{"id":2151,"date":"2009-11-02T15:13:23","date_gmt":"2009-11-02T23:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2009-11-02T15:13:23","modified_gmt":"2009-11-02T23:13:23","slug":"an-aside-release-calendar-for-the-wheel-of-time-e-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/news\/an-aside-release-calendar-for-the-wheel-of-time-e-books\/","title":{"rendered":"An Aside | Release Calendar for The Wheel of Time E-books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though a little confusing to a book-loving luddite like me, some people are really into this E-book thing. Kindle-clutching Fantasy lovers are in luck, with Tor Books<\/strong> finally releasing electronic version of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time<\/strong> series. Shockingly, the first release just happened to coincide with the release of The Gathering Storm<\/strong>. Imagine that! Tor has now shored up the release schedule<\/a> for the remaining novels.<\/p>\n\"The<\/a>\n

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These electronic editions are being created from original page layout files, and are being updated with the latest copyedits and corrections from Robert Jordan and later, from Team Jordan. They also boast all-new covers designed by Jamie Stafford-Hill and featuring art from a variety of illustrators, including David Grove, Donato Giancola, Sam Weber, and Ketai Kotaki, all commissioned by Tor Books (and Tor.com) Art Director Irene Gallo.<\/p>\n

Since these books are being put together basically from scratch, in many cases from new or updated files, Tor Books is putting them out at the rate of one per month. Below is a schedule of publication, for your handy reference:<\/p>\n

October 27, 2009: The Eye of the World<\/strong>
\nNovember 17, 2009: The Great Hunt<\/strong>
\nDecember 15, 2009: The Dragon Reborn<\/strong>
\nJanuary 19, 2010: The Shadow Rising<\/strong>
\nFebruary 16, 2010: The Fires of Heaven<\/strong>
\nMarch 16, 2010: Lord of Chaos<\/strong>
\nApril 20, 2010: A Crown of Swords<\/strong>
\nMay 18, 2010: The Path of Daggers<\/strong>
\nJune 22, 2010: Winter\u2019s Heart<\/strong>
\nJuly 20, 2010: Crossroads of Twilight<\/strong>
\nAugust 24, 2010: Knife of Dreams<\/strong>
\nSeptember 28, 2010: New Spring<\/strong>
\nNovember 2, 2010: The Gathering Storm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Also coming down the road (though lord knows why anyone would purchase them…) are the split volume version of The Eye of the World<\/strong> and The Great Hunt<\/strong>, respectively:<\/p>\n

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November 16, 2010: From Two Rivers
\nNovember 16, 2010: To The Blight
\nNovember 16, 2010: The Hunt Begins
\nNovember 16, 2010: New Threads in the Pattern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It’s hard to wrap my head aroun the fact that we’re going to have to wait an entire year for the series to be released in full (well, what’s been published previously, at least) and it seems strange that Tor<\/strong> is holding back on releasing The Gathering Storm<\/strong> until next year as well. I suppose the profit margin on Hardcovers must be higher than E-books, which is how Tor<\/strong> wants you to consume their biggest release of the year. In any case, for those of you on the bleeding edge of technology, there you go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though a little confusing to a book-loving luddite like me, some people are really into this E-book thing. Kindle-clutching Fantasy lovers are in luck, with Tor Books finally releasing electronic version of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. Shockingly, the first release just happened to coincide with the release of The Gathering Storm. Imagine that!… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n