Sneak peak at the new EYE OF THE WORLD ebook

While it might not be THE EYE OF THE WORLD as a digital eBook for the first time. It will be available in many formats, including the Amazon Kindle format. Accompanying this eBook release will be brand new cover art, as seen here (close-up image courtesy of Irene Gallo, the art director at Tor Books. (Click the image to be taken to the Amazon Kindle version of the book. This link helps support Dragonmount)

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Artwork by David Grove, an artist specifically requested by Harriet for this project

The image above is taken from the scene in Eye of the World where Rand is sailing aboard Bayle Domon's ship, the Spray. Here's what Irene Gallo had to say about it:

It seemed a natural to start the series with a portrait of a young Rand beginning an epic journey, the scope of which he could perhaps sense but not truly grasp. David¹s luminescent paint lights Rand from within. In a way, it seems to be a portrait of Rand best seen at this time, when readers know so much about what lies ahead of him.

Tor plans to re-release each one of the Wheel of Time novels as ebooks according to the schedule below. Each will have new cover art, specially commissioned for the eBook format. Each will feature a different artist.

• The Eye of the World - 10/27/09
  
• The Great Hunt - 11/17/09
  
• The Dragon Reborn - 12/15/09
  
• The Shadow Rising - 01/ 19/10
  
• The Fires of Heaven - 02/16/10
  
• Lord of Chaos - 03/16/10
  
• A Crown of Swords - 04/20/10
  
• The Path of Daggers - 05/18/10
  
• Winter's Heart - 06/22/10
  
• The Crossroads of Twilight - 07/20/10
  
• Knife of Dreams - 08/24/10
  
• New Spring - 09/28/10
  
• The Gathering Storm - 11/2/10
  
• From Two Rivers - 11/16/10
  
• To The Blight - 11/16/10
  
• The Hunt Begins - 11/16/10
  
• New Threads in the Pattern- 11/16/10
  

Dragonmount will post more information (and more book cover images) as they become available. We'll also address questions such as "Why don't they put these on the printed books?" and "Will they continue with Darryl K. Sweet". Finally, we'll provide links to other formats other than the Kindle. But right now, there's that "other" big WoT event happening tomorrow that we're focused on....