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eBook cover for THE GREAT HUNT is released
Posted by Jason on November 10th, 2009 in the Publishing, The Great Hunt, Tor Books category

As we reported right before The Gathering Storm hit, Tor is releasing the entire Wheel of Time series in eBook format. Each month, beginning last month (October), they will release the next book in the series. THE EYE OF THE WORLD has already released been released and is currently available in eBook format.

This month, THE GREAT HUNT will be released. Here is a sneak peak at the cover that will be released with it. The artwork is by Kekai Kotaki.

The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

Be sure to read the full feature on this artwork on Tor.com from Irene Gallo, the art director at Tor. Here’s a portion of what she had to say about this piece:

I mentioned to Harriet McDougal that Kekai is particularly good with depicting creatures so she suggested the cover be a recasting of the print edition of The Great Hunt cover. Trollocs, a wooded landscape, and Rand in full hero pose—you can’t beat that.

Wheel of Time eBook News and release schedule
Tor Books 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: DM News | Tor.com feature | Buy from Amazon
  • The Great Hunt: DM News | Tor.com Feature | Buy from Amazon
  • 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
  • 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

So what do you think of this new image? Leave your comments below. Remember, we’ll have a more detailed report on the overall future of the Wheel of Time print-edition covers in the near future.

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    angela_p Says:
    April 8th, 2010 at 8:03 pm

    This is very nice. Way way way better than the original. But it still seems outdated. The painting-like style just doesn’t seem very modern. The new cover art for Shadow Rising and Fires of Heaven have a more “realism” look to them which I think would attract newer readers more efficiently.

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    Leonila Mcclamy Says:
    March 19th, 2010 at 9:15 am

    Wow what theme is this? i definitely like it :)

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    keith Says:
    December 15th, 2009 at 9:19 am

    obviously its better than the current covers, and i like it a lot, but i cant help feeling it would have looked so much more cooler if the cover was of rand and ishamel fighting in the sky. just my opinion. also TGS is the best book ive ever read!

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    Dave Says:
    November 30th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    Whoa, cool cover. Here’s hoping they commission that artist to do the covers for the whole series in print. I can’t imagine how many potential readers are turned off by the current incredibly lame covers.

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    Allorum Says:
    November 16th, 2009 at 6:57 am

    Amazing work from Kekai Kotaki, but I really expected no less. He has been doing great work for ArenaNet as the Lead Concept Artist for Guild Wars for quite some time. When the new covers were announced and I saw his name on the list I couldn’t wait. I wish he had gotten my favorite book Fires of Heaven, but he definitely caught how I’ve always seen the Wheel of Time in my mind. He does not disappoint! Truly amazing work!

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    Emile Says:
    November 12th, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    •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

    These books are basically The eye of the world and the great hunt devided in two seperate books each in order to appeal to a younger audience.

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    TOMTEFAR Says:
    November 12th, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    I’ve never heard of these books? Could anybody enlighten me about them?

    •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

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    Andrew B. Says:
    November 12th, 2009 at 9:42 am

    I prefer the original, but this is much better than the EOTW e-book cover.

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    Rebekah Says:
    November 12th, 2009 at 9:39 am

    I actually like this cover more than the original…

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