The wheel of time

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The Wheel of Time (English The Wheel of Time ) is a fantasy -Romanzyklus the US writer Robert Jordan , who appeared for the 1990th With Jordan's death on September 16, 2007 from amyloidosis , the fate of the series was initially uncertain, but before his death Jordan had passed on the most important details of the story and how he intended to end it to his family. He had already finished the ending too. On December 10, 2007, it was announced that Robert Jordan's widow and editor Harriet McDougal would replace the author Brandon Sandersonto complete the last volumes of the cycle. The series ended on January 8, 2013 with the release of A Memory of Light .

The German translation was first published by Heyne Verlag , with the content of the individual original volumes being divided into up to four German volumes. Thus, a total of 15 English volumes were distributed among 37 German ones. In 2004 Heyne gave the entire cycle of novels to Piper-Verlag .

In addition, there is a pen & paper adaptation for the d20 system and a computer game from GT Interactive , which are set against the backdrop of the novel cycle.

Books

content

The cycle revolves around the struggle between "good" and "bad". The farmer's son Rand al'Thor grows up in the isolated area of ​​the Two Rivers until he and some friends have to flee from an attack by shadowy creatures. The attack is unexpectedly carried out by animal men , the Trollocs , who have long been believed to be ancient legends and mythical creatures in this area . They are supported in their escape by Moiraine, an Aes Sedai (similar to a magician who can direct Saidar , the female side of the One Power ). Only women are allowed to use the One Power , since Saidin , the male half, has been tainted with the stain of Shai'tan , the lord of the grave (a power figure over the followers of evil that was not initially personified), since the Aes Sedai Lews Therin Telamon - the dragon - 3000 years ago in a desperate attempt to deny this creature access to the world, Shai'tan captured Shai'tan directly with Saidin . This contact with the male half of the True Source leads to the fact that all men who want to use Saidin , sooner or later go mad and as a consequence often devastate the land with their magical powers. As fate all male Aes Sedai after touching Shai'tans by Saidin suffered the same time, this led to the destruction of the world and the end of the Age of Legends . After several thousand years of rest, the 13 most powerful followers of the shadow, the lost who regard themselves as chosen , who were trapped in the Shayol Ghoul together with Shai'tan , can free themselves from their prison outside of time, the followers of evil want the world again plunge into chaos and shape according to their ideas, and - the dragon was reborn.

The rest of the story contains many elements of the schema of a high fantasy novel founded by JRR Tolkien , among others , but also enriches this genre with something new. Robert Jordan presents the reader with a world in which there is always something new to discover and introduces numerous species and peoples throughout history. Most of them are human, but they differ greatly in their customs. Another focus is on the relationships between the numerous people. Characteristic for the series are the detailed exploration of clothing and fashions, the narration from many perspectives, with Jordan's writing style adapting to the respective protagonist, detailed descriptions of the world, many subplot strands and an overall slow pace in the progression of the plot compared to other fantasy cycles.

List of novels

The 15 English originals have been published since the early 1990s, divided into two to four German paperback books, apart from the undivided prequel , so that in the end there were 37 German paperbacks. In the meantime, the German volumes have been published as a book and an e-book under the title Das Rad der Zeit - Das Original . The only difference to the paperback editions seems to be the inclusion of a short history Raben ( Earlier - Ravens ) in Volume 1, which Jordan had written for an edition of The Eye of the World that was marketed as a youth book .

The Wheel of Time
(English editions) 		The Wheel of Time
(German translation, paperbacks) 		The Wheel of Time - The Original
(German translation, Piper-Verlag )
part 1 The Eye Of The World part 1 Drohende Schatten
(1993, ISBN 3-453-06579-4 , 510 pp., Heyne Verlag ) 		part 1 The search for the eye of the world
(bound: November 2004, EAN 978-3-492-70081-8;
e-book: October 2012, EAN 978-3-492-95932-2;
896 pages, translated by Uwe Luserke )
Volume 2 The Eye of the World
(1993, ISBN 3-453-06580-8 , 681 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 2 The Great Hunt Volume 3 The great hunt
(1993, ISBN 3-453-06581-6 , 558 pages, Heyne Verlag) 		Volume 2 The hunt begins
(bound: November 2004, EAN 978-3-492-70082-5;
e-book: October 2012, EAN 978-3-492-95933-9;
784 pages, translated by Uwe Luserke)
Volume 4 The Horn of Valere
(1993, ISBN 3-453-06582-4 , 494 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 3 The Dragon Reborn Volume 5 The reborn dragon
(1994, ISBN 3-453-07262-6 , 540 p., Heyne Verlag) 		Volume 3 The return of the dragon
(bound: October 2005, EAN 978-3-492-70083-2;
e-book: December 2012, EAN 978-3-492-95934-6;
768 pages, translated by Uwe Luserke)
Volume 6 The road of the spear
(1994, ISBN 3-453-07799-7 , 478 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 4 The Shadow Rising Volume 7 Schattensaat
(1994, ISBN 3-453-08001-7 , 604 pages, Heyne Verlag) 		Volume 4 The shadow rises
(bound: March 2008, EAN 978-3-492-70084-9;
e-book: January 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95935-3;
1200 pages, translated by Uwe Luserke)
Volume 8 The homecoming
(1995, ISBN 3-453-08527-2 , 507 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 9 The storm breaks loose
(1995, ISBN 3-453-08541-8 , 555 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 5 The Fires Of Heaven Volume 10 Zwielicht
(1995, ISBN 3-453-09482-4 , 523 pages, Heyne Verlag) 		Volume 5 The fires of heaven
(bound: October 2010, EAN 978-3-492-70085-6;
e-book: February 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95936-0;
1072 p., Translated by Uwe Luserke)
Volume 11 Sham attack
(1996, ISBN 3-453-09490-5 , 477 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 12 The dragon strikes back
(1996, ISBN 3-453-10966-X , 523 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 6 Lord of Chaos Volume 13 The feelers of chaos
(1996, ISBN 3-453-10978-3 , 461 pages, Heyne Verlag) 		Volume 6 Lord of Chaos
(bound: October 2011, EAN 978-3-492-70236-2;
e-book: March 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95937-7;
1184 p., Translated by Karin König and Uwe Luserke)
Volume 14 City of Verderbens
(1997, ISBN 3-453-11940-1 , 445 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 15 The Amyrlin
(1997, ISBN 3-453-11952-5 , 459 S., Heyne Verlag)
Volume 16 The battle of witches
(1998, ISBN 3-453-12686-6 , 365 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 7 A Crown Of Swords Volume 17 The broken crown
(1998, ISBN 3-453-12698-X , 299 pages, Heyne Verlag) 		Volume 7 The Crown of Swords
(bound: April 2013, EAN 978-3-492-70287-4;
e-book: April 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95938-4;
832 pages, translated by Karin König)
Volume 18 Clouds over Ebou Dar
(1998, ISBN 3-453-13359-5 , 317 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 19 The stab in the back
(1998, ISBN 3-453-14024-9 , 285 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 20 The shell of the winch
(1999, ISBN 3-453-14036-2 , 300 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 8 The Path Of Daggers Volume 21 The path of daggers
(1999, ISBN 3-453-14947-5 , 303 pp., Heyne Verlag) 		Volume 8 The way of the blades
(hardcover: April 2014, EAN 978-3-492-70291-1;
e-book: May 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95939-1;
640 pages, translated by Karin König)
Volume 22 New alliances
(1999, ISBN 3-453-15633-1 , 300 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 23 War confusion
(2000, ISBN 3-453-16229-3 , 317 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 9 Winter's Heart Volume 24 The heart of winter
(2001, ISBN 3-453-17889-0 , 350 pages, Heyne Verlag) 		Volume 9 In the Claws of Winter
(hardcover: August 2014, EAN 978-3-492-70246-1;
e-book: June 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95940-7;
704 pages, translated by Andreas Decker)
Volume 25 The rule of the Seanchaner
(2001, ISBN 3-453-17903-X , 347 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Volume 26 The Flight of the Slaves
(2001, ISBN 3-453-18822-5 , 349 pp., Heyne Verlag)
Volume 10 Crossroads of Twilight Volume 27 Paths into Twilight
(2003, ISBN 3-453-87060-3 , 557 pages, Heyne Verlag) 		Volume 10 Shady paths
(bound: April 2015, EAN 978-3-492-70292-8;
e-book: July 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95941-4;
752 pages, translated by Andreas Decker)
Volume 28 The White Castle
(2003, ISBN 3-453-87074-3 , 508 pages, Heyne Verlag)
Prequel New Spring Volume 29 The new spring
(2004, ISBN 3-492-28579-1 , 429 pages, Piper-Verlag ) 		Prequel The call of spring
(bound: May 2017, EAN 978-3-492-70317-8;
e-book: November 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95931-5;
352 pages, translated by Andreas Decker)
Volume 11 Knife of Dreams Volume 30 The blade of dreams
(2006, ISBN 3-492-28617-8 , 400 pages, Piper-Verlag) 		Volume 11 The Dream Blade
(bound: August 2015, EAN 978-3-492-70293-5;
E-Book: August 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95942-1;
896 pages, translated by Andreas Decker)
Volume 31 The downfall of Shaido
(2007, ISBN 3-492-28617-8 , 574 pages, Piper-Verlag)
Volume 12 The Gathering Storm Volume 32 The gathering storm
(2010, ISBN 3-492-28631-3 , 554 pages, Piper-Verlag) 		Volume 12 Storm of Darkness
(hardcover: April 2016, EAN 978-3-492-70247-8;
e-book: September 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95943-8;
896 pages, translated by Andreas Decker)
Volume 33 The power of light
(2010, ISBN 3-492-28632-1 , 559 pages, Piper-Verlag)
Volume 13 Towers of Midnight Volume 34 The dream of the wolf
(2011, ISBN 3-492-26837-4 , 604 pages, Piper-Verlag) 		Volume 13 Midnight Storms
(bound: September 2016, EAN 978-3-492-70228-7;
e-book: October 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95944-5;
1008 pages, translated by Andreas Decker)
Volume 35 The Towers of Midnight
(2011, ISBN 3-492-26838-2 , 559 pages, Piper-Verlag)
Volume 14 A memory of light Volume 36 The Battle of the Shadows
(2013, ISBN 3-492-26825-0 , 560 pages, Piper-Verlag) 		Volume 14 The Legacy of Light
(bound: September 2017, EAN 978-3-492-70229-4;
e-book: November 2013, EAN 978-3-492-95945-2;
1088 pages, translated by Andreas Decker)
Volume 37 The memory of light
(2013, ISBN 3-492-26826-9 , 700 pages, Piper-Verlag)

The German volume 29, Der neue Frühling , is a prequel to the series, which will not be continued until the 30th volume.

A Memory Of Light was originally announced as the twelfth and final band. Because of its size, it has been divided into three volumes: The Gathering Storm , Towers of Midnight, and A Memory Of Light . The latter was released on January 8, 2013.

There is also The World of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time , a “non-fiction book” that provides information on the history, peoples, animals and plants of the fictional world. Since the non-fiction book was written and published before the completion of the novel cycle, the developments in the world from the volumes published below are not taken into account.

German edition:

  • Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson: The World of Robert Jordans Das Rad der Zeit , Heyne, 1998, ISBN 978-3-453-14949-6 , 303 pp., Hardcover
  • Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson: The World of Robert Jordans Das Rad der Zeit , Piper Paperback, 2002, ISBN 978-3-492-28580-3 , 304 pp., Paperback

English version:

A fundamental revision of this was published after the series was completed:

Prequels and side stories

The prequel New Spring tells the story of Siuan Sanche and Moiraine Damodred. According to his own statement, after completing the twelfth volume, Jordan planned two more prequels and perhaps a three-part side story in addition to The New Spring :

  • Background 2: Why did Tam al'Thor save a baby and give up his successful military career to return home with his wife?
  • Previous story 3: How did Moiraine and Lan manage to appear in the Two Rivers at just the right time, just before the Trollocs appeared?

Other media

Audio books (German)

The German audio books are only available for download from Audible . The episodes correspond to the unabridged German volumes and are read by Helmut Krauss .

No. novel Publication date running time
01 Looming shadows April 2010 16 hours 44 minutes
02 The eye of the world May 2010 23 hrs. 13 min
03 The great hunt June 2010 19 hours 15 min
04 The horn of Valere July 2010 15 hours 52 min
05 The dragon born again August 2010 18 hrs. 12 min
06 The road of the spear September 2010 14 hours 53 minutes
07 Shadowseed October 2010 20 hrs. 10 min
08 the return home November 2010 17 hrs. 13 min
09 The storm breaks out December 2010 18 hours 43 minutes
10 twilight January 2011 17 hours 54 minutes
11 Mock attack February 2011 16 hrs. 02 min
12 The dragon strikes back March 2011 18 hrs. 06 min
13 The feelers of chaos April 2011 15 hours 50 min
14th City of doom May 2011 15 hrs. 00 mins
15th The Amyrlin June 2011 15 hours 45 minutes
16 The battle of witches July 2011 12 hours 35 minutes
17th The broken crown August 2011 10 hours 47 minutes
18th Clouds over Ebou Dar September 2011 10 hrs. 03 min
19th The stab in the back October 2011 10 hrs. 25 min
20th The shell of the winch November 2011 09 hours 06 min
21st The path of the daggers December 2011 10 hours 22 minutes
22nd New alliances January 2012 10 hours 36 minutes
23 Chaos of war February 2012 10 hours 57 minutes
24 The heart of winter March 2012 11 hours 24 minutes
25th The rule of the Seanchans April 2012 11 hours 27 minutes
26th Escape of the slaves May 2012 11 hours 59 minutes
27 Paths into the twilight June 2012 19 hrs. 02 min
28 The white castle July 2012 17 hours 44 minutes
29 The new spring July 2012 17 hrs. 20 min
30th The blade of dreams September 2012 22 hrs. 18 mins
31 The fall of Shaido October 2012 22 hours 21 minutes
32 The approaching storm November 2012 21 hours 06 min
33 The power of light December 2012 21 hours 40 minutes
34 The wolf's dream January 2013 24 hours 20 minutes
35 The towers of midnight February 2013 24 hours 59 minutes
36 The battle of the shadows June 2013 24 hours 32 minutes
37 The memory of light August 2013 27 hours 41 minutes

The total running time of all German audio books is 625.60 hours or 37,536 minutes (a little over 26 days).

Audio books (english)

filming

In August 2008, Universal Pictures announced that it would film the series of novels. There should be several films, and a seven-figure sum was paid for the film rights. It should start with the first volume in the series, “The Eye Of The World”. These plans have failed; instead, there should now be at least a first season of a series that should have the first volume, Eye of the World , as its content. The series is produced by Amazon Studios in collaboration with Sony Entertainment. Production is scheduled to start in autumn 2019. In addition to Rafe Judkins as showrunner , Jordan's widow Harriet McDougal and producers from Red Eagle Entertainment, whose disagreements over a previously planned film adaptation in 2015 led to a lawsuit for defamation , are also involved. The series will be distributed via Amazon's own video-on-demand service Prime Video .

Dubbing

The American progressive rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Robert Berry released the album Soundtrack for the Wheel of Time in 2001 , a concept album for Robert Jordan's book series:

  • Soundtrack for the Wheel of Time (2001)
  1. A Theme For The Wheel Of Time
  2. Return To Emonds Field
  3. Song For Moiraine
  4. Traveling The Ways
  5. Spears and Buckler
  6. Dream Walker
  7. The Knowledge Of The Wise Ones
  8. The Winespring Reel
  9. The Halls Of Tar Valon
  10. Search For The Black Ajah
  11. Ladies Of The Tower
  12. The Game Of Houses
  13. Voyage Of The Sea Folk
  14. Heart Of The Wolf
  15. Journey Through The Waste
  16. Lan The Warder
  17. March Of The Trollocs
  18. Rand's Theme (Fanfare For The Dragon Reborn)
  19. The Aiel Approach (Dahl Of A Chant)

Computer games

The Wheel of Time

The PC game Wheel of Time by Legend Entertainment was released on November 11, 1999 and is based on the Unreal Engine .

The player takes on the role of Elayna Sedai, an Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah. This is the keeper of the chronicles and is not able to touch the One Power herself. Therefore, she relies on magical artifacts, the so-called Ter'Angreale , to work magic. These Ter'Angreale can be collected in the course of the game and are consumed by their use. The game concept is therefore more like a first person shooter , in which weapons and ammunition can be picked up , than a role-playing game , but is also expanded to include additional defensive skills such as shields that can be cast with the Ter'Angrealen . In the multiplayer mode, either a classic deathmatch or the citadel mode can be played, a kind of capture the flag , which also offers the possibility of setting up traps in your own base.

More games

In 2009 the film studio Red Eagle Entertainment announced that it was planning several computer game implementations and a film adaptation of the novel series. In addition to various games for PC and consoles, an online game is also planned. The games are to be published by Electronic Arts .

Wheel of Time Calendar 2009

Awards

The Eye of the World (Volume 1):

The Fires of Heaven (Volume 5, Audiobook):

  • Earphones Award

Reviews

"Jordan has come to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal [...] Even a reader with literary pretensions can be swept up in Mr. Jordan's narrative of magic, prophecy and battle."

"Jordan now rules the world that Tolkien began to reveal [...] Jordan's tale of magic, prophecy and struggle can sweep even readers with literary claims."

- Edward Rothstein, The New York Times , December 8, 1996 ( essay Flaming Swords and Wizards' Orbs )

Web links

Commons : The wheel of time  - collection of images, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. ↑ See the information in the main articles on Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson .
  2. ↑ The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game ( Memento from June 10, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ List of Robert Jordan's works at Macmillan (American publisher) ( Memento from July 28, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  4. ^ A MEMORY OF LIGHT Release Date, Brandonsanderson.com, posted February 16, 2012.
  5. ^ A Memory of Light. The Release Date for A Memory of Light Has Been Set. Tor.com, posted February 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ Robert Jordan: Official Blog , July 6, 2006 (English)
  7. ↑ Brandon Sanderson in an interview: The Gathering Storm ( Memento from February 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  8. ↑ fictionBOX: "Wheel of Time" series will be filmed , August 13, 2008
  9. ↑ https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/amazon-studios-the-wheel-of-time-robert-jordan-1202964895/ Variety 10/02/2018: Amazon Orders Female-Driven Fantasy Series "Wheel of Time "
  10. ↑ Stubby the Rocket: The Wheel of Time TV Series to Start Production in Fall 2019. January 23, 2019, accessed June 13, 2019 (American English).
  11. ↑ FXX Pilot Airing at 1:30 am Leads to Eye-Opening Slander Lawsuit. Retrieved June 13, 2019 .
  12. ^ Wheel of Time TV Series Picked Up By Sony. April 20, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2019 (American English).
  13. ^ Wheel of Time Amazon TV Series, Everything We Know. Retrieved June 13, 2019 .
  14. ↑ GamesIndustry.biz: Movie studio Red Eagle reveals videogame ambitions . November 12, 2008.
  15. ↑ GamesIndustry.biz: EA partners with Red Eagle for Wheel of Time series . January 15, 2009.