The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.

Jordan, Robert, 1948-2007 [James Oliver Rigney Jr.] ; Patterson, Teresa. ; Hamilton, Todd Cameron. [maps and ornaments by Ellisa Mitchell and John M. Ford, maps by Thomas Canty; Darrell K. Sweet]

ISBN 10: 0312862199 / ISBN 13: 9780312862190

Published by New York : Tor, 1997., 1997

About this Item

1st ed., 1st printing ; 304 pp. : illustrated, maps ; 29 cm. ; OCLC: 36841307 ; ISBN: 0312862199 ; LCCN: 97-13271 ; includes 70 paintings and maps, with double-page spreads of the seven book jackets by Darrell K. Sweet ; white cloth in illustrated dustjacket ; "The Wheel of Time-its most recent volume (The Path of Daggers) a #1 New York Times and international bestseller- is the most extraordinary work of American fantasy ever published. Its popularity is immense; its quality is dazzling. And its world has indeed taken on a fictive reality for its millions of readers. Over fourscore new full color paintings include stunning new maps of the world, portraits of the central characters, landscapes, objects of Power, and national flags. The reader will learn about the exotic beasts used by the Seanchan and read of the rise and fall of Artur Hawking, peruse the deeper story of the War of the Shadow. Here is the tale of the founding of the White Tower, and the creation of the Ajahs. The inner workings of the closed country, Shara, are revealed, as is the existence of a hitherto unknown continent called The Land of the Madmen. This stunning volume also includes double-page spreads of the seven book jackets by Darrell Sweet so that the art can be enjoyed without type, and all the known maps of the world, including maps of the Seanchan Empire, the nations of the Covenant of the Ten Nations, and the nations as they were when Artur Paendrag Tanreall began his rise to legend." ; remains of label to front dustjacket, else VG/VG.

Seller Inventory # 3239

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.
• Publisher: New York : Tor, 1997.
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312862199
• ISBN 13: 9780312862190
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalog 60 - General

About this title

Synopsis

The ultimate resource for fans of Robert Jordan contains information about every aspect of the world of The Wheel of Time, including maps, paintings, history, the covers of the first seven books, and much more. Reissue.

About the Author

Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina. He taught himself to read when he was four with the incidental aid of a twelve-years-older brother, and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne by five. He is a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army; among his decorations are the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. A history buff, he has also written dance and theater criticism and enjoyed the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.
Robert Jordan began writing in 1977 and went on to write The Wheel of Time®, one of the most important and best selling series in the history of fantasy publishing with over 14 million copies sold in North America, and countless more sold abroad.
Robert Jordan died on September 16, 2007, after a courageous battle with the rare blood disease amyloidosis.

Teresa Patterson is the author of The World of Shannara with Terry Brooks. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.