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r.a.sf.w.r-j
,
news.answer
and rec.answers
, and archived at
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/usenet/news.answers/sf/robert-jordan-faq
it
contains general newsgroup information, general author info,
release dates, etc. Please read this document first if you
are new to rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan
.
There have been (by now) two surveys of the Net.Jordanites
on pressing
questions by John Novak and Judy Ghirardelli. The Survey Says
sections are taken from the
second
.
The standard reference format used is (all page numbers are for the TOR editions, UK editions may - in fact will - differ for most citations):
[Book Title Abbr.: Chapter #, paperback pg#, Chapter name, hardcover pg#]
To read the FAQ, you have to know some abbreviations and acronyms. Here is a list of those used:
TWoT The Wheel of Time
TEotW The Eye of the World
TGH The Great Hunt
TDR The Dragon Reborn
TSR The Shadow Rising
TFoH The Fires of Heaven
LoC Lord of Chaos
FAQ WMAK, Wonderful Masterpiece of Assembled Knowledge,but FAQ is easier
to say (and makes for better puns)
r.a.sf.w rec.arts.sf.written (or just rasfw
)
r.a.sf.w.r-j rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan (also just rasfwrj
)
AS Aes Sedai (or Amyrlin Seat)
BA Black Ajah
DO Dark One
DF Darkfriend
DFS/DS Darkfriend Social
Eg/Egw Egwene
El Elayne
Ish/Ishy Ishamael
LTT Lews Therin Telamon
Mog/Moggy Moghedien
Mo/Moir Moiraine
MPS Mad Passionate Sex, (c) Mike Macchione
Ny/Nyn Nynaeve
OP One Power
RJ Robert Jordan
SG Shayol Ghul
SS Siuan Sanche
T'A'R Tel'aran'rhiod
WCs Whitecloaks
WOs Wise Ones
YKYBRTMRJW You Know You've Been Reading Too Much Robert Jordan When...
No Humour this time. It was getting too long. For the older humor sections look at the November (1993) FAQ. Interesting are as well: the FAQE and the Dark One's Dictionary . It can be found in the archives, too. Humor that has been left out from this section to keep it clean, can be found in Old.Humor .
I finally did it, so here's the first new WOTFAQ since we got the new group. I took out the humor section for now, because it was really big, and pretty old. I might revive it later.
Submission Requests:
The Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan:
Hardcover editions:
Ask for them at your favorite bookstore, or order the paperback editions directly from:
Publishers Book and Audio Mailing Service
PO Box 120159
Staten Island NY 10312-0004
To cover postage and handling, add $1.25 for the first book
and $.25 for each additional book. Check or money order
only; no CODs.
If you are in Europe, it may be more expedient to pick up the British Editions published by Orbit (prices are listed in pound sterling).
Jeffrey Scott Raglin reports:
Well, a little bit of research at a local Used Book Store has uncovered for me the fact that Robert Jordan wrote, not one, not two, not even four, but rather Seven Conan the Barbarian books-one of which was the novelization of Conan the Destroyer (the second Arnie Conan Movie). Having skimmed parts of several, I can conclude that this is definitely the same Robert Jordan we know here. As evidence: the opening sentences of five of the books:
CtI, I, 9 "The icy wind whipping through the brown, sheer-walled chasms of the Kezankian Mountains seemed colder still around the bleak stone fortress that grew from the granite flank of a nameless mountain in the heart of the range." [NOTE: not only does Jordan begin this book with a wind blowing, but he manages to string an amazing total of four consecutive prepositional phrases at the end of the sentence.]
CtU, 0,9, Prologue "Storm winds howling off the midnight-shrouded Vilayet Sea clawed at the granite-walled compound of the Cult of Doom"
CtM, 0,11,Prologue "Icy air hung deathly still among the crags of the Kezankian mountains, deep in the heart of that arm of those mountains which stretched south and west along the border between Zamora and Brythunia. No bird sang, and the cloudless azure sky was empty, for even the ever-present vultures could find no current on which to soar"
CtV, 0, 1, Prologue "The Vendhyan night was preternaturally still, the air weighty and oppressive. No slightest breeze stirred, leaving the capital city of Ayodhya to swelter."
CtT, 0,11, Prologue "The great granite mound called Tor Al'Kiir crouched like a malevolent toad in the night, wearing a crown of toppled walls and ruined columns, memories of failed attempts by a score of Ophirean dynasties to build there." [All right, nothing about the wind here. But I include it anyway, because A. It's just such a ridiculous image, and B. Tor Al'Kiir is very reminiscent of Kari Al'Thor, which makes the image even more ridiculous. Besides, the next paragraph goes on to describe black clouds of a storm that included, among other things "lightning streaking the dark like dragons' tongues", so there's our weather reference.]
[The Opening Sentences of CtDef and CtDes are not nearly as distinctively Jordanesque, describing the sun rather than the wind.]
rec.arts.sf.written
about these books? + You don't. You post to rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan.
We did!
Judy G. gives us intelligent advice on treatment of Jordan fanaticism:
(p.p.s. The idea of not thinking about Roy while laying down is just a generally good practice , and might be applied to all the rest of you who won't admit you have a problem ...)
No, you are not alone in having the cover fall off of your PB copy of TDR. What can you do about it? Patrick Nielsen Hayden says that you can send the book to Tor, and they will send you a new copy. You can also write a (snail- mail) letter of complaint to Tor. The address is on the inside of the books. Do not send mean e-mail to the nice Tor Books man! It is not his fault! If you want to repair them yourself, Ericc Ebinger provides instructions:
As a public service (and to annoy the anti-Jordan faction of the
r.a.sf.w
community :ˆ) ), I have decided to publish instructions on how
to reattach the (hideous) covers to the Tor paperback editions of the
Wheel of Time books. This is the way that I did it. The covers are
holding up nicely (so far). No warranty is expressed or implied.
Your mileage may vary. Follow these instructions at your own risk.
Materials needed:
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In March, 1994, a bunch of net.jordanites
met in a small restaurant in
Arlington, VA. Collectively, they hatched a scheme to spread chaos and
confusion throughout the internet, and other nets. They were six of
the most powerful posters ever known, who went over to the Dark One.
Their names--Bill "the Fain" Garrett, Chad "Ishamael" Orzel, Joe
"Sammael" Shaw, Mike "Rahvin" Macchione, Judy "Mesaana" Ghirardelli,
and Joe "Demandred" Morris--should be used to frighten children. As a
result of their crimes, much false evidence was generated. Following
is a summary of their false claims as to what Jordan said.
Remember--ROBERT JORDAN NEVER SAID ANY SUCH THING:
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