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Why start a site so soon?

Stormblessed.com opened to the public on July 4, 2010.  As Brandon Sanderson said in a blog post 8 days later, “A fansite for a book that isn’t even out yet is a bit baffling to me.”  The Way of Kings was released internationally on August 31, 2010 and immediately burst onto the New York Times bestseller list (#7), the Amazon top 100 (for hardcover and Kindle), and #1 on Audible.

Usually, a fansite starting up before a book release would be pretty crazy and impractical.  But this time was different.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 06:47

This just in! Brandon and Tor.com are launching the first digital scavenger hunt in Wheel of Time history! You can get full details at Tor.com‘s page – but here’s the deal:

Starting tomorrow an encrypted page that reveals a Wheel of Time secret will post to Brandon Sanderson’s website. The actual page won’t go live until 8/31! To decipher the page, fans will have to collect unique digital codes that will be printed on the back of Wheel of Time bumper stickers. Brandon will be hiding at least one sticker per tour stop inside copies of The Way of Kings. (See below for those dates!) Each code unlocks a part of the page – getting us closer to the big reveal.

So be on the lookout for the oval Wheel of Time bumper stickers!  If you find one, you can bask in the glory on the Stormblessed forums!

National Tour Schedule for The Way of Kings

Monday, August 30th (Midnight) – BYU Bookstore: Provo, UT

Tuesday, August 31st (7:00 PM) – West Jordan Barnes & Noble: West Jordan, UT

Wednesday, September 1st (7:00 PM) – St. Louis Barnes & Noble: Chesterfield, MO

Thursday, September 2nd (7:00 PM) – Orlando Barnes & Noble: Orlando, FL

Fri 9/3 – Sun 9/6 (*Eagle Eye Bookstore*) – Dragon*Con and Decatur Book Festival

Tuesday, September 7 (7:30 PM) – Quail Ridge Books: Raleigh, NC

Wednesday, September 8th (7:30 PM) – Washington D.C. Borders: Baileys Crossroads, VA

Thursday, September 9th (7:00 PM) – Chicago Borders: Oak Brook, IL

Friday, September 10th (7:00 PM) – Mysterious Galaxy Books: San Diego, CA

Saturday, September 11th (3:00 PM) – Borderlands Books: San Francisco, CA

Monday, September 13th (7:00 PM) – Powell’s Books: Portland, OR

Tuesday, September 14 (7:00 PM) – University Books: Seattle, WA

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 September 2010 04:56