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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Jordan's unpublished notes   - An alternate scene from an early draft of The Eye of the World 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unpublished notes.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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