WoT, book 12 -- by Brandon Sanderson

[Loftish v2]

Originally Posted by Cowbell

Exerpt from the interview:

"However, know that I intend to use EVERY BIT of actual written text from Mr. Jordan, and in intend to follow those outlines as exactly as possible. I've been told that there is a substantial amount that I will have to come up with, but I will always have a guide--if only a few lines or dictated explanations"




Pretty damn pissed about this.

This could actually be a good thing. Who knows, maybe we won't have pages and pages of women tugging at their hair.

[Kuro]

Originally Posted by Loftish v2

This could actually be a good thing. Who knows, maybe we won't have pages and pages of women tugging at their hair.

Or better yet, maybe we will.
/giggity-goo~

[Azrayne]

I wish they'd just type up everything his friends/family/publishers know about what he had planned, make some educated guesses to fill in the blanks and release it in note format.

I really don't give a fuck about actually reading the book, I just want to get some closure on this trainwreck of a series.

[Vekruul Shuth]

I can live with Sanderson. 1 book wrap up? No way.

[Khorum]

Did they say it was supposed to be a 1-book wrapup though? I can't imagine Sanderson walking about away from WoT after one book. Being handed WoT pretty much means he doesn't really have to exert too much energy to make sure the next few generations of his descendants live in comfort.

[DoctorSpooge]

What kind of royalties does book publication entail? I'm not trying to be contentious at all -- just wondering how much bank the average author makes on... let's say one hardcover book sold. I know advances and other convolutions obfuscate it, but I'm sure my question can be answered one way or another.

I read somewhere that there are only ~500 authors in this country that make their living via authorship alone. This seems a remarkably low number, so I assume it doesn't include royalties acquired from movie rights, etc (hell, some science fiction authors -- hardly a genre associated with exemplary sales -- are making some huge bank on this, Richard K Morgan being an example, what with the 1,000,000 he got for greenlighting a Takeshi Kovacs movie.)

That put forth, I have a couple questions: 1) Royalties from books 1-11 and associated merchandise (if such merchandise exists -- I don't know anything about this series, really) will go to Jordan's descendents or whomever, correct? Phrased alternatively, Brandon Sanderson will NOT receive money for already-published work which he did not write, correct? 2) What kind of money, then, will Mr. Sanderson be looking at for book 12 of the Wheel of Time? On book sales alone.

[Tabris]

I imagine they gave him a hefty upfront payment along with a small percentage of future sales. The ancillary benefits of writing the book are huge.

[Aamina]

Originally Posted by Vekruul Shuth

I can live with Sanderson. 1 book wrap up? No way.

Wasn't it stated that, no matter what, even if it was 1200 pages, he was wrapping up with this one? Pretty sure that's earlier in this thread.

[Gecko]

Kind of a lukewarm thread on a message board of a guild that took it's name from a Robert Jordan novel...

[Cowbell]

I've always wondered whether or not Furor took FoH from Jordan's book 5. Perhaps someone with some savvy could put this to rest for me. Ans if true, is Furor a WoT reader ? These are the questions that keep me up at night.

[Jimmy Carter wuwu]

To answer your questions. Yes FoH was named after the book.

[Saidin]

I think Furor is Rand Al'thor. He wants to pew pew us with balefire if we step out of line.

[Ameraves Loyalheart]

Originally Posted by Aamina

Wasn't it stated that, no matter what, even if it was 1200 pages, he was wrapping up with this one? Pretty sure that's earlier in this thread.

Robert Jordan stated that the next book would be the last no matter what. However, I don't know if that was partially due to the fact that he was sick and knew he had a limited amount of time. Whether or not that will change now that there is someone else finishing the series, I don't know.

I personally, like many others, just want this series finished up. I don't see how they could possibly tie up all the unfinished plots from the last book, and have it not feel really rushed. Hopefully he wraps it up atleast decently in one final book.

[Tabris]

I have a feeling that if Jordan had not gotten sick, we would have had at least 2-3 more books to suffer through before the ending.

[Daezuel]

I put this series down around book 7 or 8...it just got to seem like Jordan was jerking everyone around with needless fluff to continue his story. Its a shame too, because the series started off with such promise.