The World Of Robert Jordan's The Wheel Of Time
By (Author) Robert Jordan
By (author) Teresa Patterson
Little, Brown Book Group
Orbit
11th January 2022
13th January 2022
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Reference works
813.54
Paperback
464
Width 124mm, Height 198mm, Spine 32mm
312g
The essential companion to the No. 1 internationally bestselling the Wheel of Time, one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published
NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON AMAZON PRIMEWith never-before-told legends and fascinating histories of its peoples and lands, this engrossing book, written by Robert Jordan himself in collaboration with Teresa Patterson, takes you on an unforgettable journey through the extraordinary world of the Wheel of Time.The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. 'EPIC IN EVERY SENSE' Sunday Times'WITH THE WHEEL OF TIME, JORDAN HAS COME TO DOMINATE THE WORLD THAT TOLKIEN BEGAN TO REVEAL' New York Times'[THE] AMBITIOUS WHEEL OF TIME SERIES HELPED REDEFINE THE GENRE' George R. R. Martin'A FANTASY PHENOMENON' SFXThe Wheel of Time series:The Eye of the World The Great HuntThe Dragon Reborn The Shadow Rising The Fires of Heaven Lord of Chaos A Crown of Swords The Path of DaggersWinter's HeartCrossroads of Twilight Knife of Dreams The Gathering Storm Towers of Midnight A Memory of LightNew Spring (prequel)Epic in every sense * Sunday Times *
A fantasy phenomenon * SFX *
With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal * New York Times *
[The] hugely ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre -- George R. R. Martin
Anyone who's writing epic or secondary world fantasy knows Robert Jordan isn't just a part of the landscape, he's a monolith within the landscape -- Patrick Rothfuss
Robert Jordan's work has been a formative influence and an inspiration for a generation of writers -- Brent Weeks
Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston. He was a graduate of the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics, and served two tours in Vietnam. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool and pipe collecting. He died in September 2007.