Dear SFBC member,
This is, hands down, the most challenging book I've ever worked on. I'm a life-long fan of the series, having read Eye of The World way back in 1990 when it was first released in paperback. These characters feel like old friends from my childhood, ones I've watched grow up as I did so. But even still, with all that familiarity, this project has proven to be difficult like nothing I've ever done before.
The complexity of the side-plots, the wealth of worldbuilding, the weight of foreshadowing, the amazing depth of characterization... It was like stepping up to direct a full orchestra in the middle of a movement, being handed the baton and told to keep them going without a break in the music.
My main goal has been to preserve the spirit and soul of this wonderful series, to make it as little about 'me' as possible and as much about Mr. Jordan's original vision. There was a reverence to it that I can't quite describe. This is the last legacy of one of my dearest heroes in life. I think it turned out beautifully, but I suppose you--the readers--will have to be the final judge of that.
Brandon Sanderson