Brandon Sanderson is featured in a new 20-minute video interview from this past weekend's Bookexpo America convention.
View it here. Thanks to Jay for sending this along.
There have been several Wheel of Time related interviews to come out this past week. Here's a run down:
Leigh Butler from Tor.com interviews Chuck Dixon and Chase Conley, the writer and artist developing the WoT graphic novels
Brandon Sanderson interview
Another Brandon Sanderson interview
Also, just in case you missed it and are interested, you can now follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dragonmount. We'll post all our news articles, as well as other interesting and
AMC (yes, the cable TV channel) has posted a new interview with Brandon Sanderson today. They ask him about his feelings on taking over for another writer, how it's affected his writing style, and whether or not he thinks Jordan could have finished the series with "just one more book".
AMC article
Enjoy!
Tor Books has sent us the exclusive first look at the cover for THE GATHERING STORM, book 12 of the Wheel of Time series.
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The cover art was painted by artist Darryl K. Sweet, who has done the covers for all of the other US WoT novels.
What do you think? (Respectful) comments welcome.
More Info
[ Gathering Storm info page ]
The Dabel Brothers have released information for subscribers about their plans for the remaining NEW SPRING comic books:
Dabel Brothers Productions Announces Plan for New Spring Subscribers
Dabel Brothers Productions (“DB Proâ€) announced today that all persons having a subscription for Robert Jordan’s New Spring comic from Red Eagle Entertainment will soon be receiving the final three issues of the series from DB Pro at no charge.
New Spring tells the story of the search for
It appears as though the UK cover art for THE GATHERING STORM (book 12 of the Wheel of Time series) has been posted. This continues the design trend that Orbit Books (Robert Jordan's UK publisher) has used for the rest for the series.
Enjoy.
Thanks to Dodge from Original link)
The Forsaken Revisited, Part 3. Please join Andrew, Virginia and Jayson as they continue their new discussion of the inimitable villains of he Wheel of Time, the thirteen Forsaken, or as they prefer to call themselves, the Chosen. Part 2 covers Sammael and Semirhage.. As always, 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 back to these podcasts when you have, as THERE W
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
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
The Forsaken Revisited, Part 2. Please join Andrew, Virginia and Jessie as they continue their new discussion of the inimitable villains of the Wheel of Time, the thirteen Forsaken, or as they prefer to call themselves, the Chosen.
Part 2 covers Lanfear, Rahvin, Moghedien and Mesaana.
As always, 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 back to these podcasts wh
The Forsaken Revisited, Part 1. Please join Andrew, Jayson, Virginia and Jessie as they open a new discussion of the inimitable villains of the Wheel of Time, the thirteen Forsaken, or as they prefer to call themselves, the Chosen.
Part 1 covers Aginor, Be'lal, Ishamael, Asmodean and Graendal.
As always, 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 back to these podc
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:
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
We actually received this last month, but for various reasons, we just never got around to posting it before. (Sorry about that!)
The Dabel Brothers and Tor Books are due to release "Issue 0" of their EYE OF THE WORLD graphic novel. Below is the press release, along with some sample artwork featuring work by popular fan artists Seamas Gallagher, and Jeremy Saliba.
Tor & Dabel Brothers Announce Wheel of Time® Comics Schedule
Robert Jordan's beloved series of novels being adapte
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, the US publisher of The Wheel of Time, is now suggesting that A MEMORY OF LIGHT, the 12th and final novel in the series, may be published in November of this year.
The publisher has published a "widget" that anybody can post on their website. This widget (seen here below) counts down to November.
www.createyourcountdown.com
No official word has come yet from Tor about a more specific release date, or even whether or not November is just when they hope the book will be rea
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
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
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;
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.
Seanchan animals - all about the amazing exotic animals the Seanchan use in warfare and in everyday life. Grolm, torm, raken, to'raken, and more. Join 4th Age podcasters Andrew and Virginia as they discuss some of the most fascinating creatures in the Wheel of Time series.
Spoiler warning - as usual on the 4th Age podcast, we discuss ALL eleven main books in the series as well as the prequel New Spring, so if you haven’t finished your first trip through the Wheel of Time, you may want t
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
