The Wheel of Time is a fantasy book series written by Robert Jordan, notable for the extreme density of its plotting, the intricate detail of its imaginary world, and the lifelike complexity of relationships and interactions between characters, both individually and collectively. It is interesting that when creating names in the series, Jordan used names and words of foreign languages, or even English, starting with Shai-tan himself, and especially visible in names of Trolloc clans. The intended impression is that the world in which the series is set might be our own world at some different point on the Wheel of Time.
When asked how many more books the series will contain, the author has been quoted as saying, "Not less than 3 more" (as of book 9).
Books in series (so far)
- The Eye of the World - (February 1990, 800 pages PB)
- This has been repackaged as two volumes for "younger" readers with new illustrations:
- From the Two Rivers, includes an extra chapter before the existing prologue
- To the Blight, including an expanded glossary
- The Great Hunt - (November 1990, 705 pages PB)
- This has been repackaged as two volumes for "younger" readers with new illustrations:
- The Hunt Begins
- New Threads in the Pattern (will likely include an expanded glossary)
- The Dragon Reborn - (November 1991, 799 pages PB)
- The Shadow Rising - (November 1992, 1006 pages PB)
- The Fires of Heaven - (November 1993, 989 pages PB)
- Lord of Chaos - (November 1994, 1011 pages PB)
- A Crown of Swords - (June 1996, 880 pages PB)
- The Path of Daggers - (October 1998, 685 pages PB)
- Winter's Heart - (November 2000, 780 pages PB)
- Crossroads of Twilight - (January 2003, 700 pages HC)
There is also a prequel novella, "New Spring"
in the Legends anthology edited by Robert Silverberg. The novella was expanded into a standalone novel-length version, New Spring, that was published in January 2004.
There is a short story available on the web, "The Strike at Shayol Ghul", which predates the main series by several thousand years. That story is actually an excerpt from The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, an official hardcover guide to the Wheel of Time published in November 1998.
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