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A Memory of Light
AuthorRobert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Wheel of Time
GenreFantasy
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
slated for Autumn 2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages? pp
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Preceded byKnife of Dreams 

A Memory of Light is the title for the twelfth and final book of the popular The Wheel of Time fantasy series written by American author Robert Jordan. The novel was incomplete as of the time of Jordan's death. On December 7, 2007, Tor Books announced that Brandon Sanderson has been chosen to finish writing the book.[1]

Scheduled for publication by Tor Books in Autumn 2009,[2] it is intended to conclude the series, which began in 1990 with The Eye of the World. On September 16, 2007, Robert Jordan died from amyloidosis.[3] Before his death, Jordan stated "I'm getting out notes, so if the worst actually happens, someone could finish A Memory of Light and have it end the way I want it to end." The decision to complete the book posthumously was made by his wife Harriet and Tor Books president Tom Doherty.[2] On September 27, 2007, the following was posted on Robert Jordan's official blog in regard to the future plans for the book:

[Robert Jordan] left some pretty detailed notes on what would happen. He, Harriet, and [others], all know the endings and secrets. There are both written notes and audio recordings of Jim [Robert Jordan] saying what happened. [4]

Robert Jordan repeatedly said that the main sequence would conclude with this book. He stated at a 2005 book-signing event that it was not possible for him to write two more coherent books in The Wheel of Time series, and that the twelfth book would therefore conclude the series.[5]

Brandon Sanderson has said in a December 19, 2007 interview that some parts of the book were nearly finished by Jordan, while others have only a couple of paragraphs to describe a twenty page scene. He confirmed that he has examined Jordan's outline but also commented that he has not yet had time to sift through all of Jordan's notes.[6] Through February 2008 Sanderson reread the entire series, posting his impressions of each book on his blog.[7]

It was confirmed at a panel at the 2008 World Science Fiction Convention that Jordan had completed 50,000 words of the book before he died, with the largest chunk of complete text being the prologue and the end. Whilst Sanderson is working to a target of 400,000 words by the end of December 2008[8] for the final book, Tor's editor Tom Doherty indicated the book could be closer to 600,000 words, which would necessitate the book being split into two smaller volumes. If this does happen, the volumes will be published as close together as possible. It is likely that Jordan's widow and editor, Harriet, will contribute some kind of foreword to the final volume.[9]

Release specifics

In the end of March 2009, TOR will make an important press release about the specifics of the release of A Memory of Light.

It is expected that it will be confirmed that A Memory of Light will be split into two and possibly three volumes. The first volume will be called The Gathering Storm and published in November 2009, with the remaining two volumes published at one-year intervals. The attending cover art suggested that the the three books would be numbered as part of A Memory of Light rather than The Wheel of Time, although the cover design is likely not finalised.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Tor and Forge Books Press Release". Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  2. ^ a b Clark, Hannah (2006-12-01). "My Author, My Life". Forbes. Retrieved 2007-09-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ `Dragonmount` | Robert Jordan's Blog
  4. ^ `Dragonmount` | Robert Jordan's Blog
  5. ^ `Dragonmount` | News
  6. ^ SCI FI Wire | The News Service of the SCI FI Channel | SCIFI.COM
  7. ^ Sanderson, Brandon (2008-01-24). "WoT Read Through Notes: Introduction". Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  8. ^ Sanderson, Brandon (2008-10-29). "AMoL-Update". Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  9. ^ "Rolling Up the Wheel of Time Panel".
  10. ^ The American Book Centre, quoting from Tor's press release

See also

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