Q 01/05

Who wrote the first eleven Wheel of Time novels?

A) Terry Goodkind

B) Terry Brooks

C) Raymond E. Feist

D) Robert Jordan

Answer · why

D) Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan wrote the first eleven books over fifteen years and died in 2007 while drafting what he meant to be the twelfth and final volume.

Q 02/05

Which author completed the final three volumes after the original author's death?

A) Patrick Rothfuss

B) Joe Abercrombie

C) Brandon Sanderson

D) Brent Weeks

Answer · why

C) Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson, a longtime fan, finished the series; the eulogy he posted for Robert Jordan helped persuade Jordan's widow and editor to choose him...

Q 03/05

How many main volumes does the finished series contain, not counting the prequel?

A) 14

B) 10

C) 12

D) 20

Answer · why

A) 14

The finished series runs to 14 volumes, eleven by Robert Jordan and three completed by Brandon Sanderson, plus a prequel and several companion books.

Q 04/05

What is the title of the first novel in the series?

A) The Shadow Rising

B) The Eye of the World

C) The Dragon Reborn

D) The Great Hunt

Answer · why

B) The Eye of the World

It was released as a large paperback in January 1990 and later split into two illustrated volumes for younger readers.

Q 05/05

In which year was the first book in the series published?

A) 1993

B) 1984

C) 1990

D) 1987

Answer · why

C) 1990

The Eye of the World was published in 1990; Jordan had begun it in 1984 and reworked it heavily, at one point centring it on an older man who discover...