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

He died in 2007 while working on what he intended 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

He was a longtime fan of the series, and a eulogy he wrote for its creator helped persuade the widow 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

There is also a prequel novel and three companion books, and the eighth through fourteenth volumes each hit number one on the New York Times list.

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 author had started writing it back in 1984 and reworked it heavily, at one point centring it on an older man who discovered his destiny late in li...