Big “Wheel of Time” keeps on turning
Fantasy fans are well aware of how easily an imaginary world can take the place of one’s own. Millions of readers around the world have thrilled to such fictional universes over the years, especially the “Wheel of Time” series by Robert Jordan. However, no one could have predicted that Jordan would die in 2007 without completing the saga that he’d created. Aware of his failing health, Jordan left notes behind that would enable another author to complete the series. That author is Brandon Sanderson.Jordan’s 11-volume work is a hard act to follow, even for Sanderson, who’s been working in fantasy since at least his time at Brigham Young University, where he was a part of the popular magazine The Leading Edge. Sanderson was asked to finish the series by Jordan’s widow, Harriet McDougal, after the publication of Sanderson’s first Mistborn novel. Read the rest of this entry »