New Robert Jordan Book: New Spring: The Novel

[PX]Kal Bob · Post by **[PX]Kal Bob** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:32 am

Robert Jordan just relessed a prequil to the Wheel of Time series.

NEW SPRING: THE NOVEL (Tor Books; On-Sale Date: January 6, 2004; $22.95)

http://www.tor.com/jordan/

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:41 am

Fuck....

[PX]IronFist · Post by **[PX]IronFist** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:48 am

So, did book ten finish the series?

If not, then why are they publishing prequils.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 11:11 am

No, Ten didn't finish the series....
They're publishing this because its based off a short story and they need something to make money and satisfy the rabid fanbase in the time between his next book.

[PX]IronFist · Post by **[PX]IronFist** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 3:32 pm

I see, sounds like a good idea, although I wonder how he has time to write this stuff while he is working on the next novel.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:53 pm

He probably didnt actually write much. It was based off a short story, which I read, so he most likely just fleshed out detail and added a bit more.

Angmar · Post by **Angmar** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 8:11 pm

It's a whole novel now? Kinda cool I guess.

New Spring was complete by itself though, and amazing. I don't know how well it'd do as a novel. Might make it worse, filling space with unnecessaries. but hey, focusing on minor characters is nice, and I always loved the Borderlands.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:15 pm

I've been reading it and I must say, he's done a good job. He expanded on New Spring by going further back and focusing on Lan and Moiraine (Again) and the events that took place at that time... So far its good.

Dempsey · Post by **Dempsey** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:54 am

When I first saw this post I thought is was gonna be another irapass thing

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:12 pm

Dempsey wrote:When I first saw this post I thought is was gonna be another irapass thing

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:46 am

He's dead:

http://www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan/?p=90

..........so no more new novels by him. Maybe ala Dune series to finish it off? Dunno.

Paragon · Post by **Paragon** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:23 pm

Well, I think any of us that read the Dune novels by they guys' son will agree with me that they sucked ass.

Paragon · Post by **Paragon** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:32 pm

And I'd like to add that I need to find Robert Jordan's grave so I can pee on his tombstone. If he had done the Wheel of Time in five books instead of stretching them out to 12, I'd have some closure!

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:43 am

Long live Jordan's Conan books! Fun for me to read and they prevented the Wheel of Time from being written...........mwuahahaha.

[PX]Kal Bob · Post by **[PX]Kal Bob** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:46 am

The only up side is that he walked a few people threw the end of the story and that the last book was 80% done. Because of that I do not think that it will be another dune.