Origins of the Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies That Inspired Robert Jordan

by Michael Livingston

Book Overview

Drawing from in-depth interviews and unpublished notes, Michael Livingston tells the story of who Jordan was, how he worked, and why he holds such an important place in modern literature. Livingston reveals new, previously unpublished material. The most central truth of Jordan's fantasy is that it's built out of a great many of our own myths and legends. King Arthur is in The Wheel of Time. Merlin, too. But so are Alexander the Great and the Apollo...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250860539
• ISBN13: 9781250860538
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"