Memory of Light to be Split, 3 More WoT Books on the Way!

To be fair, this is old news, but I had to mention it because I’ve been reading through the Wheel of Time again and can’t stop thinking about awesome it’ll be to finally have some closure on this series! Any self-respecting Robert Jordan fan is probably already aware that Brandon Sanderson has been picked to finish the series. I’ve read a couple of his books, and I’m pretty happy with the choice. Mr. Sanderson has spent most of his career writing fantasy that doesn’t fit the traditional humble-beginnings-to-greatness mold, so it’ll be interesting to see how he treats a more traditional work like the Wheel of Time.

The big news, however, is that the final book, originally titled A Memory of Light, is so massive that it will be split into three volumes, each approximately the length of the longer books in the series.

Mr. Sanderson explains the various motivations behind the choice on his site. Apparently not every fan is happy with the choice, but to those people I say SHUT THE HELL UP. Sure, it’ll mean more waiting, but I think we’ve all gotten used to that by now. I’d much rather have three well-crafted books to round out the series than one gargantuan, slapdash tome that’s neither coherent nor small enough to actually hold and read! The first of the new books, due out this November, is to be called The Gathering Storm, and cover art of dubious quality has already been found floating around the net. I wouldn’t look at that last link if you’re a fan, it’s horrendous. Then again, it’s on par with some of Darrell K. Sweet’s past WoT covers.

Bonus #1: Check out this interview with Brandon Sanderson about how the writing process is going.

Bonsus #2: Check out the video below of some sketches of the WoT characters. Fantastic!

Can you say animated series?