March 31, 2009
· Filed under Book Announcements · Tagged Brandon Sanderson, Gathering Storm, Memory of Light, robert jordan, Shifting Winds, Tarmon 'Gaidon, Wheel of Time series
The conclusion to Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series will come in trilogy-form. According to the publisher, the scope and size of the series’ conclusion was such that it could not be contained in a single volume. The first volume of the trilogy is The Gathering Storm (Memory of Light Book 1) and it will be available for purchase November 3, 2009. The remaining 2 volumes, tentatively titled Shifting Winds and Tarmon ‘Gaidon, are expected to be released over the next 2 years.
For the publisher’s announcement, please visit
http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=19734
For Brandon Sanderson’s comments, please visit
http://www.brandonsanderson.com/article/56/Splitting-AMOL
For a fan site, please visit
http://www.dragonmount.com/News/?p=483
*I’m totally behind Sanderson on this—wrapping up the multiple storylines in WoT is a huge undertaking and he wants to do it well. He is a gifted writer and I’m sure he’ll make the wait worthwhile.
July 31, 2008
· Filed under Book Announcements · Tagged Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling, Tales of Beedle the Bard, The Tale of Three Brothers
Reproductions of Rowling’s 2007 Tales of Beedle the Bard may be ordered through Amazon.com—net proceeds support the Children’s High Level Group, a charity co-founded by J.K. Rowling and Emma Nicholson to “make life better for vulnerable children”.
If you’re a fan, you probably already know that the Tales is a companion volume to the Harry Potter series. This volume includes five stories from the Harry Potter world—one story, The Tale of Three Brothers, was referred to in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Something extra that comes with the reproductions is commentary “by” Professor Dumbledore.
The books may be pre-ordered now—they will be released December 4—just in time for Christmas . . . or maybe for someone with a December birthday!!! Hmmm . . .
For more on the Children’s High Level Group Charity, please visit this site http://www.chlg.org/
November 2, 2007
· Filed under Book Announcements · Tagged Harry Potter
Harry Potter fans around the world despair! J.K. Rowling has written a companion volume, The Tales of Beedle the Bard–but it will not be published. The title was referred to in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows–one of its stories, The Tale of Three Brothers, played a part in the novel.
7 copies have been produced–6 were given to people Rowling felt were most closely associated with the Harry Potter series, 1 will be offered up at auction. I’m sure the book will do well for the charity, The Children’s Voice–but how I wish that it were only a special volume being offered–and that less special editions would be available for the masses! There’s little that makes me want to read a book more than knowing I don’t have the option!
