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
Jarrod send us this lengthy report on the Lexington, KY book signing.
Thanks, Jarrod!
Another report came in from Robert MacCloud who briefly said that another customer asked Robert Jordan about his time in Saudi Arabia. Turns out that the person had mistaken him for Robert Jordan, the US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia who had been appointed by President Bush!
Yet another report comes in from Kevin Dean, one of Dragonmount's staff members who attended the event.
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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
This is the first of Storm Leader reports that we'll be posting throughout the U.S. book tour for THE GATHERING STORM. At each tour location, Dragonmount and Tor Books recruited a select group of volunteer fans to help run the event, hand out promotional materials, and represent us to the fans. In return, they were given the opportunity to meet with Brandon Sanderson and (if present for their event) Robert Jordan's wife Harriet. We will have a full report with photos and possibly video for each
This is the third of our Storm Leader reports we'll be posting throughout the U.S. book tour for
“The Wheel of time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Aged that gave it birth comes again.â€
Saying he has never read that passage out loud before, Brandon read through a portion of the first chapter. Brandon did do a quick Q&A Section.
Q&A Section
1. What is the setup for the pr
Robert Jordan and Tor Books have officially launched their Wheel of Time calendar competition. WoT Artists can submit their artwork to www.wheeloftimecalendar.com. Robert Jordan will personally choose the 12 finalists. The winning pieces of art will appear in a 2009 calendar to be published by Tor. The money raised by the calendar sales will go to benefit Amyloidosis Research at the Mayo Clinic where Robert Jordan is receiving his treatment from.
Here is the press release from Tor:
ROBER
The organizers of Tor's internet hunt sent us this update over the weekend.
Its a pity the game won't be able to go on as planned, but those nifty prizes will still get out there.
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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 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
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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Bridlington Today, a magazine in the UK, has posted a short interview online with Robert Jordan. You can read it at the link below and also see their review of Knife of Dreams
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The following note is from Melissa over at TarValon.net. Their community - which is in many ways like a sister site to Dragonmount -- is hosting a drive to collect gaming gear and funds so that allied soldiers in the Middle East can having a gaming convention; the first ever in a war zone. Below are the full details of their drive. If you're interested, please read the following and contact them to participate. Let's show them how the Dragonmount and Wheel of Time fan communities care about
Brandon Sanderson, the author chosen to complete the final novel in The Wheel of Time series, is currently re-reading the entire series before embarking on his journey into A MEMORY OF LIGHT. As he writes, he's sharing some of his thoughts and observations with fans via his blog. We'll post these excerpts as he writes them.
Be sure to read his introduction first.
I'm hoping to be able to do more than one post per book, but I'd already started EYE OF THE WORLD when I finally got tim
Amazon.com is now accepting pre-orders for the 2009 Wheel of Time Calendar. This calendar is being published by Tor Books as the result of the competition that Robert Jordan himself began before he passed away. RJ hand-chose the winning entries just weeks before he passed.
Proceeds from this calendar will be going to the Mayo Clinic charity fund to research cures for Amyloidosis, the disease Robert Jordan fought in his last days.
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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)
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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.
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.
Age of Legends, LLC is pleased to announce that JordanCon 2010 registration is now open. Pre registration is currently $50, with group discounts available. JordanCon membership covers all three days, all panels, events, demonstrations, concerts, performances, contests and a host of other activities. Workshops requiring a materials fee will be noted in the program. JordanCon will take place April 23-25, 2010.
JordanCon will be hosted by the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in 2010. The Crowne Plaza is
The Dabel Brothers have released two teaser preview images for their upcoming EYE OF THE WORLD comic book. One image shows Lews Therin Telamon surrounded by the Forsaken as they appeared in the Age of Legends. The second image shows Rand surrounded by the same Forsaken as they appear in the modern ("Third") Age.
Click each image to see it in full size.
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The artwork was done by Mik
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
Knife of Dreams is currently the #1 best-selling book in the United States. The report came from Tor today that the NEW YORK TIMES reported KoD as being at the top of their list. Some more details :
Most of the books in the WoT series have been gone #1 on the list when they came out.
It is expected that KoD will be #1 on the London Times as well, but that's still speculation on our part.
Congratulations, RJ!
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
Dragonmount has just opened up a new part of its online Store to offer officially-licensed Wheel of Time jewelry items from Badali Jewelry. If you order through the DM store, you get 20% off retail... a deal you won't find anywhere else online.
Items offered for sale are:
- Aes Sedai Rings
- Ajah pendant necklaces for every ajah (even the Black)
- Asha'man pins (sword and dragon)
- Mat's foxhead medallion
- The Horn of Valere necklace
- Ancient Aes Sedai symbol necklace
- saidin nec
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
The Bay City Public Library in Bay City, Texas wrote to Dragonmount.com asking for help. Robert Jordan is one of the library's favorite authors. In fact, it turns out Bay City is such a hotbed of Robert Jordan fandom that the library can't keep his books on the shelves! They scour regional bookstores as often as they can, but they still can't keep up with the "turnover".
If you have any extra hardcovers (full size, in good condition) and would be willing to make a donation, Janet would love
