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Origins of The Wheel of Time audiobook

  • By: Michael Livingston
  • Narrator: Harriet McDougal
  • Category: Epic, Fantasy, Fiction
  • Length: 9 hours 35 minutes
  • Publisher: Macmillan Audio
  • Publish date: November 08, 2022
  • Language: English
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Origins of The Wheel of Time Audiobook Summary

This program includes a bonus interview with Rosamund Pike.

“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:

–An alternate scene from an early draft of The Eye of the World
The long-awaited backstory of Nakomi

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 will delve into the creation of Robert Jordan’s masterpiece, drawing from interviews and an unprecedented examination of his unpublished notes.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 will provide 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 audiobook.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

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Origins of The Wheel of Time Audiobook Narrator

Harriet McDougal is the narrator of Origins of The Wheel of Time audiobook that was written by Michael Livingston

HARRIET MCDOUGAL is the former VP, Editorial Director of Tor Publishing Group, and was Robert Jordan’s wife and editor. She selected Brandon Sanderson to complete The Wheel of Time(r) series after Jordan’s untimely death, and was his editor as well. She is the main editor behind Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time Companion.

About the Author(s) of Origins of The Wheel of Time

Michael Livingston is the author of Origins of The Wheel of Time

Origins of The Wheel of Time Full Details

Narrator Harriet McDougal
Length 9 hours 35 minutes
Author Michael Livingston
Category
Publisher Macmillan Audio
Release date November 08, 2022
ISBN 9781250870759

Subjects

The publisher of the Origins of The Wheel of Time is Macmillan Audio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Epic, Fantasy, Fiction

Additional info

The publisher of the Origins of The Wheel of Time is Macmillan Audio. The imprint is Macmillan Audio. It is supplied by Macmillan Audio. The ISBN-13 is 9781250870759.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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