{"id":7922,"date":"2012-02-27T09:09:44","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T17:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=7922"},"modified":"2012-04-20T09:12:57","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T17:12:57","slug":"an-aside-michael-whelan-painting-cover-for-a-memory-of-light-by-robert-jordan-and-brandon-sanderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/art\/an-aside-michael-whelan-painting-cover-for-a-memory-of-light-by-robert-jordan-and-brandon-sanderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Whelan painting cover for A MEMORY OF LIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>From Tor.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A while ago we announced that Michael Whelan will be creating the ebook cover art for A Memory of Light, the final volume of The Wheel of Time. I am proud to announce that his artwork will also be used in the print edition.<\/p>\n

Everyone at Tor was deeply saddened to hear the news that Darrell K. Sweet had passed away and deciding how to complete the series without him was a challenge that none of us wanted. In choosing Michael Whelan, however, the series gains an artist who has dedicated his four-decade-long career to interpreting fantasy and science fiction literature in a way that is true to the source material while serving as an inspirational centerpiece on it\u2019s own. We are thrilled to have him on board for this series.<\/p>\n

From Whelan himself: \u201cI\u2019m flattered to no end to have been asked to work on such a prestigious and popular project. My only regret is that it had to come under such unfortunate circumstances; I never would have accepted had Darrell been here to see the Wheel of Time saga to it\u2019s completion. It will always remain a testament to his career, and I\u2019m humbled to stand in his shadow for the work on the final volume.\u201d<\/p>\n

We do not have a cover reveal date yet but rest assured we will reveal it as soon as possible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sweet being replaced by my favourite cover artist of all time? Good deal. It’s obviously a bummer that the series won’t match, and I half expected Tor to ‘discover’ a nearly complete painting by Sweet (but actually emulated by another artist based on Sweet’s drafts) to cover the final novel. An unfortunate situation all around, but Whelan’s as good a consolation prize as any Wheel of Time<\/em> fan could wish for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Tor.com: A while ago we announced that Michael Whelan will be creating the ebook cover art for A Memory of Light, the final volume of The Wheel of Time. I am proud to announce that his artwork will also be used in the print edition. Everyone at Tor was deeply saddened to hear the… 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":[31],"tags":[1283,38,45,40,44],"class_list":["post-7922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","tag-cover-art","tag-fantasy","tag-robert-jordan","tag-the-wheel-of-time","tag-tor"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n