Tor.com, along with Macmillan Audio, has released the audio version of chapter two, The Nature of Pain, from The Gathering Storm.
The direct link can be found here. As with chapter 1, you'll need to register with their site first.
The audio is in streaming format; you will not be able to download it to your computer.
According to Tor.com, this is their way of saying "thank you" to all the people who have visited their new site and become a member of their community. It's also an op
Virginia, Andrew Gelos and Marc are on board with a special appearance by Carrie, one of the original 4th Age Podcast team! Join us while we discuss which groups of One Power channelers are likely to survive Tarmon Gai'don and why we think they will survive, how they may realign - or why we think they won't survive. This is part two of a series - part one dealt with the various nations and political groups.
As always, during our discussions we go into all the books of the Wheel of Time serie
It was announced today that Book 13 of The Wheel of Time series will be titled "Towers of Midnight". Also, the title of the 14th book, which will conclude the series was confirmed to be A Memory of Light. On his blog, Brandon Sanderson wrote:
(Note the lack of the word "the" in the title) is currently still being written. Brandon hopes to turn it into the publisher in late 2009 or early 2010. He estimates that the book will be published in late 2010, approximately 1 year from the time th
What the Storm Means, the prologue to THE GATHERING STORM is now available on various websites.
Tor.com
Amazon.com (Kindle Format; iPhone, iPod Touch)
Mobipocket (Mobipocket Reader required. Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, Palm OS, Blackberry, and more)
Audible.com (audio version - includes bonus recording of Harriet discussing the making of the book.)
BarnesandNoble.com (Barnes & Noble reader; iPhone; iPod Touch; Mac or PC)
Powell's Books (PDF, users are reporting that th
Today marks the second anniversary of Robert Jordan's passing. Harriet described this morning in her hometown of Charleston as "a gorgeous day outside, a terribly sad one inside."
It never ceases to amaze me at the amount of influence RJ had on all of us. Whether you're a long-time fan of the series who visits all of the WoT websites, or a casual fan who has enjoyed his books over the years, think we can all agree that there was something incredibly special about the man. He loved his fan
Virginia, Andrew G, Jessie and Marc discuss which nations are likely to survive Tarmon Gai'don and why we think they will survive - or why we think they won't. This is part one of a series - part two will deal with the various channelers on the Wheel of Time lands.
As always, during our discussions we go into all the books of the Wheel of Time series, from the prequel New Spring through Knife of Dreams, so if you haven’t finished your first read-through, you may want to come back to these
On October 27th, at this link.
For each one of the book tour events, Dragonmount will be recruiting approximately 4-5 Storm Leaders. Storm Leaders will get the rare opportunity to meet with Brandon and/or possibly Harriet in a casual setting before the actual book signing. Typically this will be at a nearby coffee shop, restaurant, or inside the bookstore cafe. Food and drinks will be provided, so there's no cost to you. You'll get the opportunity to meet with Brandon (and/or Harriet), an
All week we have been reporting tweeting that there would be a total of SIX major announcements related to The Wheel of Time this week.
The first of these news items was the article we posted about Brandon and Harriet's U.S. book tour. Be sure to check that out if you would like to come meet them in person.
Now here are the remaining FIVE announcements as announced at DragonCon this evening. We will post more details about each over the next few days and/or weeks.
CHAPTER ONE
Dragonmount owner, founder and webmaster Jason Denzel joins Virginia, Andrew G, Amir and Spencer to talk with us about his recent reading of the upcoming and highly anticipated Wheel of Time book, The Gathering Storm. He gives us some insights in the book (without revealing too much of the plot, alas!) and also tells a bit about how he first met Jim Rigney (aka Robert Jordan), his friendship with him and his family, and more.
The Gathering Storm will be the first book in the Wheel of Time se
Virginia, Andrew G and Amir discuss Dragonmount founder and host Jason Denzel's recent review of The Gathering Storm. Jason was indeed blessed by the Light - Brandon and Harriet set him up with an official advance reading copy of the book! We forgot to ask him if it was in the form of a ter'angreal such as Elayne and Nynaeve found in Ebou Dar, but in any case we are all envious in the extreme, to the extent of plotting like a bunch of Forsaken as to how we might relieve him of such a burden. ;-)
Tor Books announced the schedule for the upcoming U.S. book tour that Brandon Sanderson and Harriet will be going on when THE GATHERING STORM is released. See below for the exact locations and dates.
Brandon will be at every book signings, but Harriet will only be at the marked events.
BYU Bookstore, Provo, UT
Tuesday, October 27th: Midnight
Wilkinson Student Center (WSC)
Brigham Young University
University Hill,
Provo, Utah 84602
(801) 422-2400
Barnes & Noble, Charleston
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
Since Robert Jordan passed away, there have been reports and speculation about what would become of the "other" Wheel of Time novels he had been planning. The topic came to light at A Memory of Light (the final book in the main series).
The topic came up again recently this week when Dominic, from the Keeping the Door][/i] blog.
Obviously there's a lot of speculation going on. So we asked Brandon if he could please summarize and explain where things are. Here's what he said.
Leigh Butler joins us on the podcast. Leigh is doing the popular WoT read-through blog on tor.com, and she shares some of her insights with us. We had a lot of fun and we hope you will enjoy hearing her comments on the series her as much as we enjoyed chatting with her! Join Andrew, Virginia, Amir and Jessie in the fun!
As always, during our discussions we go into all the books of the Wheel of Time series, from New Spring through Knife of Dreams, so if you haven’t finished your first read-
A lot of you have been asking for a handy document to help remind you of what's been happening in the Wheel of Time story. So we got together with our friend Bob Kluttz from Encyclopedia WoT and crafted just such a document.
The document is a PDF that describes how each character and plot thread was left off as of the end of Knife of Dreams. It's designed to print nicely if you want to do that. Click the image below to take a look.
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We received a press release this morning from Red Eagle Games, the makers of the proposed Wheel of Time video game.
Los Angeles, Calif.—Aug. 4, 2009— Red Eagle Games announced today that film industry veteran Chris Morgan has been engaged by Red Eagle Games as Story Director for the company’s forthcoming videogames derived from the rich assortment of characters and storylines from Robert Jordan’s beloved fantasy book series, The Wheel of Time. Based in Los Angeles, Morgan has wor
It would be an understatement to say that a lot has happened since Knife of Dreams. It's been nearly four years since the release of what Robert Jordan believed was going to be his penultimate novel in The Wheel of Time series, and nearly two years since he passed away. Two very long years. But the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills. The story is not yet done, and there is more to be told. Much of Robert Jordan's life was tied to these books, and it was important to him, I believe, to see them do
Dabel Brothers Publishing has given us an exclusive first look at some of the upcoming Eye of the World graphic novel covers.
These images were created by fan-favorite artists Seamas Gallagher and Jeremy Salbia.
The first few Eye of the World issues are available to purchase from our online store. We will be adding more issues for order as they becomes available.
Click on each image to see a larger version.
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A lot of fans have been wondering about this, so we thought we'd let you all know that the Dabel brothers have announced that the first of the final three issues of NEW SPRING have begun shipping. Here's a portion of the email that went out to subscribers:
In addition to these final issues of NEW SPRING, the Dabel Brothers have begun production of an adaptation of THE EYE OF THE WORLD. Issue #0 ("Dragonmount") is now available. You can order it from our online store.
Issue #1 should b
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
Galad Damodred and Gawyn Trakand are the topic of this episode. Andrew Gelos and Virginia discuss the half-brothers and their relationship to other characters in the Wheel of Time series, especially Rand and Elayne. This is one of a series of discussions of so-called "minor protagonists."
As always, during our discussions we go into all the books of the Wheel of Time series, from New Spring through Knife of Dreams, so if you haven’t finished your first read-through, you may want to come ba
Brandon Sanderson's 7th published novel, WARBREAKER is now available in hardcover in bookstores across the United States. It's a stand-alone epic fantasy story about two nations at war; about two princesses who's lives are changed forever when they are called by their country to uproot their lives and enter the enemy's capitol; and about an underground rebel movement intent on altering the core of the impending war.
For full details on his novel, please visit Brandon's website where he has
Here are some preview images from the upcoming Eye of the World comic book, issue #1. (Issue #0, "Dragonmount" was previewed here)
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In the very near future, we will have all of these issues available for online order directly from DM's online store.
(BTW, these images were released yesterday and we linked to them on Twitter. Usually we'll post stuff immediately on there, as well as little tidbits related to all the things happening in the WoT w
