The Violet Ajah
by Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
Author's Foreword
This is a novel-length fanfiction set in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time setting. The setting and any characters that are not original characters are fully the property of Robert Jordan, his widow (Harriet Rigby), his estate, his posthumous co-author/successor (Brandon Sanderson), and his publishers.
At the end of each chapter will be posted a guide to how to pronounce terms and names, and again at the end of the work as a whole there will be a guide compiling all the smaller ones.
I originally planned on release and posting of one piece per week, on Fridays, and gave a table with a schedule... I offer now instead, a checklist, so you can tell at a glance which pieces of the thing are done:
| Violet Ajah Release Checklist! | |||||||||||
| Teaser | |||||||||||
| Author's Foreword | - - - | Chapter 11 | - - - | Chapter 23 | - - - | Chapter 35 | - - - | Chapter 47 | - - - | Chapter 59 | |
| Prologue | - - - | Chapter 12 | - - - | Chapter 24 | - - - | Chapter 36 | - - - | Chapter 48 | - - - | Chapter 60 | |
| Chapter 1 | - - - | Chapter 13 | - - - | Chapter 25 | - - - | Chapter 37 | - - - | Chapter 49 | - - - | Chapter 61 | |
| - - - | Chapter 2 | - - - | Chapter 14 | - - - | Chapter 26 | - - - | Chapter 38 | - - - | Chapter 50 | - - - | Chapter 62 |
| - - - | Chapter 3 | - - - | Chapter 15 | - - - | Chapter 27 | - - - | Chapter 39 | - - - | Chapter 51 | - - - | Chapter 63 |
| - - - | Chapter 4 | - - - | Chapter 16 | - - - | Chapter 28 | - - - | Chapter 40 | - - - | Chapter 52 | - - - | Chapter 64 |
| - - - | Chapter 5 | - - - | Chapter 17 | - - - | Chapter 29 | - - - | Chapter 41 | - - - | Chapter 53 | - - - | Epilogue |
| - - - | Chapter 6 | - - - | Chapter 18 | - - - | Chapter 30 | - - - | Chapter 42 | - - - | Chapter 54 | - - - | Glossary of Terms |
| - - - | Chapter 7 | - - - | Chapter 19 | - - - | Chapter 31 | - - - | Chapter 43 | - - - | Chapter 55 | - - - | Author's Afterword |
| - - - | Chapter 8 | - - - | Chapter 20 | - - - | Chapter 32 | - - - | Chapter 44 | - - - | Chapter 56 | - - - | Q & A |
| - - - | Chapter 9 | - - - | Chapter 21 | - - - | Chapter 33 | - - - | Chapter 45 | - - - | Chapter 57 | - - - | Saidar & Saidin |
| - - - | Chapter 10 | - - - | Chapter 22 | - - - | Chapter 34 | - - - | Chapter 46 | - - - | Chapter 58 | - - - | The White Tower |
The release did not happen due to various and sundry issues and problems I have had along the way. However, as of now, I plan to continue releases throughout 2011. Keep an eye on my blog and back at this page for updates!
The Q & A mentioned will be held at various times throughout, and will be cleaned up and posted at the given date. This post is also to give folks somewhere to ask questions so that I don't tread the same water twice! Use the comments on this particular post to ask any questions about the story!
Enjoy!
Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
Comments
Glossary
Might I suggest that a glossary published after the story
is finished isn't terribly useful to readers. It would be
nice to see the glossary early on, and edit it from time
to time if the vocabulary isn't fully developed as the
story is developed.
Puddin'
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Cheers,
Puddin'
A tender heart is an asset to an editor: it helps us be ruthless in a tactful way.
--- The Chicago Manual of Style
Glossary
Heh.
Yeah, there are several novel-type books that do that, and it always bugged me that they didn't pepper it through the book.
Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
Jordan? Wheel of Time?
Is it necessary to have read Wheel of Time beforehand? I dropped out of SF about 15 years ago and have *just barely* managed to even hear Jordan's name. :-(
Also, I agree about the glossary. It should likely be published early and/or be a living document in case forward-referenced words would be spoilers.
Other than that, I'm looking forward to this....
- Moni
It's a girls' world; we just let boys live in it.
Not necessary
As I said above, there will be a glossary of terms at the end of each chapter, like I did with the Teaser I posted last year. It is available to read here on TopShelf, in fact scroll ever-so-slightly up to the top of comments and click on the link to the Teaser on the left there, if you're interested. I'm quite excited about this, as it's one of the only fanfics I have written that I feel good enough about to share.
Robert Jordan's Blog at Dragonmount.com
Brandon Sanderson's Blog of WoT impressions
Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
Squeeeee!!!
ZOMG, Wheel of Time TG fiction? You have got my attention, ma'am, and firmly at that! And by the title, perhaps set in the mysterious land beyond the sea where strangers fear to tread? (Was it called Shara? I have trouble remembering...) Regardless, I wait impatiently and with insistent desire to read!
(I have no idea what came over me to word this comment the way I did, but it was fun!)
--kitn
It was, indeed, called Shara
Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
Violet Ajah ?
You mean, about people actually creating angreals, I think it's what the violet ajah is about.
But what about a TG element in it ? If the Tg person can channel the one power it could be plain weird (I mean ... you know if you read the Wheel of Time). And I don't want to hear about a trans-lady channeling the saidin, it would be so wierd :/
In any case, it seems real great, I can't wait till summer 2010
When will the story take place, in a world where the dark one still exits ? Will the saidin be cleansed ? Does the black tower exists ?
So, in short, does this happens while the dragon fights the dark one or before that ?
I can't wait.
When I clicked on the title, I thought I was going to read a wonderful chapter, but no, unfortunately just a schedule.
But, take your time :) I want the best story. But it's going to be hard waiting till next week.
Mildred
Good questions, Mildred!
The Violet Ajah you mention is formed later. This story will take place before Moiraine finds Rand and the others from Emond's Field. In fact, before The New Spring. So, not the net entity that currently exists.
TG element... well, I don't want to give too much away, but keeping in mind that established authors here may post non-TG stories, this will have at least one main character that will be TG -- in some way (not telling!).
I'm hoping that you'll be enjoying it way before the end, in July of 2010!
As I said before, it will take place prior to The New Spring and that means that you won't see most of the familiar characters. As the Teaser suggests, there is part of it with familiar names from Tar Valon, but there will be many introductions for me to perform as author!
I posted that Teaser about a year ago... it took me that long to get everything straightened out so that I wasn't stepping on toes as far as copyright and fanfiction rules go.
If you can think of ways to improve the disclaimer here in the AFW, let me know!
Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
>> a trans-lady channeling the saidin
Been there, done that...
In the Canonical stories, Balthamel, one of the nastiest of the Forsaken, has been re-embodied as the entirely female Aran'gar and retains the ability to channel saidin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balthamel
In this case, he really *is* a man trapped in a woman's body, and is as nasty as ever, although said to be adapting well.
Wikipedia has most of the background from the series on-line in a linked series of articles. This is very handy if one doesn't want to read the books.
Puddin'
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Cheers,
Puddin'
A tender heart is an asset to an editor: it helps us be ruthless in a tactful way.
--- The Chicago Manual of Style
Aran'gar
Personally, I think Aran'gar was enjoying it after a time.
Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
TG in WoT
A TG character doesn't even have to be involved with the One Power in WoT... I mean, look at Mat, whose strange powers with luck show no sign of connection to that power. Or Perrin, Wolfbrother. There could be a completely unknown power involved, or none at all. Maybe this TG character is a Court Bard, given to certain types of disguise in his intrigues. Or some dangerous Ter'angreal transformed some unlucky sap who meddled with it. Maybe a story about how the One Power is linked to the soul, not the body, and someone with a feminine soul might use Saidar in spite of some "birth defects." There are so many possibilities it boggles the mind.
I can't wait to find out the story on this one.
'Zactly!
There is way more 'magical' in the world of the Wheel of Time than just the One Power. I mean... Ogiers! Treesingers!
Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
WOW
Robert Jordan passed away. When did this happen. This is a great loss to the fantasy community in my opinion.
Does anyone know where I can get all of his books in ebooks form? Id like to read them on my notebook.
Indeed, his passing is a blow to Fantasy
Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
e-Books
Aside from a few prologues and teasers, the print publisher doesn't seem interested in e-book formats, although it appears that (presumably pirated) editions may be available in certain venues, including the Philippines.
I see an auction for same on a site there, but would be very hesitant to engage in such a transaction for several reasons, even though the list price for all eleven e-books is 90PhP, less than three dollars but with the potential for a *world* of hurt.
You can find both the teasers and the auction by searching for Robert Jordan ebooks
Puddin'
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Cheers,
Puddin'
A tender heart is an asset to an editor: it helps us be ruthless in a tactful way.
--- The Chicago Manual of Style
Amazon
Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
release dates
Looks like the year for chapters 47-51 and 59-63 is wrong.
M
Martina
Oops
Thanks
Woohoo!
Ever since I saw the teaser for this story, I've been hoping to get a change to read the rest. I'm so glad you were able to get everything straightened out so you you can start posting chapters. I can hardly wait for the first one!
More info... and perhaps a revised schedule!
Edeyn Hannah Blackeney
::cheering::
That's awesome news! I loved the start of this story and am looking forward to seeing what happens next in 2011. :)