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 | Brandon Sanderson recently posted his impressions on Knife of Dreams in his blog. He specifically mentions pacing, and the way that Crossroads of Twilight leads up to the payoff of Book Eleven.
The post may be found here.... |
 | If you're planning to go to JordanCon, now's the time to register! Age of Legends has released the following information:
Pre-registration for JordanCon is now open. JordanCon is the first convention dedicated to exploring Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series and his rich, literary legacy. I... |
 | Hunter Wentworth, the man behind the recently released documentary about South Carolina writers, is looking to the fans to help in producing a movie celebrating the life and works of Robert Jordan. Please see his message below!
I want to first thank all of Jim’s fans for such a wonderful rec... |
 | For this week only, you may find two Wheel of Time-themed wallpapers at http://www.tor.com/wallpaper.html.
Tor has been releasing an e-book of one of its published books and two wallpapers every week, in anticipation of its new site. Sign up to receive the weekly email at Tor.com.
Also mentio... |
 | Filmmaker Hunter Wentworth recently completed his documentary about authors in Charleston, South Carolina. His film is dedicated to Robert Jordan and features the last interviews he gave (only a few months before he passed away).
Here are his words on the project…
The following film was my... |
| Brandon Sanderson has announced in his blog that he has started work on A Memory of Light. He posted the following:
The big news is that I’m done with my read through. In fact, I officially began writing on Book Twelve this afternoon.
There was a powerful moment there for me when I got to wri... |
 | Brandon Sanderson posts his impressions of book ten here on his blog. He talks of the pacing and the narrative choice to set the scenes at the times they were set.... |
 | Brandon Sanderson has written about Winter's Heart in his blog. Among other impressions, he talks especially about the buildup to the climactic final scenes (so beware of spoilers in the entry). The post may be found here.... |
 | Age of Legends, LLC has just released the following statement about JordanCon:
Age of Legends, LLC is pleased to announce the guests for our inaugural JordanCon will include Harriet McDougal as Guest of Honor and Wilson Grooms as Fan Guest of Honor. JordanCon will be held at the Alpharetta Embas... |
| The Wheel of Time 2009 Calendar with the winning entries of the contest, previously held by Tor, is now available for Pre-order at Amazon. The release date given by the website is July 22, 2008, just over four months from now.
The winners of the calendar contest were selected by Robert Jordan ju... |
 | Brandon Sanderson has written about his re-read of A Path of Daggers in his blog. He talks about the choice between long and short character perspectives, and the consequential affect on pacing and readers' expectations. He also mentions his views on the Sea Folk, and their handling of the Deal they... |
 | Brandon Sanderson has posted his impressions of A Crown of Swords here in his blog. He talks about Nynaeve continuing to be one of his favorite viewpoints to read, and also addresses the pacing in this and other WoT books near that sequence.... |
 | Brandon Sanderson has written his impressions regarding Lord of Chaos here on his blog. He writes of the structure of the first six books from a writer's point of view, and also of Rand's interaction with Lews Therin.... |
 | Age of Legends LLC, which runs the Wheel of Time track at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia, has announced today that Brandon Sanderson is scheduled to attend the 2008 Dragon*Con as a guest.
The following was released by Age of Legends, LLC:
Brandon Sanderson, the author chosen to complete A MEMO... |
| The Adventures in SciFi Publishing podcast recently interviewed Brandon Sanderson, and they talked about A Memory of Light (Book 12). Sanderson talks of when he first found the Wheel of Time series as a teenager before he started writing, analyzing the series from a writer's approach when he decided... |
 | Brandon Sanderson has posted his impressions of The Fires of Heaven (Book Five) in his blog. He talks of the way he feels about Egwene at this juncture, as well as remembering his favorite plotlines, specifically Siuan's and Mat's. The entry may be read here.... |
| Brandon Sanderson posted in his blog today that he has started a podcast about writing, along with fellow writers Howard Tayler and Dan Wells.
He posted the following about the podcast:
A few months back, I realized that there is a whole lot of writing talent hanging around my area. I also r... |
| If you sign up this week to be notified by Tor through newsletters, you will receive a free ebook of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn. In addition, you will be able to receive a link to complementary ebooks of highly acclaimed books from Tor, weekly, for the duration of their promotion.
Tor has the ... |
 | Brandon Sanderson has posted his reactions to The Shadow Rising here in his livejournal. He talks of his favorite part being Rand's trip through the Aiel's history in Rhuidean. He also comments on the dynamic between Perrin and Faile.... |
| Amazon.Com published an interview this week with Brandon Sanderson on Omnivoracious, a book blog run by the editors of Amazon.
Sanderson talks about both Wheel of Time and his own books. The interview may be found here.... |
 | Brandon Sanderson's latest post in his livejournal is about The Dragon Reborn. He writes of Rand's development as a character, and also mentions a particularly memorable Perrin scene.
Links to his impressions on the first and second books may be found on our News page, and also within his blog, o... |
 | Tor, publisher of the Wheel of Time books, has recently announced pages on Facebook and MySpace. Fans wishing to follow them on these websites may find them at the following links:
FACEBOOK
Tor Books
Tor Teen
MYSPACE
Tor Books
Tor Teen... |
| TOR just distributed the following press release:
FINAL ART HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR ROBERT JORDAN’S
WHEEL OF TIME® 2009 CALENDAR!
January28, 2008: Last spring, Robert Jordan announced a competition on his blog (www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan) where artists would have the opportunity to submit... |
 | Brandon Sanderson has posted his first impressions on The Great Hunt here. He talks about the conflicts which Rand faces in the first and second books, and how this factored into Robert Jordan's writing technique.
His second post may be found here, where he talks of such memorable scenes as the ... |
 | Brandon Sanderson has posted his impressions of Book One, Eye of the World, in his journal. Among other things, he describes a newfound appreciation for the character Nynaeve, who has now become his favorite in this first book. Read his post to find out why.... |
| Our esteemed Amyrlin Seat has reached her thirtieth birthday! We're all very excited to celebrate this milestone with our Amyrlin. While there's nothing official planned, you may see some things popping up here and there, such as a thread in our General forum. Be sure to send her your wishes, either... |
| Brandon Sanderson just posted the following in his livejournal:
I'm going to start posting my impressions of the Wheel of Time books as I read through them again. This will just be me blogging my reactions as a reader and my thoughts as I approach the humbling task of finishing the Wheel of Time... |
| At long last, the hour of the server migration for TarValon.net has arrived! Files have been migrated, our data has been based and with a few final touches things appear ready to go live on our new host. The process of transferring the domain name (tarvalon.net) will happen over the course of the n... |
| Age of Legends LLC has sent out the following announcement:
JordanCon representatives will be at Chattacon 33 to promote the first JordanCon, scheduled to take place in April, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. We’ll have a table in the Concourse area and we’ll be playing a rousing game of “Darkfriend Hun... |
| TarValon.Net started out its Santa Project with a goal of raising $120 for Heifer.Org, an organization which donates livestock to people in need of food throughout the world. Making the goal would have meant a goat, sheep or pig purchased and donated. However, instead they ended up raising $2,020, a... |
| Zhareen Sedai, Director of Technology, posted the following in Site Announcements (found here):
Server Outage
22 December 2007 @ 2AM EST (7AM GMT)
Routine system maintenance will be peformed on 22 December 2007 from 2AM EST (7AM GMT) until 5AM EST (10AM GMT). The forums will be offline durin... |
| Brandon Sanderson has garnered almost instant attention from many different media sources, including a CNN article, which may be found here.
In addition, his Amazon numbers have jumped considerably since Tor published the press release naming him as the author who will finish A Memory of Light, ... |
| Tor has just published the following on their website here:
Tor announces that the final novel in bestselling Robert Jordan's legendary Wheel of Time® fantasy series will be completed by author Brandon Sanderson
New York, NY: Friday, December 7, 2007
Tor Books announced today that novelist ... |
| Our forums have recently undergone a server migration. Administration is aware of the issues, and will post when we have more updates (unless, of course, the forum starts working first!). Thank you for your patience.... |
| The Post and Courier from Charleston posted an article by Marjory Wentworth a few weeks ago where Robert Jordan is remembered by those who knew him as Jim Rigney. The link may be found here.... |
| James Rigney, Jr.'s step-son, William McDougal, recently posted some memories in RJ's blog. The post may be found here. The following is what was written:
Thank you for all your support. James Oliver Rigney was a remarkable man. I am proud to have known him, to have been raised by him and to know... |
| Jason at Dragonmount recently journaled his experience at the funeral. As it is long and has many pictures, it is best seen when accessed at this link.
Thank you, Jason, for sharing your journey with us.... |
| The following was just released by Age of Legends, LLC:
Age of Legends, LLC to Hold an International Wake for Robert Jordan
On September 16th, 2007 best selling fantasy author Robert Jordan passed away. Jordan struggled for several years with cardiac amylodosis, a rare blood disease that affe... |
| Harriet MacDougal, wife of James Rigney, Jr., just posted the following in his blog, found here:
Dear Everyone,
He has gone where pain and suffering are no more.
Whenever he was able to be at the computer, he checked the blog first thing. Your e-mails REALLY MATTERED to him. He loved them …... |
| Many obituaries across the nation followed the death of our favorite author, Robert Jordan. The following link includes quotes from our Amyrlin.
LA Times link...
James Oliver Rigney Jr., a major voice in modern fantasy literature who wrote the bestselling series "The Wheel of Time" using t... |
| “Life is a dream. All dreams must end.”
These are words sung by the Aiel, one of many dozens of intricate cultures found within the vivid world of the Wheel of Time, created by James Rigney, Jr. under the pen name of Robert Jordan.
After fighting the disorder amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy fo... |
| James Rigney passed today, September 16, at 2:45 pm.
The following was posted on his blog by his cousin:
It is with great sadness that I tell you that the Dragon is gone. RJ left us today at 2:45 PM. He fought a valiant fight against this most horrid disease. In the end, he left peacefully ... |
| Jennifer Liang, otherwise known at Dragonmount as Kathana Trevalaer, has released the following statement:
We are pleased to announce the formation of Age of Legends, LLC, a company dedicated to promoting the Wheel of Time fandom at conventions and events around the world.
Our centerpiece e... |
| The message board migration has finished ahead of schedule! Please refer to Site Announcements for more details.... |
| In the Site Announcement thread found here, Zhareen Sedai, Director of Technology, wrote:
In a long overdue response to the declining performance of the message boards, we have elected to relocate our virtual home to greener pastures. For a 24-hour period beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Ti... |
| Badali, which has been a popular venue for officially licensed Wheel of Time jewelry for many years, has recently released new items in their Wheel of Time line, found here.
Included now are a Horn of Valere Necklace, Asha'man Dragon Necklace and Dedicated Sword Necklace. This is in addition to ... |
| The server the forums reside on is currently experiencing intermittent downtime. A service call has been placed to the host and we will keep you abreast of any updates as they arise. You are welcome to continue trying to connect during its moments of clarity or perhaps use this as a time to explore ... |
| Zhareen Sedai, Director of Technology, posted the following in the Site Announcements forum:
On Saturday, July 7th at approximately 11:00 PM MST (GMT -7) the server TarValon.Net will be moved (quite literally, in a truck) from one datacenter to another. The expected downtime is approximate four h... |
| TarValon.Net would like to extend warm congratulations to Tor, publisher of the Wheel of Time series, which received the Locus Award for Best Publisher on June 16. The Locus Award is one of the highest honors in the SciFi genre. They have been the recipients of this award for the past twenty years s... |
| Zhareen Sedai, Director of Technology, posted the following this morning in Site Announcements:
In order to perform routine system maintenance, the message boards will be offline for approximately two hours on Saturday, June 23 between the hours of 08:00 and 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4... |
| There are many announcements being given by the Amyrlin Seat in the Site Announcements forum on the boards. They pertain to the decisions given at the Admin Meeting last week, and a number of them are highly relevant to all membership.
The Administrative Meeting itself lasted just over ten hours... |
| Robert Jordan posted in his blog at Dragonmount today regarding the planned early publication of the Prologue for Memory of Light, Book 12 in the Wheel of Time series:
The book will be finished as soon as I can manage it. NOT in time for this Christmas, I fear. I don’t know where that rumor got ... |
| One of the resources which helps TarValon.Net serve its members is the Annual Membership Survey. The time is now!
http://www.tarvalon.net/survey.asp
This survey is open to all members of all ranks, from Citizen on up.
The results of this survey will be discussed (without revealing those wh... |
| As previously reported here, TarValon.Net has sponsored a drive to compile donations for sending roleplaying merchandise to Iraq for the RPG Convention, Ziggurat Con.
We are proud to say that the drive has been as successful as we hoped it would be. The following items are being sent, having bee... |
| May 22, 2007: Robert Jordan has announced a competition on his blog (www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan) where artists will have the opportunity to submit original artwork based on the Wheel of Time® for inclusion in a 2009 calendar!
He writes, “I know there is some really professional qualit... |
| For months upon months, a number of people among the Administration and staff of TarValon.Net have been working diligently upon the task of writing Membership Manuals. These Manuals give simple and detailed explanations for many different situations and processes at TarValon.Net, in order to serve i... |
| The Amyrlin Seat, Eleyan al'Landerin, is very excited to bring TarValon.Net to its latest endeavor in fulfilling our site's mission statement of being Servants of All.
Tinnlin Fundon, our new Philanthropy Coordinator, has recently been in contact with the soldiers arranging a gaming convention ("... |
| Atarah Sedai wrote, "Many months ago, the Department of Research began to work towards the goal of a new Library when the wonderful Zhareen Sedai provided us with a much easier format to use. Since then, a great number of people have been assiduously involved in reformatting, transferring and catego... |
| Robert Jordan's tests continue to show positive results. His cousin, Wilson, posted the following on March 4 in RJ's blog on Dragonmount:
The grand news is that the Lambda Light Chain number that was 2.7 a month ago was tested at on 2.74. FREAKING AMAZING! The polyps and the “mass” he described ... |
| Robert Jordan posted information about a calendar contest today in his blog. More details about entries and rules to follow. His blog states:
"Hi, guys. Sorry this isn’t the usual health update, but I’ll get to that in another post shortly. A few days, but no more, I promise. This is about ... |
| Jennithel al’Stregas, Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah here at TarValon.net, is a kindergarten teacher in real life. She teaches at a Reading First school that receives federal grant money to improve reading skills by using an intensive early literacy program. The program encourages making connections ... |
| Many heartfelt thanks to those members who donated to our online virtual "kettle" for the Salvation Army this holiday season! As you know, the Salvation Army is a charity that is suffering from the extended use of credit and debit cards (no change!) during the holiday shopping season.
TarValon... |
| Robert Jordan reported on 22 December that his health has improved just in time for Christmas. Four months ago, his Lambda Light Chain count (marker for amyloids) was at 96. A normal count is between 1 and 3. His count is now at 3.14. Jordan says in his blog, "I'm on the brink of normal. Someth... |
| Hannah Clark of Forbes.com wrote an article about Robert Jordan and his battle with the rare blood disease amyloidosis. The article brings up the fans who have donated to the research fund, fans who have offered to donate bone marrow, and fans' fear that Jordan may not finish the Wheel of Time.
Yo... |
 | Book 11 of The Wheel of Time will be released in paperback on November 28.
Knife of Dreams was released October 11, 2005. If readers were disappointed by the lack of action in Crossroads of Twilight, which caught all the characters up to the point where Winter's Heart ended, they will not be dis... |
| On October 31, Audio Renaissance will release book 7 of the Wheel of Time series, A Crown of Swords. Have a long road trip coming up? The book will provide 31 hours of listening on 24 CDs. For more information, you can visit the Audio Renaissance website.... |
| TarValon.net is celebrating Halloween/Samhain/Bel Arvina from October 24-31. What this means is everyone has bizarre avatars and signatures for a few days. Don't be alarmed to see Black Ajah, Siths, evil Muppets, and Goddesses wandering around.
Happy Halloween from TarValon.net!... |
| Today, October 17, is Robert Jordan's birthday. On behalf of TarValon.Net, the administration here wishes him a happy day today and many more to come. Thank you for the world you created.... |
| TarValon.net has become one of the first Wheel of Time internet communities to offer a scholarship to a college student. The scholarship, awarded once a year to a deserving member, is in the amount of $100. This year's recipient is Valena Dalmere, an Accepted Aspiring to the Blue Ajah.
The follow... |
| Dragon*Con, the largest science fiction/fantasy conference in North America, quickly approaches. The conference, held over Labor Day weekend every year in Atlanta, Georgia, includes a Wheel of Time track.
This year, panels include Ale and Wenches (manly stuff in WoT), Knife of Dreams, and the Se... |
| Dragonmount.com announces: The Dragonmount Writers Guild is looking for interested writers and artists to submit peices for a Dragonmount Anthology. If there is enough interest we will begin collecting submissions for a 1 to 2 month time period and then begin the selection process.
Short stories... |
| Badali Jewelry has issued the following press release:
We are proud to announce the debut of our newly licensed Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time jewelry. The jewelry will be debuting at Comic Con International in San Diego, CA July 19-23. We will be located in the dealer's room in booth 530.
The... |
| Red Eagle Entertainment, LLC and Alias Enterprises, LLC announced today that they have entered into a far-reaching business relationship to develop, produce and publish new comic books and graphic novels for global markets based on Red Eagle-managed properties and brands. In addition, Red Eagle wil... |
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