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ORIGINS OF THE WHEEL OF TIME - MICHAEL LIVINGST...

Jordan has come to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal. -The New York Times on The Wheel
of Time® series Explore never-before-seen insights into the Wheel of Time  including: - A
brand-new  redrawn world map by Ellisa Mitchell using change requests discovered in Robert
Jordan's unpublished notes - An alternate scene from an early draft of The Eye of the World-
The long-awaited backstory of Nakomi- 8 page  full color photo insert Take a deep dive into the
real-world history and mythology that inspired the world of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time®.
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 delves 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masterpiece  drawing from interviews and an unprecedented examination of his unpublished notes.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 provides 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 text.

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