Every year in the United States there's a popular tournament in which the best college basketball teams compete for the National Championship. The tournament has become known as "March Madness".
Well, even though the Wheel of Time is not basketball (although Rand and his tall Aiel buddies would make one incredible team!) , there are several tournaments going on right now which feature The Wheel of Time.
Suvudu's Cage Match: This tournament features characters from various fantasy
Locus, a well-respected magazine in the publishing industry, is featuring Robert Jordan on the cover of their March 2006 issue. The magazine also features an in-depth interview with RJ, who talks about the entire series, where its going, and what he has planned next.
The issue is availble for purchase online for $6.50 (US). Locus is offering a special promotion for online fans where you will get free shipping (save $2.00) if you order through the links below. Alternatively, if you subscri
Brandon Sanderson will be doing a book signing in Phoenix, Arizona this evening (November 16th). Here is the live video stream for the event, provided by the local Storm Leaders. If you're around, come by and watch, and chat with fellow Wheel of Time fans. Brandon has also taken questions submitted online at previous events like this. Join the live chat to see if he'll do it this time as well.
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So what are WoT fans to do when they’re missing out on the greatest Wheel of Time event of the year? Other than cry a bit pitifully, they can watch streaming video, follow along on Twitter, and catch up with blog posts and photos. So if you’re not able to attend JordanCon this weekend, we feel for you, we really do -- and that’s why we’re going to make it a bit easier for you by providing you with everything you need to
The Storm Leaders from Denver have setup a live feed for the book signing at the Tattered Cover. It's already underway, but if you happen to be online for a few more hours, you can view it as it happens.
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Look for the Storm Leader recap sometime in the next few days.
It's 7:00 PM, EST in the United States. Brandon and Harriet are all set to appear at the local event in Charleston, South Carolina; Robert Jordan's hometown.
Check out this live feed of the event, provided by the Storm Leader team on site. Be on the look-out for: Brandon and Harriet (of course), our very own Jennifer Liang, Melissa Craib (the founder and Amyrlin of Tarvalon.net, Bob Kluttz from Encyclopedia-wot.org, Wilson Grooms, Maria Simons, and Alan Romanczuk.
Here's the live feed
Tonight Brandon is signing books at one of his favorite bookseller locations: Sam Weller's in Salt Lake City, Utah. Once again, our Storm Leaders have setup a live feed for the event.
Every once in a while, Brandon will pause his signing to take a question from the internet. If you have a question you want him to answer, the preferred method of submitting it for this event is to use Twitter. Send your questions to Webcam chat at Ustream
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We just heard that the Storm Leaders have setup a live feed for the Minneapolis book signing. It's already underway, but if you happen to be online for a few more hours, here you go.
Stream videos at Ustream
Look for the Storm Leader recap sometime in the next few days.
The Dragonmount Writer's Guild will be accepting submissions for both artwork and short stories for exactly one more week. Any submissions that reach my inbox (matalina@gmail.com) with a timestamp later than Oct 31, 2007 at 11:59pm will not be accepted.
Please see the Dragonmount Writer's Guild forums for all the information you will need for your submissions.
Tor Books has a promotion going where you can get free copies of THE EYE OF THE WORLD and MISTBORN. You can request one for yourself, or to send it to a friend.
The promotion ends tonight, so be sure to check it out. Here's the specific info:
“Fantasy Firsts†Book Giveaway: Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World and Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn
In honor of The Gathering Storm‘s release, Tor has been hosting a sweepstakes giveaway of 1000 sets of The Eye of the World and Mist
The LA Times posted a fascinating article today regarding , and how Brandon Sanderson is working to complete it. You can .
Here's an excerpt where yours truly is quoted. :)
[...] "The thing that we haven't seen yet, and whether or not it can be pulled off, is if this book is going to feel like someone else wrote it or as if Robert Jordan wrote it himself," said Denzel. "Our biggest worry is whether or not it's going to have the feel of the rest of the series."
Sanderson empathizes
Simon and Schuster Online has released Embers falling on Dry Grass, the full text of the Knife of Dreams prologue. It is available for online purchase at a number of online retailers. The base price is $3.50, but some online stores are offering it for less.
A small portion of the prologue is already available for free from Tor Books. But the entire prologue (141 pages) will be available in full as part of this ebook. The prologue will, of course, also be included in the full length novel
Booklist has posted their review of Knife of Dreams. Here's the full review:
So far KoD has been receiving very strong reviews from both the media and fans. As more early reviews roll in, we'll post them here.
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The KNIFE OF DREAMS Internet Hunt hosted by Tor Books has been delayed until Tuesday, August 22nd due to technical reasons with their website.
On that date, at 3 PM EST, you'll need to log onto http://www.knifeofdreams.com/ to play.
For New Players
If this is your first week playing, that's just fine. Make sure you register with the Knife of Dreams website, and follow the directions in the email provided when you sign up.
Returning Players
You know the drill. Your starting p
I have copy and pasted by review below. But if you pass this link around, please link to:
Introduction
Well once again, here we are, waiting for the new Robert Jordan book to come out. I think it would be an understatement to say that anticipation amongst fans for Knife of Dreams is really high, and a lot of people are still grumbling after Crossroads of Twilight. Before I get into Knife of Dreams, though, I should remind you that a lot of you didn't agree with my review of Crossroad
Tor Books released an official press release today concerning KNIFE OF DREAMS, the 11th book in the Wheel of Time series.
Additionally, they sent us the cover art for the book. Without any further rambling, here it is:
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If you want to really see the details of the characters, here is a higher resolution "crop" of the artwork. Click the image below to see it even larger.
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Tor Books, the US publisher for Robert Jordan's novels, has announced that KNIFE OF DREAMS will be released on October 11, 2005.
Technically that date is subject to change, but it's pretty likely that October 11th is the date we'll all be reading the next WoT novel.
Tor has plans to send Robert Jordan on a national US tour, starting on that day. The list of cities and stores he's visiting has not been announced. When Tor releases them, we'll publish them here.
As of this news art
Tor Books has published the paperback copy of NEW SPRING: The Novel. At the end of the book is an excerpt from KNIFE OF DREAMS, the upcoming 11th novel in the series.
The prologue chapter is entitled "Embers Falling on Dry Grass".
Tony reports that the excerpt has some exciting materials in it:
Dragonmount has confirmed that this report is indeed true. The excerpt is 16 pages long, and yes, some shocking things do happen. If this is an indication of the rest of the book, th
Knife of Dreams, the 11th book in The Wheel of Time series, will be available in mass paperback from Tor Books the U.S. starting on Tuesday, November 28th.
If you've been holding out to get the paperback, or know a friend who has, this is a great chance to pick it up. If you order through our link to Amazon.com, you will be helping to support this site.
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Robert Jordan emailed us today with the following:
For months, Jordan has been saying that he would like to be finished with the Knife of Dreams manuscript by April, so that he and Tor can spend the summer giving it the full editorial treatment. This has not been done since The Lord of Chaos . Usually, they do a quick and dirty editorial process to get the book in the store for us as quickly as possible. From this, it sounds like he is right where he wants to be and we can expect t
Knife of Dreams comes in at #7 on Amazon.com's Best of 2005 Editors' Top 10 Picks for Fantasy and Science Fiction. It's great to see Robert Jordan get broad recognition outside his fan base!
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Knife of Dreams, book eleven of the Wheel of Time series has finally been added to Amazon's website. As always, Amazon's release date and page count are just their best guess. Tor has yet to release that information.
Amazon has also posted a description, which seems very detailed and specific. We're not sure yet if this is an actual description of the book, or just more guess work on Amazon's part. We're working to get confirmation and we'll update this article once we have more information
You should not be reading this article. Go out and buy KNIFE OF DREAMS, the 11th book in the Wheel of Time series. It is now available in every bookstore in the US and Canada. If it's not in local bookstore, then your local bookstore is either behind the times or is actually a cooking store.
After you've read the book, be sure to come back and discuss everything on our message boards. Also, check out Robert Jordan's US tour schedule to see if he's coming to a city near you. If you go to
Update:
On August 2nd at 3:00 PM EST (-5 GMT), Tor Books launched their Knife of Dreams Internet Hunt.
Dragonmount designed the page and artwork for week 2 (Eye of the World) and week 7 (Lord of Chaos)
For all the info, as well as the registration form, check out KnifeofDreams.com
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Dragonmount has, let's just say, come to receive some information concerning KNIFE OF DREAMS. Here's what we've got.
761 pages, not counting the gloassary
783 pages including the glossary
37 Chapters (Chapter 2: "The Dark One's Touch")
2 new chapter icons
The opening epigram is: (Corrected, as per Robert Jordan's editors)
The sweetness of victory and the bitterness of defeat are alike a knife of dreams. -- from Fog and Steel by Madoc Comadrin
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