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Audiobooks

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I listen to audiobooks all the time… in my car.  Sometimes I wish my commute were longer so that I’d have more time to listen! (No, not really.)  Since I’ve discovered NetLibrary, I’ve been obssessed with finding an MP3 player that supports bookmarking.  Surprisingly, neither the iPod nor the Zune support this feature. And it must also support protected WMA files.

After searching around, I’ve come to the conclusion that the Sansa Clip is the player that would work best for me, confirmed by this article on anythingbutipod.com.

Now, to find an adapter for my car…

Wheel of Time

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I’m a big Wheel of Time fan.  I love the whole saidin/saidar thing, the taint, the Dragon come again.  Although I usually have no qualms about attacking a huge tome of SF/fantasy, this one might be the exception.  Look, if it takes 300,000 words to tell a story, so be it!  But it seemed to me the late Robert Jordan (pen name of James Oliver Rigney)  took a long time to tell this story.  I sometimes re-read series in anticipation of the next book being released, but not in this case!  It’s just friggin HUGE.

Look at this table, borrowed from The Wheel of Time Wikipedia.

# Title Pgs. Chs. Words 1st Edition Notes
New Spring 332 26 121,815 January 2004
1. The Eye of the World 832 53 305,902 15 January 1990
2. The Great Hunt 736 50 267,078 15 November 1990
3. The Dragon Reborn 704 56 251,392 15 October 1991
4. The Shadow Rising 1008 58 393,823 15 September 1992 No Prologue
5. The Fires of Heaven 992 56 354,109 15 October 1993
6. Lord of Chaos 1024 55 389,264 15 October 1994 First with an Epilogue
7. A Crown of Swords 896 41 295,028 15 May 1996
8. The Path of Daggers 704 31 226,687 20 October 1998
9. Winter’s Heart 800 35 238,789 7 November 2000
10. Crossroads of Twilight 864 30 271,632 7 January 2003 Also has an Epilogue
11. Knife of Dreams 793 37 315,163 11 October 2005 Also has an Epilogue
12.1 The Gathering Storm (est. 300,000+ words[5]) 3 November 2009 To be completed by Brandon Sanderson
12.2 Shifting Winds (est. 300,000+ words[5]) Due fall 2010 To be completed by Brandon Sanderson
12.3 Tarmon Gai’don (est. 250,000+ words[5]) Due fall 2011 To be completed by Brandon Sanderson
Current Totals: 9685 528 3,430,682

So I read Brandon Sanderson’s blog; he’s going to continue the tradition of books-by-the-pound, but he says it’s necessary to complete the story.  I for one believe it!

I’m going to look at Netlibrary.org and see if I can find the audiobook for my commute.  That might be a good way to catch up!