In order to promote The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, Book 3), Tor Books has put out a 3 minute video of Brandon Sanderson talking about his MISTBORN series, as well as A MEMORY OF LIGHT. Check it out.
Also available at:
Google Video
Brandon Sanderson's The Hero of Ages novel debuted on the New York Times bestseller list at number 21! This is his first time making the list.
Congratulations, Brandon!
(Now are you ready to go #1 when A MEMORY OF LIGHT comes out???)
Last August, Variety reported that Universal Pictures and Red Eagle Entertainment had acquired the rights to THE EYE OF THE WORLD and intended to adapt it into a major motion picture. At the time, there was been a pretty intense fan reaction to this news: both excited and hesitant. In order to find out what was really going on, and in order to a clear idea of where things were going, we sat down with Rick Selvage from Red Eagle and asked him some questions that were on everyone's mind.
Here
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
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
Brandon Sanderson has reached a milestone in his writing of A Memory of Light. On his blog, he talks openly and honestly about the progress he's made so far, and what he hopes to get done in the near future.
Click here for the link to his original blog post. Or, for your convenience, it is copied here:
I've officially hit 300k words on A Memory of Light. This is an important milestone, and it's probably time to pause and answer a few questions as frankly as I can.
Q1: Does it re
Age of Legends, LLC is pleased to announce program highlights and additional guests for the upcoming JordanCon. JordanCon is the first convention dedicated to exploring the late Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series and his rich, literary legacy. JordanCon will feature appearances this spring by Harriet McDougal, Jordan’s wife and editor of his novels, as well as Brandon Sanderson, the New York Times bestselling author chosen to complete the final novel in Jordan’s epic saga.
In
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
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
It has now been one year since Brandon Sanderson was tapped to complete A MEMORY OF LIGHT, ther final novel in The Wheel of Time saga.
To commemorate that, and to show how far he's come in the last year, Brandon offered to re-answer the original questions we sent him when he had been given the job. You can view the original interview here.
You can also click here to read Brandon's blog post regarding this newly updated interview.
You can read the updated interview here.
Today is Brandon Sanderson's birthday. He's 33, today. (Such a young guy!) What a year he has had! Be sure to drop by his website and wish him a Happy Birthday.
Or..um.. rather, a "Happy Koloss Head Munching Day", as he likes to refer to it.
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,
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
Age of Legends, LLC is pleased to announce program highlights and guests for the upcoming JordanCon. JordanCon is the first convention dedicated to exploring the late Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series and his rich, literary legacy. JordanCon will feature appearances this spring by Harriet McDougal, Jordan’s wife and editor of his novels, as well as Brandon Sanderson, the New York Times bestselling author chosen to complete the final novel in Jordan’s epic saga. The convention wil
Melissa Craib, the founder and webmaster of the popular WoT fansite TarValon.net, has announced that her website, in association with Brandon Sanderson, will be facilitating a contest for which the grand prize will be to have your name and possibly your likeness put into A MEMORY OF LIGHT. Proceeds from the contest will benefit Heifer International, a non-profit organization that helps combat hunger in areas that need it most.
The winners will be announced in April at the first annual Jord
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
A MEMORY OF LIGHT is expected to probably be published.
Leigh Butler is a long time fan of the series, and one of the primary people behind the "infamous" WoT FAQ. She's also a great writer and has excellent knowledge and insight into the series.
You can read the introductory post here, and expect to see the first commentary begin tomorrow.
Mike Mackert, the founder of the massive WHEEL OF TIME fan site His announcement included his reasoning for the shut-down, which is largely personal in nature.
wotmania has been online for over a decade, almost exactly as long as Dragonmount. Below, is an open letter to Mike:
AN OPEN LETTER TO MIKE MACKERT:
Dear Mike,
I was worried right from the beginning. While we talk often enough via email and instant messenger, its only on rare occasions that we actually talk by phone;
The Dabel Brothers will be attending NY Comic Con this weekend (Feb 7-8) where they will make at least one announcement related to their production of the WHEEL OF TIME graphic novels.
If you are going to be at NY Comic Con this weekend, be sure to stop by the Dabel Brothers's booth. Their booth number is 1523.
In anticipation of the event, they sent us these sample covers which you can see below. (Click to enlarge)
http://www.dragonmount.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/issue
Tom Doherty, the founder of Tor Books, the publisher of The Wheel of Time series, will be attending JordanCon. Doherty formed Tor Books in 1980, after a stint as publisher at the venerable Ace Books publishing house. Since 1988, Tor has been selected by Locus Magazine readers as “Best Science Fiction Publisherâ€. Tor authors include the late Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, George R.R. Martin, Terry Goodkind, Orson Scott Card, Mercedes Lackey and many other notables. Doherty will be appea
Earlier this week JordanCon posted their progress report on their website. Highlights include a "Cairhienin Ball", sword form lessons, appearances by Brandon Sanderson and Harriet McDougal, and a preview of A Memory of Light, the final novel in The Wheel of Time series.
JordanCon is the first convention dedicated to exploring the literary legacy of Robert Jordan and his ground breaking The Wheel of Time series. JordanCon takes place April 17-19, 2009 at the Alpharetta Embassy Suites in Alp
Tor Books announced today that The Wheel of Time[/i] series, will be initially released as three separate volumes. The first volume will be entitled THE GATHERING STORM and will go on sale October 27, 2009. ()
Here's the press release:
Tor announces The Gathering Storm, Book Twelve of Robert Jordan’s legendary Wheel of Time® fantasy series
Tor Books is proud to announce the November 3rd, 2009 on-sale date for The Gathering Storm, Book Twelve of The Wheel of Time and the first of th
Age of Legends, LLC, the organizers of JordanCon, report that their website (www.ageoflegends.net) is down due to a possible hacker attack. While they work on cleaning up the mess, here are some links to some necessary information:
The JordanCon Progress Report The complete JordanCon schedule. Volunteer Information The Alpharetta Embassy Suites website.
At the door registration rates:
Friday Only: $20
Saturday Only: $35
Sunday Only: $20
Saturday & Sunday:
For those of you who missed it, the first annual JordanCon convention kicked off last weekend to a huge success. Be sure to check out our coverage of the event, which will likely contain a YouTube video or two in the very near future.
Attending the convention were Harriet, Brandon Sanderson, Tom Doherty (the president of Tor Books), and various other people involved closely with the MEMORY OF LIGHT project. A lot of information was shared with people attending the convention, and we'd like
Dabel Brothers Productions has published a preview of issue #6 of their NEW SPRING graphic novel series. Here's the press release, along with the images.
The release for issue #6 (of 8 total) is May 20 of this year.
Dabel Brothers Publishing is pleased to present a 10 page preview to Robert Jordan's New Spring #6, adapted to comics by writer Chuck Dixon, with artwork by Harvey Talibao, and cover art by Mike Miller.
New Spring is a graphical adaptation of the best-selling prequel
