The Two Rivers Map | The Process
One of the things I love to do when I begin reading a new fantasy book or series is to redraw the map in my own style. It’s one thing to look at the map in the beginning and skim it occasionally when I want to find out where something is located. But, when I actually take the time to draw the map as I read it helps me remember where things are located. There are also little details to uncover in the story that often to not appear on the original map which I can include on my own.
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan is one of the best known fantasy series ever published. It’s actually a series I tried reading over a decade ago when I was first really getting into the fantasy genre. At the time I remember enjoying it, but not feeling compelled to continue. Fast forward to 2019 and I had become a huge fan of the work of Brandon Sanderson and his respect for Robert Jordan and the fact that he finished the series was enough to drive me to pick it up again.
This map is not officially licensed by Robert Jordan or The Wheel of Time and is merely the work of a fan
Why the Two Rivers Map?
I decided to draw the map of The Two Rivers rather than the main Wheel of Time map for a couple of reasons. One being that I had been doing a lot of continent maps at the time and I wanted to work on a regional map. The other reason was I am one of those people who absolutely hates stumbling across spoilers. In order to do the main Wheel of Time map the way I wanted to with icons for the cities would have required me to hunt for descriptions and inevitably have important plot points spoiled. The Two Rivers on the other hand gives enough description just in the first few chapters to give me much of what I needed.
