After 10 hours of solid writing, following a previous full day of solid writing, at 7:00 AM (MST) 22nd December 2011, A Memory of Light—the final book in The Wheel of Time—was finished.
Brandon Sanderson expects there to be about a dozen revisions taking at least 6 months to complete. Given this, it is likely that the book will be released sometime during the Northern Hemisphere's Autumn (September - November) 2012.
Fans of the Wheel of Time and members of TarValon.Net might remember our previous fundraiser, during which donors had the opportunity to name a character in Brandon Sanderson's TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT.
You now have a chance to name a character in the forthcoming (and final) book, A MEMORY OF LIGHT.
The Robert Jordan estate, Brandon Sanderson and JordanCon, Inc. have announced a joint effort to raise money for two non-profit organizations and offer fans the chance to name a character in the final installment of the Wheel of Time.
Tor Books has released a preview of The Way of Kings, the first book in Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series. This is the first of many anticipated previews before the August 31 release date.