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Memory of Light Backpack Sweepstakes

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We are offering the chance to win one of five Memory of Light backpacks! Each backpack will include a copy of Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson, Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, Imager by L.E. Modesitt, Jr., The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe, Elfland by Freda Warrington, and Shadow and Betrayal by Daniel Abraham. Comment below to enter for a chance to win.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins November 14, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET. and ends November 21, 2012, 12:00 p.m. ET. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. Please see full details and official rules go here. Sponsor: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

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Knife of Dreams Audiobook Sweepstakes

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Knife of Dreams Audiobook Sweepstakes

Image Place holder of - 37 We have one copy of the audiobook of Knife of Dreams to give away to one lucky winner. Comment below to enter for a chance to win.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins November 12, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET. and ends November 16, 2012, 12:00 p.m. ET. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. Please see full details and official rules go here. Sponsor: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

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Memory of Light Backpack Sweepstakes

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Memory of Light Backpack Sweepstakes

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We are offering the chance to win one of five Memory of Light backpacks! Each backpack will include a copy of Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson, Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, Farlander by Col Buchanan, Firebird by Mercedes Lackey, Spellwright by Blake Charlton, and The Legions of Fire by David Drake. Comment below to enter for a chance to win.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins October 22, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET. and ends October 26, 2012, 12:00 p.m. ET. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. Please see full details and official rules go here. Sponsor: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

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Crossroads of Twilight Audiobook Sweepstakes

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Crossroads of Twilight Audiobook Sweepstakes

Poster Placeholder of - 10 We have one copy of the audiobook of Crossroads of Twilight to give away to one lucky winner. Comment below to enter for a chance to win.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins October 15, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET. and ends October 19, 2012, 12:00 p.m. ET. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. Please see full details and official rules go here. Sponsor: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

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Winter’s Heart Audiobook Sweepstakes

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Winter’s Heart Audiobook Sweepstakes

Place holder of - 8 We have one copy of the audiobook of Winter’s Heart to give away to one lucky winner. Comment below to enter for a chance to win.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins October 1, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET. and ends October 5, 2012, 12:00 p.m. ET. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. Please see full details and official rules go here. Sponsor: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

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Memory of Light Backpack Sweepstakes

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Memory of Light Backpack Sweepstakes

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We are offering the chance to win one of five Memory of Light backpacks! Each backpack will include a copy of Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson, The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe, Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear, Spellwright by Blake Charlton, and Shadow and Betrayal by Daniel Abraham. Comment below to enter for a chance to win.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins September 12, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET. and ends September 19, 2012, 12:00 p.m. ET. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. Please see full details and official rules go here. Sponsor: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

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The Path of Daggers Audiobook Sweepstakes

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The Path of Daggers Audiobook Sweepstakes

Image Placeholder of - 38 We have one copy of the audiobook of The Path of Daggers to give away to one lucky winner. Comment below to enter for a chance to win.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins September 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET. and ends September 14, 2012, 12:00 p.m. ET. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. Please see full details and official rules go here. Sponsor: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

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A Crown of Swords Audiobook Sweepstakes

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Poster Placeholder of - 96 We have one copy of the audiobook of A Crown of Swords to give away to one lucky winner. Comment below to enter for a chance to win.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins August 6, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET. and ends August 10, 2012, 12:00 p.m. ET. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. Please see full details and official rules go here. Sponsor: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.

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Dragon*Con Events!

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For those of you in the Atlanta area there is an action-packed weekend ahead of you at Dragon*Con .  Just check out this MASSIVE list of panels that some of our authors will be speaking at.

There are also autograph sessions and readings with these same authors throughout the weekend.

And of course, The Wheel of Time track, is tearing it up with another excellent year of awesome programming.  Head on over to Dragon*Con’s homepage for more information.

September, 2nd

Fightin’ and Writing’
Friday Sep, 2 10:00 PM
Hyatt – Manila/Singapore
With David B. Coe

Breaking In: How It’s Done
Friday, Setember 2nd at 1:00 PM
Hyatt – Manila/Singapore
With Carole Nelson Douglas and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Things I Wish Some Pro Had Told Me
Friday, Sept 2nd at 2:30 PM
Hyatt – Manila/Singapore
With Kevin J. Anderson

Vampires are the New Vampires
Friday, September 2nd 2:30
Hyatt  Regency VI – VII
With Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

World Building 101
Hilton – Grand Salon
Friday, September 2nd 4:00 PM
With Tracy Hickman

Delphic Oralce
Friday, September 2nd at 4:00 PM
Hyatt – Vinnings
With Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Alternate Twentieth Centuries
Friday, September 2nd at 5:30 PM
Westin – International BC
With Carole Nelson Douglas

Spotlight: Darkside Detectives
Friday, September 2nd at 7:00 PM
Hyatt 0 Cairo
With Carole Nelson Douglas

Wait! I Gotta Deadline
Friday, September 2nd  8:30 PM
Hyatt – Manila/Singapore
With A.J. Hartley and Timothy Zahn

September, 3rd

SF and Fantasy: A Woman’s View
Saturday, September 3rd 11:30 AM
Hyatt – Fairlie
With Mary Robinette Kowal

Plotting or Plodding
Saturday, September 3 at 1:00 PM
Hyatt – Manila/Singapore
With A.J. Hartley

Sword and Laser Live Podcast
Saturday, September 3rd at 1:00 PM
Marriott A601 – A602
With Robert J. Sawyer

Writer’s Roundtable
Saturday Sept 3rd at 1:00 PM
Westin – Atlanta CDEF
With Kevin J. Anderson

Old School D&D
Saturday, September 3rd at 2:30
Hilton – Crystal Ballroom
With Track Hickman

First Ladies of Fiction
Saturday, September 3rd at 4:00 PM
Hyatt – Centennial II – III
With Mercedes Lackey and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Heir to the Empire
Saturday, September 3rd at 4:00 PM
Marriott – A706
With Timothy Zahn

Characters that Come To Life
Saturday, September 3rd 4:00 PM
Hyatt – Manila/Signapore
With Tracy Hickman and Carole Nelson Douglas

Xtreme Dungeon Mastery
Saturday, September 3rd at 4:00 PM
Hilton – Grand Salon B
With Tracy Hickman

Writing Short Fiction
Saturday Sep 3 7:00 PM
Hyatt – Manila/Singapore
With David B. Coe and Mary Robinette Kowal

Shadowed Streets
Sunday, September 4th at 7:00 PM
Hyatt – Cairo
With Carole Nelson Douglas

The Adventure Continues – authors discuss creating and maintaining dark and urban fantasy series
Saturday, September 3rd 8:30 PM
Hyatt – Cairo
With David B. Coe

Crossing the line: Too Much or not enough
Saturday, Sept 3rd 8:30 PM
Hyatt – Manila/Singapore
With A. J. Hartley

Misty Lackey’s Secret Worlds: Secret World Chronicle
Saturday, September 3rd at 10:00 PM
Hyatt – Fairlie
With Mercedes Lackey

September, 4th

Mythology, Philosophy, & Truth of Star War
Sunday, September 4th 10:00 AM
Marriott – A706

NYT Bestselling Authors Tell All
Sunday September 4th at 1:00 PM
Hyatt-Regency VI – VII
With Kevin J. Anderson

The Occult: Fact vs. Fiction
Sunday 4th, 1:00 PM
Hyatt – Montreal/Vancouver
With Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

The Regency Era: Myth and Realty
Sunday, September 4th  2:30
Westin – International BC
With Mary Robinette Kowal

Unsung Science Fiction Movies
Sunday, Sept 4th  4:00 PM
Hyatt – Cairo
With Robert J. Sawyer

Ask the Authors – Star Wars Track
Sunday Sept 4th at 5:30
Marriott A706
With Kevin J. Anderson and Timothy Zahn

Drawing Plans Against Us: War of the Worlds
Hyatt – Hanover C-E
Sunday, Sept 4th 7:00 PM
With Kevin J. Anderson

An Hour with Robert Sawyer
Sunday, Sept 4th 7:00 PM
Hyatt – Fairlie
With Robert Sawyer

Knowing Your Audience
Sunday, Sept 4th 7:00 PM
Hyatt  – Manila/Singapore
With Chelsea Quinn Yarbro an A.J. Hartley

Puppets in Genre Storytelling
Sunday, September 4th at 8:30
Hyatt – The Learning Center
With Mary Robinette Kowal

Spotlight: Werewolves
Sunday, September 4 at 8:30 PM
Hyatt – Montreal/Vancouver
With Chelse Quinn Yarbro

Blood & Steel
Sunday Sept, 4th at 10:00 PM
Hyatt – Manila/Singapore
With David B. Coe and Carole Nelson Douglas

September 5th

Your Voice
Monday, September 5th 10:00 AM
Hyatt – Manila/Singapore
With David B. Coe, Chelsea Quinn Yabro, and A.J.Harley

Things that go Bump in the Timeline: Supernatural Alternate History
Monday,  September 5th  11:30 AM
Westin – International BC
With Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Who Wants to Be A Writer
Monday, September 5th at 11:30 AM
Hyatt – Centennial I
With Mercedes Lackey and Timothy Zahn

Staying Afloat in an Everchanging Market
Monday, September 5th at 1:00 PM
Hyatt – Manilla/Singapore
With Carole Nelson Douglas

The Quest for Search
Monday, September 5th 1:00 PM
Marriott – A703
With Robert J. Sawyer

Readings

A Reading with David B. Coe
Sunday, Sep 4th 11:30 am
Hyatt – Roswell
With David B. Coe

A Reading with Tracy Hickman
Friday, Sept 2nd at 2:30 PM
Hyatt – Edgewood

A Reading with Mary Robinettte Kowal
Friday, September 2nd at 1:00 PM
Hyatt – Edgewood

A Reading with Carole Nelson Douglas
Saturday, September 3rd at 1:00 PM
Hyatt – Marietta

A Reading with Kevin J. Anderson
Saturday September 3rd 4:00 PM
Hyatt – Marrietta

A Readiing with A.J. Harley
Sunday, September 4th at 1:00 PM
Hyatt – Roswell

A Reading with Mercedes Lackey
Sunday, September 4th at 11:30 AM
Hyatt – Edgewood

A Reading with Robert J. Sawyer
Sunday, May 4th 1:00 PM
Hyatt  – University

Autographs

Dragon*Autographs Session with Mary Robinette Kowal
Friday, September 2nd at 4:00 PM
Marriot M301-M304

Dragon*Autographs Session with Timothy Zahn
Friday, September 2nd at 5:30 PM
Marriott – M301-M304

Dragon Autographs Session with A. J. Hartley
Saturday, September 3rd at 11:30 PM
Marriot M301-M304

Dragon*Atutographs Session with Tracy Hickman
Saturday, Sep 3rd at 1:00 PM
Marriott – M301-M304

Dragon*Autographs Session w/ Mercedes Lackey
Sunday, September 4th at11:30 AM
Marriott M301-M304

Dragon*Autographs Session with Carole Nelson Douglas
Sunday, September 4th at 2:30 PM
Marriott -M301-M304

Dragon* Autographs Session w/ Kevin J. Anderson
Sunday Sept 4th at 11:30 AM
Marriot M301

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Author Features

To Read, or Not to Read, that is the Question

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Image Place holder of - 15By Melissa Ann Singer, Senior Editor

Okay, confession time: I’ve never read The Wheel of Time. Other than the story in Legends, that is.

I can hear the gasps of shock and horror now.

And my reason for not reading WOT is stupidly pedestrian. It’s no more or less than “I’ve been busy.” Seriously. When The Eye of the World was first published, I was editing a huge number of books and barely had time to keep up on developments in the genres I was working in (which did not include epic fantasy at the time). I figured, I’ll have plenty of opportunities to read Eye later.

The next thing I knew, there were six books in the series and I was having a baby. My outside-of-work reading shifted to things like What to Expect When You’re Expecting and books on child-rearing and child development. And then came the board books and picture books and children’s books . . . .

Two years ago as I write this, Tor signed up a series of graphic novels based on WOT, beginning with New Spring and The Eye of the World. This was tremendously exciting to me as a long-term comics reader. So I waved my hands and jumped up and down and said, “Me! Me! Me!” when Tom was looking for an editor for the project. And now it’s mine.

Which left me with a terrific dilemma. As an editor, what’s the better course: to read New Spring, Eye, and the rest of WOT to make sure that the comics and graphic novels stay true to Robert Jordan’s amazing vision? Or trust that the estate and the people working their butts off on the graphic adaptations are keeping on course, and therefore read only the graphic novels, to make sure that they work for people who have never read these stories before?

Ultimately I chose the second option. Chuck Dixon is a great writer and I knew he’d make New Spring into a great graphic novel. He and Robert Jordan worked together on the adaptation before Jim’s untimely death and I trusted Chuck’s ability to identify and illuminate the core plotlines and characters of WOT.

New Spring: the Graphic Novel is beautiful, in my opinion. The double-page spreads, the carefully drawn characters, the flowing garments of the Aes Sedai, the delicate and evocative coloring—it’s just a lovely book to look at.

New Spring: the Graphic Novel collects all eight issues of the New Spring comic book. We’ve added some bonus material—including emails between Jordan, Dixon, and the Dabel brothers—to give you a peek behind the scenes, as it were, of the creation of this graphic adaptation.

And perhaps the best thing of all is that New Spring: the Graphic Novel is just the beginning. The first volume of the multi-volume graphic adaptation of The Eye of the World will be published later in 2011. I’m really looking forward to reading it. I’ve waited long enough, don’t you think?

New Spring: the Graphic Novel1 (ISBN: 978-0-7653-2380-4), by Chuck Dixon, art by Mike Miller and Harvey Tolibao, based on the novel New Spring by Robert Jordan, will be released in January 2011.
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