Knife of Dreams

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cetaps.publisher.cityUnited States
cetaps.researcherMateus, Rui
dc.contributor.authorJordan, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-13T13:37:01Z
dc.date.available2024-09-13T13:37:01Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractKnife of Dreams is the eleventh volume of The Wheel of Time and follows a series of characters and events surrounding the epic battle that will decide the fate of the world and its continued existence. As the Last Battle approaches and Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, prepares to face the Dark One in battle, the protagonist feels the need to prepare the world for the aftermath of the war and preserve his legacy after he is gone. In a previous novel, Rand had founded the Academy of Cairhien, funding projects that somewhat contributed to the technological and scientific advancement of humanity. At the time, Mervin Poel was attempting to create what he called a steamwagon, but with very little success. However, in Knife of Dreams, the steamwagon appears to be fully developed, covering a distance of more than one hundred mile in a single day and being able to pull fifty wagons. This contraption is described as a whistling machine and is just one example of the many new technologies that are becoming part of this world, which is in the path of industrialization.
dc.description.authorRobert Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1948. He worked for the U. S. Navy as a nuclear engineer after graduating from the Citadel Military College of South Carolina. He served two tours in the Vietnam War. As an author, Jordan wrote historical fiction set during the American Revolution, and as a fantasy author he wrote seven Conan the Barbarian novels. He is best known for writing The Wheel of Time, a series of fourteen novels and a prequel published between 1990 and 2013. The series, one of the most popular and best-selling fantasy series of all time, was nominated for a Hugo Award in 2014 and was adapted to television in 2021. Jordan died in 2007 after publishing the eleventh volume of the series, which was finished by fantasy author Brandon Sanderson.
dc.format.extent768
dc.genrefantasy
dc.identifier.citationJordan, Robert. Knife of Dreams. St. Martin’s Press, 2014.
dc.identifier.isbn9780765337825
dc.identifier.urihttps://cetapsrepository.letras.up.pt/id/cetaps/126658
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSt. Martin’s Press
dc.relation.hasversionTV series: Judkins, Rafe et al., producers. The Wheel of Time. Amazon Studios, Sony Pictures Television, 2021.
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb
dc.subjectfantasy
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectsteam
dc.subjectindustry
dc.titleKnife of Dreams
dc.typeBook
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