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 | Age of Legends, LLC is pleased to announce that JordanCon 2010 registration is now open. Pre registration is currently $50, with group discounts available. JordanCon membership covers all three days, all panels, events, demonstrations, concerts, performances, contests and a host of other activities.... |
 | Another stunning set of previews for issue #1 of The Eye of the World comic has been released!
The previews can be seen here.... |
 | Today BSC Review released a video interview they had with Brandon Sanderson. The interview begins with some informal talking between the interviewers and Mr Sanderson, and moves on to discussion regarding The Wheel of Time, Warbreaker, and some of Mr Sanderson's new epic fantasy series.
This is ... |
| PortalStones.Com has been awesome enough to take and publish a numerous amount of videos of JordanCon, covering many of the panels, remembering Robert Jordan, the Q&A time, and many other moments of interest.
Previously, the videos were available on their website, (and the thread about it can ... |
 | Fans may officially rejoice, The Gathering Storm officially has a cover! The new version is a bit different than the unofficial copy floating around a few months ago. Brandon Sanderson has posted about it in his blog, saying "My thoughts? I like it a lot better than the sketch that was floating arou... |
| The staff of PortalStones.Com have been kind enough to take and host a series of videos covering the events at JordanCon. The videos include Brandon Sanderson's Writing Workshop, the "Team Jordan" Panel, learning how to play Snakes and Foxes with Muirenn Sedai, An Hour with the Rigneys, and many oth... |
 | Dabel Brothers has released another color preview, but this time it's eleven full color pages from New Spring #6! It's very well done, so I would recommend that fans head on over to Book Spot Central for a peek!... |
 | Thanks to everyone who participated in the Wheel of Time Charity Fundraiser for Heifer International!
We collectively raised $44,619.94 for the charity, making us the second largest fundraiser that happened in this time frame. The truly amazing part, however, is the amount of people who donated. ... |
 | BookSpotCentral released an amazing collection of images from The Eye of the World comic book today; the plates they released a few weeks ago are now shown fully colored with amazing detail.
The release date for this comic is May 13th- keep an eye out, because it's going to be an amazing ride!
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| Age of Legends, LLC, the organizers of JordanCon, report that their website (www.ageoflegends.net) is down due to a possible hacker attack. While they work on cleaning up the mess, here are some links to some necessary information:
The JordanCon Progress Report
The complete JordanCon schedule.... |
| After Tor made their official press release regarding the latest Wheel of Time novel, Brandon Sanderson also released an informational article regarding the series. In his personal address to the fans of the series, he covers many topics, including why the book is so long, how the decision to split ... |
| Tor Books has officially announced that A Memory of Light will be released as three separate volumes. The first volume will be named The Gathering Storm, and will be released November 3rd, 2009. The titles and release dates for the other two volumes are unknown.
Although the news that it will be... |
| It's that time! With JordanCon just around the corner, it's time to submit your questions to the panel moderators. With worthies such as Harriet McDougal, Brandon Sanderson, Tom Doherty, Wilson Grooms, and Jason Denzel in attendance, this is your chance to ask those pressing questions that every fan... |
 | Yesterday news surfaced on a blog that A Memory of Light would be split into two volumes- possibly even three. Additionally, the article states that the first of the books will be named The Gathering Storm. The news came along with an image of a proposed book cover for the first of the novels, much ... |
 | Dabel Brothers has released ten pages of The Eye of the World for the world to enjoy. The pieces are simple black and white still, with no text, but the artwork is fantastic! Additionally, the graphic novel is scheduled for release on April 29th of this year!
The pages includes a full color plate... |
| Tom Doherty, the founder of Tor Books, the publisher of The Wheel of Time series, will be attending JordanCon. Doherty formed Tor Books in 1980, after a stint as publisher at the venerable Ace Books publishing house. Since 1988, Tor has been selected by Locus Magazine readers as “Best Science Ficti... |
| Today Mike Mackert, founder of "Wotmania", has announced that he will begin the process of closing down his website.
Wotmania was an inspiration for all of us, especially here at TarValon.Net. Many of us initially met while discussing theories on your board. And we certainly appreciate the opp... |
| Tor.com invites you to revisit The Wheel of Time via Leigh Butler's new blog!
This blog series will run from now until (hopefully) just before the publication of A Memory of Light. She will be writing new blog entries every Tuesday and Friday, covering approximately 8-10 chapters per entry. This ... |
| Red Eagle Games today announced they have signed a strategic distribution agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) for games based on Robert Jordan’s beloved fantasy series, The Wheel of Time.
Red Eagle Games will develop and publish a line of stand-alone games on all major videogame p... |
| The Robert Jordan estate, Brandon Sanderson and the Wheel of Time community are pleased to announce a fandom wide fundraiser to assist Heifer International, a charity that provides farm animals and training to the worlds poorest populations.
The General Fundraiser and Silent Auction give fans mu... |
| Ready to be entertained? Check out Tor.com's improv skit wherein Brandon Sanderson proves he is not only an excellent writer, but also quite good at improv!
The story is that he was supposed to have a duel signing tour with David Farland, but Mr Farland flew to the East Coast on his own, leaving... |
| We are proud to announce that JordanCon has been featured on Tor.Com! Most notably, Harriet McDougal (Robert Jordan's wife, and editor of The Wheel of Time) and Brandon Sanderson, the author chosen to write A Memory of Light, will be attending as featured guests. In addition, there will be represent... |
| It has been one year since Brandon Sanderson was interviewed by Tor regarding the decision to have him complete The Wheel of Time. In memory of that occasion, he decided to go back and "re-do" the answers to the interview, to see if anything had changed.
If you've ever been curious how he feels ... |
| For those who are curious, Brandon Sanderson has written more in his blog about his progress on A Memory of Light, including a word count chart comparing its current length with the length of the rest of The Wheel of Time and the other books that he has written. It's quite an interesting read- hop o... |
| The LA Times has published an article about the Wheel of Time! In the article, they have commentary from Brandon Sanderson, Harriet Rigney, and Jason Denzel, discussing the decision to ask Brandon Sanderson to complete the series, and the Wheel of Time fanbase's response to the announcement.
In t... |
 | Age of Legends, LLC is pleased to announce program highlights and additional guests for the upcoming JordanCon. JordanCon is the first convention dedicated to exploring the late Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series and his rich, literary legacy. JordanCon will feature appearances this spring b... |
 | A while back, Spiral Entertainment agreed to allow TarValon.Net to host a blog for publishing the progress on a documentary on the life of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. The documentary will be called Wit of the Staircase, and from what I have read and seen so far, it will be a fantastic film! Things we c... |
| Brandon Sanderson has written 300,000 words of A Memory of Light! This is, needless to say, very exciting news for Wheel of Time fans. Although Mr Sanderson's original goal was 400,000 words (the estimated length of the longest published Wheel of Time novel), he has stated in his blog "There's just ... |
| Special thanks to Dragonmount.com for hosting the interview/response!
http://www.dragonmount.com/News/?p=382
I would like to respond to the three points you made in [an] earlier posting.
1. First, we consider our specific dealings with Robert Jordan, Harriet and Mr. Jordan’s business succe... |
| Dragonmount.com recently conducted an interview with Rick Selvage of Red Eagle Entertainment regarding the recent announcement in Variety Magazine and other upcoming projects. The full transcript follows:
DM: First of all, thank you for agreeing to do this interview. So many fans are passio... |
| Age of Legends, LLC is pleased to announce Brandon Sanderson to the JordanCon guest list. Last December, Sanderson was announced as the chosen author to finish the final novel in Robert Jordan's bestselling Wheel of Time fantasy series.
Brandon Sanderson received his Bachelor's in English from... |
 | Our Technology department will be performing forum maintenance starting at 4pm on September 27th. The server needs to be updated to a newer distribution of Ubuntu because support for the older one has been discontinued. The forums will be unavailable for approximately 24 hours.
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| On Sept. 19th, Dragonmount.com celebrates ten years of providing excellent and dedicated service to Wheel of Time fans, as well as being a leader in the overall Wheel of Time Community! We congratulate them on achieving something so monumental, and on their overall success over such a long period o... |
| Hunter and Alice Wentworth, producers of the upcoming Robert Jordan Documentary entitled "The Wit of the Staircase," have released their new website at http://wots.spiralent.com/The_Wit_of_the_Staircase.html. The site features a production blog, video teasers, and other information. Be sure to vis... |
| Variety Magazine today announced that Universal Pictures has aquired the film rights to Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time," and intends to create a live action picture. They write:
Universal Pictures has acquired film rights to the late Robert Jordan's bestselling "The Wheel of Time" novel series ... |
 | Amazon.com now has the Wheel of Time 2009 calendar in stock. A few members of TarValon.Net have artwork featured. Robert Jordan selected the winners personally just before he passed on.
Proceeds go to benefit research for amyloidosis, the disease which caused his death.
The calendar may be fo... |
| If you missed a few of the e-books Tor offered for one week only, once a week during its momentum-building promotion to introduce its new website format, you're in luck. They're offering all of them again for one week only, all together.
Included is Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn.
There are al... |
| phpBBHack.com selected TarValon.Net's forums as the phpBBHacks.com Featured phpBB for the month of July 2008, found here.
The site described the featured award as such:
phpBBHacks.com recognizes a different phpBB every month. They are recognized for their exceptional use of the phpBB forum so... |
| The application process is open for the Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship. The award is $200 to the chosen undergrad. All details and qualifications may be found here in the forum's Site Announcements.... |
| Please forward this to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks!
This is the last senior staff position I have to fill for the convention. Responsibilities include:
-Designing flyers, program guide, and ads
-Create signs for the convention
-Write press releases
-Create and implement an... |
 | 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.... |
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