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New Wheel of Time Author Chosen 327

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the better-late-than-never dept.
kdean06 writes "Brandon Sanderson has been chosen by Tor Books to finish the best-selling Wheel of Time fantasy series by the late Robert Jordan. Harriet, Jordan's widow, chose him after reading his Mistborn series. An interview is also available via Dragonmount.com."
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  • And to think... (Score:4, Funny)

    by TWX ( 665546 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @02:56PM (#21645555)
    ...that about seven years ago, friends of mine and I joked about abducting Jordan and holding him until he finished the series...

  • Wait, What? (Score:5, Funny)

    by roadkill_cr ( 1155149 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @02:57PM (#21645571)
    "Finish" his novels? Wouldn't it be more to Jordan's liking if Brandon Sanderson just kept writing book after book on the Wheel of Time until he dies, too?

  • Well... (Score:5, Funny)

    by jesdynf ( 42915 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @02:58PM (#21645595) Homepage
    He's not the author. But he is *an* author.

  • Whew! That was close... (Score:5, Funny)

    by starglider29a ( 719559 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @02:59PM (#21645609)
    I heard an ancient prophecy that said that when the Wheel of Time of was ended, so too was Time.

    I'm sure that was poppycock... heh heh... right?

  • Re:Whew! That was close... (Score:3, Funny)

    by TWX ( 665546 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @03:01PM (#21645635)

    I heard an ancient prophecy that said that when the Wheel of Time of was ended, so too was Time.
    That's somewhat in error. That happens when Duke Nukem: Forever is released...

  • I do not think it means what you think it means (Score:3, Funny)

    by Alzheimers ( 467217 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @03:06PM (#21645703)
    Harriet Popham Rigney, Jordan's beloved wife and editor, said of her decision to have Sanderson complete the last book in The Wheel of Time series: "I have chosen Brandon Sanderson to complete Robert Jordan's great work, and I am absolutely delighted that he accepted. I will of course be editing this book as I have all of the other books of The Wheel of Time."

    Suddenly, the word "Edit" has lost all meaning.

  • Yes, but... (Score:4, Funny)

    by DoctorPepper ( 92269 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @03:11PM (#21645771)
    After he finishes reading the current 5 dozen grueling volumes of "The Wheel of Time", he'll run away, screaming and plucking his eyeballs out!

  • Re:Does that mean another 10 tedious volumes? (Score:5, Funny)

    by chromatic ( 9471 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @03:18PM (#21645879) Homepage

    Jordan rarely used "filler prose" as you claim.

    Female character sniffed. "Wooly-headed men," she thought.

    Male character sighed. "If only other male character were here," he thought. "He understands women."

  • Re:Does that mean another 10 tedious volumes? (Score:2, Funny)

    by deadweight ( 681827 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @04:01PM (#21646459)
    What about the "giant world-wide S&M sorority thing" going on. All the women were always threatening to spank, hit, whack, or otherwise "discipline" each other pretty much non-stop. BTW, when I first read the first book of the series I stuck it in my flight bag for a long trip and avgas back then was about $1.50/gallon. THAT was a long time ago!

  • Re:Details Are an Artistic Choice, My Friend (Score:5, Funny)

    by susano_otter ( 123650 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @04:10PM (#21646585) Homepage
    Hansel and Gretel, outlined in the style of Robert Jordan:

    Book 1: Hansel and Gretel live happily with their mother and father. Their mother falls ill and dies. The family mourns her loss. The father starts courting another woman in the village, to the dismay of Hansel and Gretel. At the end of the book, she wins over the hearts and minds of the two children and marries her father. They live happily ever after.

    Book 2: Oh, wait, they don't live happily after all. The stepmother turns out to be hateful and cruel. Ultimately, Hansel and Gretel resolve to run away from home. Gretel expresses fears about the wicked witch who is rumored to live in the Forest, but Hansel insists nothing could be worse than living at home with their stepmother. After much bickering, they depart.

    Book 3: Hansel and Gretel cross the boundary between Village and Forest. Gretel reprises her misgivings about the dangers of the forest. Hansel reiterates his arguments in favor of running away. After much bickering, they agree to continue, using bread crumbs to mark their trail. They get lost. Gretel blames Hansel. Hansel stubbornly refuses to admit his mistake.

    Book 4: Hansel and Gretel wander through the woods, lost and disoriented. Gretel continues to complain about the foolishness of running away from home. Hansel continues to insist it's the right thing to do. Gretel continues to berate him about the bread crumbs fiasco. Hansel persists in his mule-headed self-righteousness. They meet a Wise Owl, who warns them about the Wicked Witch of the Forest.

    Book 5: Hansel and Gretel wander through the woods, lost and disoriented. Gretel continues to complain about the foolishness of running away from home. Hansel continues to insist it's the right thing to do. Gretel continues to berate him about the bread crumbs fiasco. Hansel persists in his mule-headed self-righteousness. They meet a Cunning Fox, who encourages them to visit the Wise Woman of the Forest.

    Book 6: Hansel and Gretel wander through the woods, lost and disoriented. Gretel continues to complain about the foolishness of running away from home. Hansel continues to insist it's the right thing to do. Gretel continues to berate him about the bread crumbs fiasco. Hansel persists in his mule-headed self-righteousness. They meet a Cryptic Raven, who warns them about the Wicked Witch of the Forest.

    Book 7: Hansel and Gretel wander through the woods, lost and disoriented. Gretel continues to complain about the foolishness of running away from home. Hansel continues to insist it's the right thing to do. Gretel continues to berate him about the bread crumbs fiasco. Hansel persists in his mule-headed self-righteousness. They meet a Devious Serpent, who encourages them to visit the Wise Woman of the Forest. ... and that's about the point where the Faithful Reader finally realizes that this hack has stretched a simple fairy tale into seven giant novels in which nothing actually happens.

  • Re:Does that mean another 10 tedious volumes? (Score:2, Funny)

    by bostonkarl ( 795447 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @04:24PM (#21646803)
    No kidding. Loved it at first. But it got repetative. So and so tugs on her braid. Yet again. Yawn.

  • Re:Details Are an Artistic Choice, My Friend (Score:4, Funny)

    by chromatic ( 9471 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @04:26PM (#21646825) Homepage

    You missed the three books where Hansel doesn't appear at all and Gretel camps outside the witch's house complaining about the weather for three days. One book, one day.

  • Re:Does that mean another 10 tedious volumes? (Score:5, Funny)

    by cmpalmer ( 234347 ) * on Monday December 10, 2007 @04:29PM (#21646877) Homepage
    If Sanderson is that good at wrapping things up, maybe George R.R. Martin can pass along his notes for A Song of Ice and Fire and then just move on to something else...

  • Re:Wait, What? (Score:5, Funny)

    by B3ryllium ( 571199 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @04:30PM (#21646889) Homepage
    It's official, Brandon Sanderson is the new Dread Author Jordan!

  • Re:Have some respect, guys (Score:4, Funny)

    by berashith ( 222128 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @05:23PM (#21647679)
    Just leave Robert alone.
    If you have a problem, the come to me about it, but leave Robert alone.

    after all he has done, and all he has provided, you all just attack him.

    so just LEAVE ROBERT ALONE!

  • The Wheel of Time is Written... (Score:4, Funny)

    by SeePage87 ( 923251 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @05:27PM (#21647743)
    ... and Stories come and pass, leaving books that become sequels. sequels that fade to prequels, and even prequels are long since read when the Author that give it birth has died and been replaced. In one book, called the 12th book by some...
  • You forgot to put in the sniffing, snorting, and braid pulling
    Other than that, great job!

    Sincerely,
    A fan of the series

  • teh s3cr3t!!1!! (Score:3, Funny)

    by AdamThor ( 995520 ) on Monday December 10, 2007 @06:32PM (#21648633)
    they have big fighgt! Thers a HUGE SWARD and esplosions! RAND R0XX0RS THE BL0XX0RS, and he kills all the b4d guys! teh bene gesserit I MEAN AES SEDAI (d0h!) help some, but so do some Fremen I MEAN AIEL and they spend the hole time arguing wether dudes or chicks r00le m0r3 (LOL).

    At teh end all the bad guys are dead -- EXCEPT 1 of THER BODIES IS GONE LIKE HE SNUCK OFF OR SOMTHN!! AND RAND IS FATALLY INJURD! *SOB* But doont wory he gets reencarnated 'cause the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin!

    (GOTO BOOK 1)
  • You mean the 1,000 repetition at the end of book 3? I almost pulled my braid I was so frustrated.

  • This IS the outline (Score:3, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 10, 2007 @08:57PM (#21650213)
    The Outline:

    1. Rand prepares for the Last Battle.
    2. Rand sets off.
    3. Rand starts to feel a little dizzy as he approaches Dragonmount and falls over dead of undiagnosed cardiac amyloidosis [slashdot.org].

    --Brandon Sanderson (Who plans rename "Rand" to the obviously superior "Brand.")

  • Re:This IS the end (Score:1, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 10, 2007 @11:44PM (#21651311)
    I'm Brandon Sanderson and so is my wife!

  • Re:Kill some people this time. (Score:3, Funny)

    by AuMatar ( 183847 ) on Tuesday December 11, 2007 @04:08AM (#21652747)
    No, Goodkind just tortures his readers. Especially when midway through the series, one book becomes a complete tangent and the rest of the series becomes Atlas Shrugged fantasy edition. If I wanted to read libertarian propaganda I'd read.... actually, I'd jump off the roof and kill myself if I ever felt that way. I pretend that he died after the first book these days, it was a shame such a promising author never published again.

  • Re:All I can say is... (Score:3, Funny)

    by Jesus_666 ( 702802 ) on Tuesday December 11, 2007 @09:14AM (#21654369)
    I sure hope it fits my "Moiraine, Lanfear and Asmodean chilling out on a beach in a parellel universe, laughing about the people who still haven't realized the *elfinn are animatronic puppets" theory.

    For some reason my theory is seen as unlikely by other fans of the series.

  • Re:The Wheel of Time is Written... (Score:3, Funny)

    by Jesus_666 ( 702802 ) on Tuesday December 11, 2007 @09:34AM (#21654547)
    Even though that was immensely funny, if RJ's widow would read your post she'd be so pulling her braid over it...

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