New Wheel of Time Book — Chapter One Online, Released Oct 27 269
Tor Books has made the first chapter of the latest Wheel of Time book available to readers for free via their website. This is the first book to have work from Robert Jordan's replacement, Brandon Sanderson, since Jordan died in September of 2007. The Gathering Storm is complete and will be released on October 27th of this year. In addition, the prologue to this book will be available in e-book format on October 17th for $2.99. The whole of the Wheel of Time series will also be released as e-books with several of the books receiving new cover art as well.
Update: 09/07 23:42 GMT by KD : Reader Daniel Benamy points out that the correct release date for the prologue e-book is September 17.
Update: 09/07 23:42 GMT by KD : Reader Daniel Benamy points out that the correct release date for the prologue e-book is September 17.
Re:2 books or one book? (Score:3, Informative)
Sanderson's said it's going to be three volumes, because Tor didn't want to print it in one large volume, and there was already an agreement to publish by the end of this year, and he hadn't finished it all anyway.
Re:2 books or one book? (Score:5, Informative)
Why all the dissin'? (Score:2, Informative)
I just wanted to point out, as a life long fan of this series, that there IS a reason every book the series has appeared on the New York Times best-seller list, and most of them have been #1 when they first come out. [dragonmount.com]
Re:Oooo ya (Score:1, Informative)
Remember, Jordan's widow was not only married to him, but was also his editor [wikipedia.org], so that lends a bit more weight to her choice to have Sanderson finish the series.
Re:Oooo ya (Score:3, Informative)
The basic fantasy world was so derivative of Tolkien that I just wanted to barf
Having read both the Wheel of Time and the Lord of the Rings several times (as well as various LotR-related books like the Silmarillion), I'm not sure what you're getting at. I can think of only a few small similarities:
- Lan Mandragoran has a backstory similar (but not identical) to that of Aragorn, but the characters themselves are quite dissimilar.
- The Myrdraal bear a passing similarity to the Nazgul, but only because they wear black and cause fear; the Myrdraal are otherwise entirely different.
- The Trollocs bear a passing similarity to the Orcs, but only because they're the "bad guy" infantry; what we know of Trolloc and Orcish social structures are entirely different.
These are minor similarities at best; arguably, none of them are key to the plot. None of them are vomit-worthy, either. So, I ask you: in what ways do you think the Wheel of Time world is derivative of Tolkien?
Re:Oooo ya (Score:3, Informative)
While the OP's post may admittedly be flamebait and inappropriate, that is no reason to dismiss the opinions of the many OTHER people who are disappointed with the series and who chose to express that throughout this article's comments. The story is of interest to a lot of people; I don't remember slashdot stories being restricted to certain interest groups, and even if they were, it wouldn't be for you to decide who gets or doesn't get to post.
And an added comment about flamebaits:
fuck you for trolling.
Your mom
anal smartasses like yourself.
It's a very relative concept. I am discussing this matter in a perfectly civil and neutral manner, while you fanboys are being aggressive and insulting people just for disagreeing with you. I wonder why I can't take you seriously.
Re:Oooo ya (Score:2, Informative)
You should read up on what Harriet, Sanderson and Tor publishing has to say about the subject. Mr. Sanderson has already completed a good bulk of the three last books, with the last one containing Tarmon Gai'don.
Now, you might argue that Tor might want Sanderson to write the Infinity of Heaven [wikipedia.org] series, as well as other side stories and prequels. However, Sanderson has already publicly posted a refusal to do this as he thinks it would just be milking Jordan's amazing work (of which Sanderson has been a fan for many years).
I think we're safe. I might check out Mistborn though. Can anyone tell me if that series is any good for someone who loves the works of Tolkien as well as WoT?