Dabel Brothers Production and published by Red Eagle Entertainment. Here is the full press release.
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Newsarama.com has posted some images of issue #2 of the NEW SPRING comic book. Clink the link below to take a look.
If you have not yet seen the NEW SPRING comic book, you should check it out. They are nice collector pieces as well as being a well-produced comic. Subscriptions are available online via Red Eagle Publishing. Alternatively, you can check your local comic book store as they are likely to have it in stock.
Note: Some members of the DM staff are "thematic consultants" fo
In order to provide visitors an up to date and easier-to-use online store, we have updated our bookstore on Dragonmount. This change will happen in multiple phases. The first part is already done: you can now visit our Online Store and easily browse any WoT product available on Amazon.com, as well as some other things you might enjoy.
The next phase after this will be updating our store with a fresh line of t-shirts, hats, mugs, etc.
The final phase is.. well... you'll find out. :)
James Luckman, part of the Dragonmount staff, was fortunate enough to interview Harriet McDougal this week. The interview has been posted on the Dragonmount forums for you to read. In it, she discusses her relationship with the late Robert Jordan, what's it like working with Brandon Sanderson and why peaches are poisonous in the Wheel of Time universe. She even manages to sneak in a RAFO for us.
Back in March, James also interviewd Maria Simons, who is the continuity editor for the series.
Tor Books announced today that the release date for THE GATHERING STORM has been moved up a week. The new on-sale date for the book in the U.S. (and probably everywhere else) is:
Tuesday, OCTOBER 27th
We have confirmed that the unabridged audio book will be available in the U.S. on the release day as well. Previously, we confirmed that the book would be available in the U.K. and Australia on Nov 3. With this new release date, it is highly likely that it will be available on Oct 27th as we
Brandon Sanderson updated his site today with some of his most frequently asked questions since the recent news that he would be completing A Memory of Light.
He gives a good description of what writing AMoL feels like to him.
Pretend you have purchased an expensive violin from a master craftsman. It probably wouldn't surprise you to discover that one of the craftsman's apprentices helped create that violin. The master may have had the apprentice sand, or apply varnish, or pe
Just a reminder to everyone that the new DMail service (http://mail.dragonmount.com) will launch tomorrow. Existing mail users will no longer have access to their accounts from the old system. If you are an exsting DMail user you should have received your new password by now.
Update:
The migration has been done, but it may take up to 48 hours for all the DNS records to update. Hopefully all mail durring that time will get moved over to the new system.
If you have any questions, plea
AMC (yes, the cable TV channel) has posted a new interview with Brandon Sanderson today. They ask him about his feelings on taking over for another writer, how it's affected his writing style, and whether or not he thinks Jordan could have finished the series with "just one more book".
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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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Robert Jordan had a solo panel session last Friday at Comic*Con in San Diego. He gave his standard preamble for about fifteen minutes then answered questions from fans for over an hour. Here are some highlights:
Book 12 will be the end. He will finish the story in one more book even if it takes 1500 pages hardcover.
The full editorial review of Knife of Dreams resulted in the addition of exactly one sentence.
Q: Will we be able to tell which one?
A: No. I’m good!
Any upd
First of all, thank you to everyone who has repsonded to the news and blog posts in regards to Robert Jordan's announcement about his Amyloidosis diagnosis. It just proves that his readership is full of caring individuals.
I've spoken a little more with RJ about what's going on. Here's what he said:
We leave for the Mayo in Rochester on 1 April, to make for an easy trip. My first appointment, for some testing, isn't until [a few days later]. I'll be there for 6 to 8 weeks, dependin
The message boards will be down for upgrading for a short while, if you receive errors please be pateint and try back in 30 miniutes, the more you keep checking the harder it will be for me to get this done. Thanks.
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Sorry for the delay this will not be happening now as I ran into technical difficulties. Message boards will remain functioning until the difficulties have been resolved.
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Technicall difficulties have been resolved. I will begin updates now.
