Tor Books and Tor.com are excited to announce that Robert Jordan’s iconic work of fantasy, The Wheel of Time, has been named as one of American’s 100 most beloved books by PBS’ Great American Read series!

Jordan’s epic will be included in its entirety (all 10,173 pages!) making it the longest entry in the list of 100 books vying to be named America’s favorite in PBS’ Great American Read, an eight-part television and online series, hosted by Meredith Vieira and designed to spark a national conversation about reading.

Robert Jordan began writing his multi-volume fantasy epic in 1984, with the first volume The Eye of the World, coming out from Tor Books in 1990. It was originally planned as a three-book series, then a six-book series, but expanded in the writing. The author passed away in 2007 while working on the very final volume, A Memory of Light, which was subsequently completed by author Brandon Sanderson as a three-volume concluding trilogy: The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, and A Memory of Light. The very final scene of the series was written by Jordan himself before his passing, and we’re happy to see this masterwork of modern fantasy included in the pantheon of Great American Reads.

The Great American Read will launch with a special on Tuesday, May 22 at 8/7c on PBS stations. Host Meredith Vieira along with authors, teachers, actors, athletes, and readers of all stripes will discuss these 100 diverse and beloved books that have shaped America. Audiences are encouraged to read along and vote for their favorites as the series attempts to identify the singular most beloved American read.

The series will span themes including “Growing Up,” “Heroes,” “Villains and Monsters,” “Brave New Worlds,” “What We Do for Love,” and, of course, “Being American.” In Fall 2018 seven new episodes will follow the quest to name America’s most beloved book.