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Wheel of Time book series
If anyone else is a fan of the series, be prepared for a bit of bad news. the author (who wrote under the pen name "Robert Jordan") passed away yesterday. I've no idea how much of the final volume had been written by the time of his passing, but my guess is "not much".
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Oh no, I was looking forward to the rest of that series, there was still 3 books to go, right? Well I didnt mean to say that my desire for the books were greater than my empathy for his family and friends, my prayers will go out for them.
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HOW DOES IT END?!?!?! Gah. Well, I'm sorry the guy passed on. I hope the family is doing all right, too. |
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Rest In Peace, Mr. Jordan. |
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He might have enough information in his notes to have someone finish the book.
RIP:Robert Jordan. Newb. |
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My own view is that at the pace he'd been going at, and with all the loose ends, it was going to take two more books to finish properly. Jordan said he'd do it in one, but it'd weigh in at around 1500 pages. Now it's anyone's guess as to if - rather than when - the series gets finished, and how close the finished article will be to his original vision.
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I know what you mean about all of the loose ends, RichardD, but up until his untimely death, he asserted that book 12 would finishthe series. |
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Interesting tidbit about his latest book on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Memory_of_Light Quote:
Newb. |
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RIP Mr Jordan...
But... After book five I'd read each one and throw it across the room. The last few books were hundreds of pages where NOTHING HAPPENED until the last 50 pages because he took an advance to extend the series from 7 books to 12. In any case, I'm very sorry to hear of his passing on a personal level and also because I was looking forward to a book where something would happen and bring everything to closure. I keep reading this literary heroine and now I need some literary methadone. [/rant] Last edited by LilMoochie : five minutes ago. Reason: You think it's mindless drivel now? You should have seen it before. LilMoochie's Maps, LilMoochie's trades |
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My condolences to his family and his fans but I was never able to get into the series I tried once and his books just had too muh to it for me to enjoy. I prefer novels with less characters that are imprtant to the story and a great deal less descriptions.
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RIP Mr. Jordan.
I hope you left instructions in your will on how to finish the series. This is truely sad news for both his family and his fans. C3V Current Broadcast 4/29/2015 C3V Testimonial from " Easily the best quality classic customs I have ever seen" MY MINIATURE COLLECTION -- NEW VALHALLA |
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