On April 18th, Tor.com will be making some WOT artwork images available to the public. As I understand it, they will be high resolution images that you can download and use as desktop wallpaper, etc.
Wheel of Time wallpapers available for the first time on April 18th
Two Wheel of Time wallpapers will be available for download this Friday, April 18th, at tor.com (www.tor.com). This will mark the first time that these WOT wallpapers have been legally available for download.
Anyone w
The Citadel, the military university that Robert Jordan attened, will be honoring him on April 8th with a permanent display in their library. The event is open to friends, family, and local fans. Here are some details:
You are invited to a special event at The Citadel honoring Robert Jordan (James Oliver Rigney, Jr., Citadel class of 1974, Honorary Doctor of Literature 1999). The dedication of a permanent exhibition of photographs, artifacts, and mementos of his life and career will take p
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
On 8 March 2008, James Oliver Rigney, Jr. was inducted as the 47th member of the South Carolina Academy of Authors (SCAA) Hall of Fame. The setting was perfect, The Citadel, The Military College of S.C. The man most of you only knew by his nom de plume, Robert Jordan was a graduate of the Citadel and adored his alma mater. Jim would have loved the attention and been embarrassed by it. You see, he wrote not for acclaim. He wrote because that's what he loved to do. But every one of us likes
Age of Legends, LLC is pleased to announce the guests for our inaugural JordanCon will include Harriet McDougal as Guest of Honor and Wilson Grooms as Fan Guest of Honor. JordanCon will be held at the Alpharetta Embassy Suites April 17-19th, 2009. Information about badges will be forthcoming.
Harriet McDougal is the wife of the late Jim Rigney, best known as “Robert Jordan†and the editor of her husband’s works. An accomplished poet, as well as editor, she has worked in publishing hou
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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Welcome to Episode 37 with the introduction of Morgan Mirabile to the podcast team. We were pleasantly surprised to meet this colorful character, and our discussions on Min were going quite well, but as time went by we discovered something a little odd about Morgan. Listen in to see!
(Note: the download link has been fixed. Sorry for the initial mix up)
From AgeofLegends.net
Brandon Sanderson, the author chosen to complete A MEMORY OF LIGHT, is scheduled to attend Dragon*Con 2008.
Brandon's current fantasy series is the Mistborn Trilogy, the final volume of which will be published in October 2008. His first novel, ELANTRIS, was picked by Barnes and Noble editors as the best fantasy or science fiction book of 2005, and is forthcoming in fourteen languages. He released his first children's book, ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS, in 200
Jennifer Liang, (aka Kathana) is featured in the latest "Dragon in Georgia" podcast where she talks about this year's DragonCon, as well as next year's eagerly awaited JordanCon.
Jennifer is a long-time Dragonmount admin, head of the White Tower Organization, webmaster of AgeofLegends.net, director of the Wheel of Time Fan Track at DragonCon, as well as the founder of the up coming JordanCon convention. In other words, she's got a lot to say about WoT fandom, and you can hear some of it in
Episode 36 is here! Jayson Tremmel, Andrew Miller and Virginia talk at length about the Aiel and various other tangents that relate to them. And some Tangents that don't. We hope you enjoy! Look forward to some new on air personalities in the upcoming episodes we're currently editing.
The Podcast Team
The "Adventures in Scifi Publishing" podcast has posted a show in which they have a great conversation with Brandon Sanderson. In it, he talks about being hired to write A Memory of Light, the upcoming final novel of the Wheel of Time series.
You can get more information and get the episode on the Adventures in Scifi Publishing website.
Brandon Sanderson has launched a new podcast called "Writing Excuses". Check out the podcast website here. You can listen with your browser or subscribe with a podcast listener such as iTunes.
"Writing Excuses" is a not a podcast that will focus on A MEMORY OF LIGHT. It's probably safe to assume it will be brought up, but just be aware that this is not a WoT-centric podcast.
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"Writing Excuses" podcast website
This week only, Tor Books is offering a free eBook copy of Mistborn: The Final Empire, by Brandon Sanderson. You can receive it if you register for their newsletter. Tor is doing this to help promote their new upcoming website.
Mistborn is a superb novel and serves as an excellent example of Brandon's writing. If you're still wondering about whether or not Brandon has "the goods" to write A Memory of Light, then look no further than this novel and its sequels.
The eBook will only be a
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.
These are some MORE of his throughts on THE SHADOW RISING
I know these posts are getting mirrored around to a lot of
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.
These are some MORE of his throughts on THE DRAGON REBORN
I've mentioned that it's sometimes hard for me to remember
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.
These are some MORE of his throughts on THE GREAT HUNT
I know that this book is the favorite of a lot of readers, an
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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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.
These are some of his throughts on THE GREAT HUNT
I'm very interested in the way that Mr. Jordan expanded the viewpo
Tor Books has announced the winners of the Wheel of Time calendar contest. The artwork listed below will be published as part of a 2009 calendar that will be availalbe in most book stores. The proceeds of the calendar will go to fund Amyloidosis research at the Mayo Clinic.
FINAL ART HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME® 2009 CALENDAR!
January28, 2008: Last spring, Robert Jordan announced a competition on his blog (www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan) where artists wou
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
Age of Legends LLC, the parent organization of JordanCon sent us this announcement today.
JordanCon representatives will be at Chattacon 33 to promote the first JordanCon, scheduled to take place in April, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. We’ll have a table in the Concourse area and we’ll be playing a rousing game of “Darkfriend Hunt†in the Consuite Saturday night. Feel free to stop by and say hello.
Chattacon will be held January 25-27, 2008 at the historic Chattanooga Cho
After a bit of a hiatus the 4th Age Podcast is back! In this episode we discuss the Aelfinn and Eelfinn - everyone's favorite Snakes and Foxes.
We're very sorry about the delay, with some new staff and new "behind the scenes" processes we're still getting into the swing of things. Thank you everyone who waited so patiently for this episode and we hope you enjoy!
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
