• Go to The Eye of the World
• Go to The Great Hunt
• Go to The Dragon Reborn
• Go to The Shadow Rising
• Go to The Fires of Heaven
• Go to Lord of Chaos
• Go to A Crown of Swords
• Go to The Path of Daggers
• Go to Winter's Heart
• Go to Crossroads of Twilight
• Go to Knife of Dreams
• Go to The Gathering Storm
• Go to Towers of Midnight

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First published in 1990, Robert Jordan began an epic series called The Wheel of Time. For the next seventeen years, readers experienced eleven books of rich and expansive storytelling. However, on September 16th, 2007, Robert Jordan passed away due to cardiac amyloidosis. His legacy is carried on by Brandon Sanderson, a fellow fantasy author and Wheel of Time fan. With the help of Harriet Rigney, Robert Jordan's wife and editor, Mr. Sanderson continues a journey over twenty years in the making.

• Go to Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn
• Go to Perrin Aybara, Lord of the Two Rivers
• Go to Matrim Cauthon, Prince of the Ravens
• Go to Aviendha, Wise One
• Go to Elayne Trakand, Queen of Andor
• Go to Min Farshaw
• Go to Faile ni'Bashere t'Aybara, Lady of the Two Rivers
• Go to Fortuona Athaem Devi Paendrag, Empress of Seanchan
• Go to el'Nynaeve ti al'Meara Mandragoran, Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah
• Go to Egwene al'Vere, the Amyrlin Seat
• Go to Moiraine Damodred, Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah
• Go to Al'Lan Mandragoran, King of Malkier
• Go to Thomdril Merrilin, Bard of Andor
• Go to Loial, son of Arent, son of Halen, Ogier of Stedding Shangtai

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All manner of characters populate the vast world of the series. With thirteen books and a prequel so far, The Wheel of Time series contains thousands of characters, from Aes Sedai, Warders, and nobility, to humble farmers and maids, from powerful warriors to those sworn to peace in all they do.

Nations of the Westlands

The Children of the Light are a paramilitary organization dedicated to finding Darkfriends and rooting out evil and corruption wherever it may be found. Their zeal in this endeavour makes them dangerous opponents. They typically refer to themselves as The Children. They are commonly referred to by others though, as Whitecloaks due to their snowy white cloaks, which they wear in all seasons and keep immaculately clean. This is not a name favoured by the Children themselves. The current Lord Captain Commander of the Children is Galad Damodred. The Children of the Light were founded in 1021 FY during the War of the Hundred Years by Lothair Mantelar. They were originally preachers working to expose Darkfriends, using Mantelar's book The Way of the Light as their guide. At first they only defended themselves against the Shadow, but by 1111 FY they had become a fully militarized force. The Children's power and prestige was initially limited, but over the succeeding one thousand years, as the influence of the Aes Sedai began to ebb due to their declining numbers and failure to prevent the War of the Hundred Years and many subsequent conflicts, they became more popular and powerful. In the 930s NE they reached an accord with the king of Amadicia, who agreed to let them establish a permanant base of operations, the Fortress of the Light, in the capital city of Amador. However, the power of the Children within Amadicia rapidly outstripped that of the king, and within a few years the royal Serenda Palace had been removed to outside the capital and the Amadician army reduced to an auxillary force under the Children. The Children entered a period of rapid growth under young, successful military commanders such as Pedron Niall, and in 957 NE they launched an ambitious attempt to bring the much larger and more divided neighbouring kingdom of Altara under their rule in what became known as the Whitecloak War. The kingdoms of Illian and Murandy intervened in the conflict and the Children were forced to abandon the attempt, despite significant military gains and successes. (more...)