JordanCon Program Highlights and Additional Guests Announced

Age of Legends, LLC is pleased to announce program highlights and additional guests for the upcoming JordanCon. JordanCon is the first convention dedicated to exploring the late Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series and his rich, literary legacy. JordanCon will feature appearances this spring by Harriet McDougal, Jordan’s wife and editor of his novels, as well as Brandon Sanderson, the New York Times bestselling author chosen to complete the final novel in Jordan’s epic saga.

In addition, JordanCon will also feature dance workshops and performances by Jendayi Bellydance Studio of Atlanta. The studio teaches all styles of bellydance offering classes in technique and choreography featuring Egyptian, Turkish, Tribal and Fusion Belly Dance styles.

JordanCon is also pleased to announce that representatives from Dabel Brothers Productions will be attending JordanCon. DB Pro has made a name in the comics industry by creating high quality graphic novel adaptations of popular series, including The Dresden Files and A Song of Ice and Fire. They are best known to Robert Jordan fans for their short lived adaptation of New Spring, a Wheel of Time prequel novel. Among their current projects is an adaptation of The Eye of the World, the first novel in Robert Jordan’s wildly popular series. It is projected for publication sometime in 2009.

Further highlights of JordanCon include a costumed ball, featuring live music, a charity auction benefiting the Mayo Clinic and numerous workshops and panels exploring the rich world of Robert Jordan’s creation. Pre-registration for the convention will enter you in a drawing for a blade personally owned by Robert Jordan.

Preregistration for JordanCon is currently $55. JordanCon membership covers all three days, all panels, events, demonstrations, concerts, performances, contests and a host of other activities. Workshops requiring a materials fee will be noted in the program. JordanCon will take place April 17th-19th, 2009 at the Alpharetta Embassy Suits in Alpharetta, GA. Alpharetta is a suburb of Atlanta.

For more information, please visit us on the web at http://www.ageoflegends.net