Robert Jordan

By Jason Next, Brandon Sanderson judged the Wheel of Time sculptures… Finally, the Snake and Wheel won an honorable mention from Brandon Sanderson. The Storm Leaders! From left to right: Heidi B., Laura N., Katie F., Brandon Sanderson, Erin D., Antony W., and Greg L.

By Jason The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan I mentioned to Harriet McDougal that Kekai is particularly good with depicting creatures so she suggested the cover be a recasting of the print edition of The Great Hunt cover. Trollocs, a wooded landscape, and Rand in full hero pose—you can’t beat that.

By Kathana This is the eleventh of our Storm Leader reports 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 f...

By Jason But he wasn’t pleased for himself. He was happy for Harriet, who called a few minutes later, just before our delicious Thai appetizers arrived. He was happy for the legion of fans that have followed The Wheel of Time for years (in my case, 18 years). And he was happy for the legacy of Robert Jorda...

By Jason The Gathering Storm, the twelfth book in the Wheel of Time series, debuted at the number one spot on the prestigious New York Times bestseller list. This is the fifth WoT novel to hold the spot, and the first time that author Brandon Sanderson has been there. Gathering Storm’s appearance on t...

By minerva66 In celebration of the release of The Gathering Storm by Brandon Sanderson/Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series, I read the 6th book of the series, Lord of Chaos. Yes, I am only halfway through the series. Since it is maybe a little silly to review all of the books in a huge series (you are either...

By Kathana We’ll start with the facts: the Charleston book signing was held on October 27th at the Barnes & Noble located at 7260 Rivers Ave, Charleston, SC 29406 from 7 – 10 pm (we ran a little over…but more on that shortly). In attendance: Brandon Sanderson, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, Ma...

By Harriet On October 27, Book 12 of The Wheel of Time, THE GATHERING STORM, goes on sale nationally. Completed by Brandon Sanderson from notes and partials left by Robert Jordan, it is very good. I was its editor, as I was editor on ALL the Wheel books, and Maria Simons, Jordan’s right hand for over 12 [...]

By Jason 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:

By Jason 2nd Prize: THE GATHERING STORM (signed by Brandon and Harriet): Virginia O’Connor 3rd prize: THE GATHERING STORM hardcover: Quisalas (Crystal Meere) 3rd prize: THE GATHERING STORM hardcover: Nynaeve (Nurit Nosgorodsky) 3rd prize: THE GATHERING STORM hardcover: Ayo

By Virginia The Gathering Storm will be the first book in the Wheel of Time series to be published after Robert Jordan’s untimely death, and the first on which Brandon Sanderson collaborated posthumously with RJ, working with his widow and editor Harriet Rigney and research assistants Alan and Mar...

By Jason 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 JordanCon last April when Harriet, Brandon Sanderson, and Tom Doherty discussed the possibility of WoT boo...

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 India Robert Jordan died before he finished the Wheel of Time series, now being completed by another fantasy writer. Impatient Song of Ice and Fire fans, waiting for volume five from 2005, were recently admonished by Neil Gaiman: “George RR Martin is not ...

rights to award-winning fantasy author George RR Martin's acclaimed fantasy series. In November Red Eagle Games revealed that it had secured the rights to make games based on the late Robert Jordan's hallmark fantasy novel series The Wheel of Time. ...

Harriet mcdougal, Tom Doherty, Brandon Sanderson, and other members of Team Jorda” will attend as featured guests and speak personally on The Wheel of Time and The Gathering Storm and the story legacy of Robert Jordan. jordancon will also include a ...

By Arherring Harriet McDougal said on the process behind A Memory of Light: “The scope and size of the novel was such that it could not be contained in a single volume. It was a piece of marvellous good fortune that Brandon Sanderson undertook the work. He is a great pleasure to work with, as well as a wonderf...

By Jason Also in April ‘09, Dabel Brothers Publishing will be releasing Dragonmount #0, which is a prequel and lead-in to the graphical adaptation The Eye of the World, the best-selling first volume of Robert Jordan’s acclaimed fantasy series, The Wheel of Time. The Dabels will be launching The E...

By Mike Now, as Tor pushes towards a November 2009 release date for Brandon Sanderson’s and Robert Jordan’s A Memory of Light I find myself experiencing a range of emotions.  These aren’t just characters but people who have been a part of my life for the better part of fourteen years.  Through high...

 MD Once or twice a year we find money in a book, but usually not this large of an amount," he said. Schnitman said the money and the credit cards are back on his bookshelf in a hollowed-out copy of "Winter's Heart" by Robert Jordan, which a friend gave ...

 - Jan 4, 2009 The rich details of Jordan's meticulously crafted series have captivated readers since 1990, when The Eye of the World, the first book in the series, ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) However, in 2003 Jordan announced he was taking a break from writing the main Wheel of Time sequence to expand New Spring into a novel, adding several tens of thousands of words of new material. Fan reaction was somewhat bemused, but given the negative reaction to Crossroads of Twilight Jo...

Bringing Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' to a close  CA - Dec 2, 2008 By Brad Wilcox When bestselling author Robert Jordan died last year from a rare blood disease, fans of his popular series, "The Wheel of Time," braced ...

By Virginia As an added bonus, Andrew Gelos did a little research and found the song that Robert Jordan had in mind for the song Dance with Jak o’the Shadows, which often figures prominently in the sections about Mat and the Band of the Red Hand. A sample is included in this podcast. Dovie’andi se tovya sag...

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) Crossroads of Twilight (*½) is by quite some margin the weakest book in the series and one of the most disappointing fantasy novels ever published, considering how good some of the earlier books were. The few decent moments are drowned amidst literally hundreds of pages of empty, pointle...

By Jason I appreciate the obvious thought and energy you have put into your postings here on Dragonmount. I want to thank you for your very insightful and constructive comments. Our Relationship with Robert Jordan: I’m very sorry [...], but for the reasons stated in my prior posting, our past relation...

By Cordilow It's not really hard to read, either, despite the number of pages.  Reading 300-400 pages of J.R.R. Tolkien is more difficult than 900-1000 pages of Robert Jordan, for me, due to the stylistic differences.  Now don't get me wrong, I do like J.R.R. Tolkien quite a bit; I'm just saying that Robert Jor...

Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time Books Turn To Video Games  - Nov 14, 2008 If you're unfamiliar, Jordan's first book in the series, "The Eye of the World," released in 1990 and immediately captivated fantasy fans. ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Neth) Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time is one of my favorite series of all time – basically, when I started reading these books nearly 15 years ago I started on the path that brought me here. Or, I wouldn’t be blogging about this and that right now if it weren’t for The Wheel of Time. I’ve gone into more...

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) The Path of Daggers (**½) doesn't suffer from quite so many problems as it did on first release, but it still represents a significant failure in both writing and editing that makes it a shadow of the book it could have been. The book is available in the UK from Orbit and in the USA from Tor.

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) In other news, Brandon Sanderson recently commented that he thinks A Memory of Light, the final novel in the series, is going to end up being the better part of 700,000 words in length, nearly double the length of any previous single volume. Unsurprisingly, Tor and Orbit are now said to be co...

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) The seventh volume of The Wheel of Time carries us over the halfway point of the series (with the final book now being split into two volumes, bringing the series total to thirteen) in terms of wordcount. However, in terms of the actual story we're much closer to the end. Robert Jordan made a de...

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) Lord of Chaos (****) is a sedentary novel where events unfold slowly, but do succeed in laying the groundwork for the spectacular and satisfying concluding section of the book. I suspect many readers will be put off by the slow pace, but I found the payoff to be more than worth it. The novel is a...

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) The Conan Chronicles Volume I: The People of the Black Circle (****) introduces us to one of fantasy's most famous and notable characters. The range of defiantly non-PC stories on display here may not be huge, but they are certainly a lot of fun to read. The book is available in the UK from Goll...

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) With The Shadow Rising, Robert Jordan moved The Wheel of Time series out of its 'adventure' arc into a 'political' phase as the characters finally moved into positions of high authority and influence amongst different nations and cultures, and could begin the process of uniting the wor...

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Though fierce political opponents, John McCain and Barack Obama agree on a literary matter: Each picks Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, featuring the stoic freedom-fighter Robert Jordan, as a favorite.

The long article includes portraits of the publishing folks who helped McCain's book happen--his co-author, Mark Salter, and his agent, Philippa Brophy (the president of Sterling Lord Literistic). It also showed how the authors gave literary weight to McCain's experiences: "The Joh...

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) The Shadow Rising (****½) is indeed the best book in The Wheel of Time sequence and impresses as it marks the transition of the books from the 'adventure' phase to the 'political' phase and does so most satisfyingly. The book is published by Orbit in the UK and Tor in the USA.

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) The Dragon Reborn (****) is another enjoyable addition to the overall series which tries some new things (pushing Rand out of the limelight) and generally pulls them off. The novel is available in the UK from Orbit and in the USA from Tor.

 VA - Sep 25, 2008 Favorite book: My favorite series is "The Wheel of Time," by Robert Jordan. Favorite TV show: Now that I have a TV, it mostly stays on the Science Channel. ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Gotthammer) Yet even in The Eye of the World there is already a difference between Tolkien and Jordan. Tolkien wanted to write a mythology for England. Jordan wanted to write a piece of historical fiction about such mythologies. In a way, The Eye of the World is to Tolkien what Eaters of the Dead is to Beowul...

By Joshua G This photo was taken the last time I saw and talked with Robert Jordan. We discussed running, languages, dining in Cambridge, and the joys of travel before he signed my German language editions of The Eye of the World and The Great Hunt. I obtained these books, and three other later volumes, t...

By Jason View all available items for bidding The following letter is from Greg Kitchens, the “Armorer” who is facilitating the auction of Robert Jordan’s weapon collection on ebay. The first of Robert Jordan’s personal collection of blades are now available on ebay. I have been planning these au...

By Virginia Padan Fain pops up from the very first book, The Eye of the World, and as the series progresses he evolves from a seemingly harmless peddler visiting the Two Rivers to an increasingly powerful and deadly antagonist to Rand, Mat and Perrin. Please join us as we discuss this most unusual chara...

By Wilson Editor's note: We'll post more details and links to the eBay auctions when they come online.] Writing as Robert Jordan, James Rigney made knowledge his stock in trade. In order to write effectively about men and non-men who fought with swords and lances, he hefted them, he swung them. He stud...

By Jason Robert Jordan personally conducted the final judging and selected the 12 images that appear in the 2009 WHEEL OF TIME© calendar just a few days before he passed away on September 16th, 2007, from the rare blood disease, amyloidosis. The pieces chosen symbolize the devotion that readers h...

By Wilson from left), Melanie, Ariel, and Wilson Family, friends and fans of fantasy gathered at The Citadel on Tuesday 8 April 2008 to dedicate a permanent memorial to my brother/cousin, James Oliver Rigney, Jr. This was a celebration of Jim’s life and his work. I would be lying were I to tell you I was...

By Wilson 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 [...]

By fader6818 The podcast team has recorded a special episode to honour and remember Robert Jordan. Everyone is also invited to call 1-888-333-7690 and participate in our fan feedback project. Call this number and leaving a message about Robert Jordan, his impact on your life, or simple well-wishes fo...

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