**"Jordan has come to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal."
--The New York Times on The Wheel of Time(R) series
**
Explore never-before-seen insights into the Wheel of Time,
including:
- A brand-new, redrawn world map by Ellisa Mitchell using change
requests discovered in Robert Jordan's unpublished notes
**- An alternate scene from an early draft of The Eye of the World
- The long-awaited backstory of Nakomi
- 8 page, full color photo insert**
Take a deep dive into the real-world history and mythology that inspired
the world of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time(R). Origins of The Wheel
of Time is written by Michael Livingston, Secretary-General of the
United States Commission on Military History and professor of medieval
literature at The Citadel, with a Foreword by Harriet McDougal, Robert
Jordan's editor, widow, and executor of his estate.
This companion to the internationally bestselling series delves into the
creation of Robert Jordan's masterpiece, drawing from interviews and an
unprecedented examination of his unpublished notes. Michael Livingston
tells the behind-the-scenes story of who Jordan was, how he worked, and
why he holds such an important place in modern literature.
The second part of the book is a glossary to the "real world" in The
Wheel of Time. King Arthur is in The Wheel of Time. Merlin, too. But so
are Alexander the Great and the Apollo Space Program, the Norse gods and
Napoleon's greatest defeat--and so much more.
Origins of The Wheel of Time provides exciting knowledge and insights
to both new and longtime fans looking to either expand their
understanding of the series or unearth the real-life influences that
Jordan utilized in his world building--all in one, accessible text.
