The prologue ebook for A Memory of Light , “By Grace and Banners Fallen,” is up for preorder on Dragonmount. Other vendors to follow.
After prologue is released on October 2nd, will you be able to say which part of it was all RJ?
Yes.
Will this be part of the whole book when it comes out, or will it only be sold separately?
Tor and Harriet like to sell the prologue early as a separate ebook. It will be the same one in the final book.
I know that this isn’t your idea, but selling the prologue is a brutal cash grab. I’ll save my $3 and wait for the book.
I have made it clear both to fans and Tor that I do not like this process. But you are right, I do not get to choose.
No normal book??? Only an ebook??
Tor releases the prologue of each WoT early as a for-sale ebook. It is the same one that will be in the print edition in January.
On September 17, the prologue showed up for sale on Google Books in Canada, including some revealing previews that tempted fans (aside from the Canadians who were able to buy it) to piece together the prologue from Google Book searches. Predictably, chaos ensued.
I blame Canada.
Last time it was some guy in China with an early Towers of Midnight copy. But Canada was the dark horse nobody saw coming. #amolgate
I hope moving up release date is a possibility, elsewise a little black market will emerge very soon…
I should disclose that I was essentially the ringleader of the put-the-prologue-together team, but I wasn’t trying to make a threat here. It wasn’t even my idea, and if I hadn’t organized it, someone else would have; that’s just how things go in the WoT world. But I was really referring to the possibility that some of the Canadians would share the whole prologue, or even sell it.
I’m going to pretend like Brandon did this on purpose. #wotgh
Now I just blame Google. What a cluster****.
What’s sad about the prologue leak is that Harriet and others in publishing will likely see this as proof ebook releases should be delayed.
Wow. I know I’d be pretty pissed. Wonder how Sanderson feels about it. @BrandSanderson Spoiler thoughts?
Google’s stopped the sale now, but some people already have copies and shared spoilers. So Harriet & Co. probably aren’t happy.
I’m not fond of spoilers, but I can’t see the original comment, so I don’t know the specifics of this discussion.
This sort of thing happens. I don’t really mind, personally. Harriet is probably upset, however.
If you’re the type who wants the $2.99 A Memory of Light prologue ebook, it will be available September 19th instead of October 2nd.
Is that correct? The ebook will be available tomorrow instead of October 2nd? Pre-order or not?
I believe so.
Was the RJ part of the prologue the Bayrd scene?
No, actually. It was the Isam part, though I filled in a hole in the middle of the scene.
Looking forward to it. But do you know when it’ll be available in Europe?
I don’t know, I’m afraid. That is up to the UK publisher, and I don’t think ebooks are as big a concern to them as they are here.
Where can European people get it from? Dragonmount won’t sell it to me. Do I have to go for a torrent?
The problem is that Tor doesn’t have rights to sell it in Europe. It’s a frustrating system, but Orion UK has the European rights.
The system made more sense back before ebooks; a European company needed assurance US publishers wouldn’t flood their markets.
I will check Orion UK once at work. Thanks for the tip!
Warning: they might have been planning to release it in October. This whole “Release it two weeks early” thing surprised us.
It’s because of leaked copies in Canada. (Also, it’s Orbit in UK—not Orion. I get them mixed up.)
What is your opinion on the North American exclusivity of the A Memory Of Light prologue?
It’s because Tor doesn’t have rights to sell anywhere else; Orbit UK has those rights. If you want the book, ask them.
I wish Orbit had it out too, and I’m seeing what I can do. But it is their call.
Tor has a post indicating that the A Memory of Light prologue ebook is now for sale in select countries outside the U.S.
Note that this doesn’t include countries where Orbit UK has rights to the books. To buy it there, you’ll need to ask them to release it.
Who do we contact to ask them to release it? Is there an email address we can write to?
They have a form on their website. That might work.
Where can Australian fans get a copy of the WOT release?
Orbit UK owns the rights. They’d have to either release it or authorize Dragonmount. You can email them through their website.
Is the prologue going to come out in audio or do I need to pick it up the written down on magic pixel paper version?
No audio I’m aware of. (Until the full book is out, of course.)
Oh, just saw that there was one. Never mind.
Any idea as to when will Weller @WellerBookWorks starts taking autograph orders for A Memory of Light ?
Not sure.
By grace and banners fallen. Was that your line or RJ’s? Exquisitely eloquent if I say so myself.
How bad is this? I honestly can’t remember. It’s one of my favorite lines, but I don’t know if it was in the notes or not.
Will it be possible to order A Memory of Light signed, like the previous two books?
Yes, it should be.
Jason of Dragonmount writes the world’s first review of A Memory of Light in the form of a touching letter to Robert Jordan.
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