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Didn't spot this so I thought I'd post it. James Oliver Rigney, Jr., whose pen name was Robert Jordan, author of the best selling fantasy novel series "The Wheel of Time," passed away yesterday, losing his battle with cardiac amyloidosis. He would have been 59 in October.
Dragon Mount is the home of his blog, and the closest he got to an official website. It is currently being pummeled by fans and /.ers.
I personally really enjoyed the beginning of the Wheel of Time, but thought the story got too bulky in the middle. I have heard that the latest book was a really good, and got back to "old school" Jordan, but I have yet to read it. He was a great writer and he will be missed.
For those WoT readers...
The 12th, and final, book in the Wheel of Time saga was incomplete at the time of his death. He has stated that he made extensive notes regarding the completion of the WoT in case he passed, as he was diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis last year. The Memory of Light, the title to book 12, was scheduled out in 2009, but will likely be delayed now. No word on who he has been chosen to complete the Wheel of Time has been released yet.
Dragon Mount is the home of his blog, and the closest he got to an official website. It is currently being pummeled by fans and /.ers.
I personally really enjoyed the beginning of the Wheel of Time, but thought the story got too bulky in the middle. I have heard that the latest book was a really good, and got back to "old school" Jordan, but I have yet to read it. He was a great writer and he will be missed.
For those WoT readers...
The 12th, and final, book in the Wheel of Time saga was incomplete at the time of his death. He has stated that he made extensive notes regarding the completion of the WoT in case he passed, as he was diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis last year. The Memory of Light, the title to book 12, was scheduled out in 2009, but will likely be delayed now. No word on who he has been chosen to complete the Wheel of Time has been released yet.