(Part 2) Best products from r/WoT

I would first echo most people here and say Sanderson's anything- Elantris comes to mind as a good recommendation.

When you say in the same calibre, are you talking in terms of story, in terms of being high fiction, in terms of length or in terms of moments that make you go, "ohhh... well DAMN!"

I would recommend a lot of things I saw below, so I'm going to try to not do that any more than I already have. The Conan Chronicles by Robert Howard are fun and a much unappreciated classic of Low Fantasy. Orcs by Stan Nicholls is a great series, somewhere in the middle ground between high and low fantasy, and does an interesting twist on the classical fantasy story. The Gentleman Bastards series is another interesting take, but it is more of an Ocean's 11 in a fantasy world. I only saw one mention, but anything Tolkien is a must read if for nothing else than to pay respect to the godfather. The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks is another good story, and it uses a lot of the ideas Jordan uses in terms of who knows what, why and when to progress the story. Finally, for a more Eastern themed book, Tales of the Otori by Liam Hearn is a good trilogy with a lot of political twists.

EDIT: added a link for Elantris

The Strike at Shayol Ghul details Lews Therins attempt to shut the bore.

Speaking of the Strike at Shayol Ghul, there is The World of Robert Jordan's a Wheel of Time also known affectionetly as the Big White Book (BWB) or Big Book of Bad Art (BBBA). It delves into a lot about cultures, features write ups of each forsaken, pokes fun at the covers and includes the entire text of Strike.

There was a short story called New Spring included in Robert Silverberg's Legends, this was later expanded into the novella New Spring

The short story about Bao is not considered connanical and is included in the short story collection Unfettered

Eye of the world was re-released for a YA market in two parts with a new prologue Ravens

The Interview Database, just click a topic that looks intresting and prepare to lose a day or two

The Wheel of Time FAQ back in the mists of time (late 90's early aughts) this was the best resource for all things WoT related. It hasn't been significantly updated since about book 10 (i mean, yes there were updates, but nothing on the scale and detail that it used to get). Gives great insight into what the fandom was pulling its hair out about during the two years+ between books. Also, some of the info is evergreen like historical references etc.

There was a terrible video game that has almost zero to do with the series.

There was a d20 based D&D rule set released and a adventure that explained how Taim got to Rand in time to rescue himat Dumai's Wells. RJ later came out and said that this was completely made up by the authors of the module and had nothing to do with the series, which was a BIG clue about Taim's allegiance.

I feel like im missing something, but I can't put my finger on it, so I will leave you with a random fact that you should know

Tar Valon is a vagina

It's not fantasy, but David Weber has an amazing series that starts with On Basilisk Station. A strong female lead, a well thought out background, and a lot of math (which he does all of it for you). A hard sci-fi series that's been a treat to read.

Amazon link to the first book

I have a sword with a back-sheath, works great! I don't know that it is historical, but it is very easy to use and looks cool as hell when it is drawn. It is a large Shamshir, and would look pretty cool in the show, IMO. It also matches descriptions more or less from the books.


It looks a lot like this:

Shamshir

I can't find the on amazon.com either but they're easy to find on Amazon UK, they probably ship to Norway:

Great Hunt: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Hunt-Wheel-Jordan-Robert/dp/B00DO9A1HG/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467389950&sr=1-6&keywords=the+great+hunt

Dragon Reborn: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dragon-Reborn-Book-Wheel-Time/dp/1857230655/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41CNWNZF3TL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR97%2C160_&refRID=KBTF2E1ET88Q1STJVRBZ

And THAT right there is pretty much the only reason that I want tWoT to get made into a televised series where it is certainly guaranteed to butcher the bloody hell out of Jordan's great story.

-

We will most likely get flooded with tWoT merchandise. Specially companion and artwork books.

-


And that was one of the joys for me when I got hooked onto Tolkien's world almost 40 years ago. Whenever I went into my local bookstore every six months or so, their would be a new Tolkien related book out with fantastic artwork in it.

-

This was one of my favorites- Tolkien Bestiary Hardcover

-

Jordan's series deserves this so much. (sigh)

Sounds like you might enjoy Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age. I think Snow Crash is meant to be in the same universe - it's hilarious but not as dense. You might also like his Cryptonomicon, though it's not technically Sci Fi.

Tad Willams' Otherland Series is Epic Sci Fi with a huge amount of detail. Might be right up your alley.

Dune, Neuromancer and The Enderverse if you haven't already read those.

"The world of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time" by Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson. Link

It's not a story so much as a collection of explanations. It will really help you to understand the details of the main story and gain some insights that would otherwise be left unsaid.

I enjoyed reading it but it's definitely not for you if you just want another story to read.

Otherwise I think you've read everything.

This is what mine looks like:
http://imgur.com/vHLhUzd

I got it on amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007BQJ5L6/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687582&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0045RX6B4&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0BGAZWR537X3ZSSQ1RJ5

It's not TM or anything, but I know what it means, and the people I've encountered who are WoT fans immediately know what it represents. I absolutely love it and wear it all the time.

I like the ideas of short stories by various authors. Something similar was done to Edward Hopper's paintings.

https://www.amazon.com/Sunlight-Shadow-Stories-Inspired-Paintings/dp/1681772450

Famous authors wrote a story, based on the painting. Very cool and fun read!

Here you go buddy. Happy to help!

Not sure if I'm missing something... but you could just go buy it? You can still get them new, I just bought EotW and TGH on amazon. They were pretty reasonably priced as far as hardcovers go.

edit: link

The chain is pretty sweet I have had it for two years and it's holding up fine and it's still black no paint or anything is wearing off. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D481QGQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4R5VAbGX0X512

I'm guessing that you don't have the series in e-book format, if you're talking about buying it again. One of the most convenient ways to get a hold of it is the all-in-one-book, but I'm hearing mixed things about the quality. You can also find it in other online stores, if you don't want to be tied down to the Amazon ecosystem.

If you don't want to buy the digital editions... I don't think I can help you. There's piracy, true, but I've always balked at pirating books, so...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00132BG7U

hope this doesn't break any rules

According to the Amazon reviews, the text size varies from book to book. It looks that way if you check the "Look Inside" feature. Also I don't know if this translates to how the book is actually displayed on your e-reader, but what is this? There are several of them on several pages.
Edit: For fairness, here's what that same text looks like in the sample on Kobo. No symbols.

Full set here for less than $10 a book. here

It exists on Kindle D: