Robert Jordan RIP

Roofles · 09-17-07, 08:53 AM

I was scrolling through digg today and I came across this headline

"Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time author, dies"

OH ****!

I started reading his books but only really through the second one. And I thought to myself, oh my god is the series done?! As I knew many of my friends were huge fans of it. (this was a common concern among all those on digg) but it appears that he was dictating many of the plotlines and things to his wife/children so that they can finish the book.

I just started reading the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind as well and I have noticed what some people are saying about the similarities between it and the WoT series. But really in any "epic fantasy" there are going to be some parrallels. I must admit though I am gripped more by Goodkind than Jordan (from what I remember of the books) but I still intend to read the series.

And lastly, Herbert, Jordan, both gone before they could finish their epic! I think we need to teach these guys to write shorter books!

Peace, I'm sure he'll be missed.

one of the links http://www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan/?p=90 digg broke it though.

Malpine Walis · 09-17-07, 09:30 AM

Oh **** indeed.

>HyperlogiK< · 09-17-07, 09:47 AM

I've never been a huge fan of his brand of fantasy, but an awful lot of notable sc-fi and fantasy authors seem to have been dying in the past year or two.

ManOman · 09-17-07, 10:13 AM

I gave up on Wheel of Time about a third of the way through book six. I quite enjoyed his style of writing, but just couldn't stand that the plot was going absolutely nowhere and the only thing anybody was ever really doing was whining...constantly.
That said however, I feel that the world of sci-fi/fantasy has lost one of it's most well loved writers of this generation. God bless and my most heartfelt condolences to the family.

nahmus · 09-17-07, 11:38 AM

damn damn damn. I was hoping he would get better and finish it up. Was waiting for the next installment. I wonder if the series will just end or if his family will get a writer to come in and finish it up.

Roofles · 09-17-07, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by nahmus

damn damn damn. I was hoping he would get better and finish it up. Was waiting for the next installment. I wonder if the series will just end or if his family will get a writer to come in and finish it up.

From what I saw in all the articles he left his family with all that was required to finish the book. I believe it relies on his wife now. I would remain optimistic considering if he didn't want it to be finished he would have just kept it to himself.

rainless · 09-17-07, 11:42 AM

Ohhh THAT Robert Jordan.

I've never read any of his stuff, but I do have one of his books. A friend gave it to me as a going away present and I've never read it because I'm not into the whole sci-fi fantasy thing at all.

My friend will be very sad though. Personally I always assume that the authors of ANY book I own (including myself) are already dead.

Tyranos · 09-17-07, 11:47 AM

Damnit! Tarmon Gaidon still needs to happen!

RIP.

MRD · 09-17-07, 12:02 PM

That's awful. I got up to book 9, but I've been stuck there. He dragged toward the end a lot. I still wish he had been able to finish, both as a matter of curiosity over what happens and because it would have been nice to see him finish his life's work before dying.

Komitet · 09-17-07, 04:15 PM

Crazy, I'm on book six, for my fourth time reading the series, began reading these about 8 years ago, I was also never into the sci-fi spectrum but his writing just keeps you turning page after page, he'll be missed I'm sure in circles larger than we can imagine.

shard · 09-18-07, 01:38 AM

Big OH ****.

Wow, this really sucks, for his family, fans, and his series. Wow, just wow.

sulretal · 09-18-07, 07:36 AM

damn

09-17-07, 08:53 AM	Thread Starter #1
Roofles Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brew City	Robert Jordan RIP I was scrolling through digg today and I came across this headline "Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time author, dies" OH **! I started reading his books but only really through the second one. And I thought to myself, oh my god is the series done?! As I knew many of my friends were huge fans of it. (this was a common concern among all those on digg) but it appears that he was dictating many of the plotlines and things to his wife/children so that they can finish the book. I just started reading the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind as well and I have noticed what some people are saying about the similarities between it and the WoT series. But really in any "epic fantasy" there are going to be some parrallels. I must admit though I am gripped more by Goodkind than Jordan (from what I remember of the books) but I still intend to read the series. And lastly, Herbert, Jordan, both gone before they could finish their epic! I think we need to teach these guys to write shorter books! Peace, I'm sure he'll be missed. one of the links http://www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan/?p=90 digg broke it though. __________________ Q6600 - 3.42 (380x9) 1.48V : IP35 Pro : 2x2GB OCZ Reaper HPC New GTX275 OC to come : HP w2207 X-Fi Platinum (Op Amp modded) : Audio Technica A500's Tuniq Tower 120 : Antec P182 Running: Windows 7 RC and Fedora 10 (PREEMPT_RT) "If science is the dispassionate pursuit of objective truth, then it stands to reason that mad science is the completely irrational pursuit of a nutty project that the rest of the world will never completely understand**." -Popular Mechanics
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Malpine Walis Disabled Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Banned Camp	Oh **** indeed.
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ManOman Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North Carolina	I gave up on Wheel of Time about a third of the way through book six. I quite enjoyed his style of writing, but just couldn't stand that the plot was going absolutely nowhere and the only thing anybody was ever really doing was whining...constantly. That said however, I feel that the world of sci-fi/fantasy has lost one of it's most well loved writers of this generation. God bless and my most heartfelt condolences to the family. __________________ E8400 C2D 39c Idle - 47c Load GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R 4gigs G-Skill F2-8500CL5D BFG 9600 GT 512mb Windows XP Professional SP2 It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it-Aristotle
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nahmus Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sailing the Azure seas	damn damn damn. I was hoping he would get better and finish it up. Was waiting for the next installment. I wonder if the series will just end or if his family will get a writer to come in and finish it up. __________________ Shame on the night..... for places i've been and what i've seen... For giving me the strangest dreams - Dio(RIP)
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rainless Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: CHI-Town Love is alive in Spain	Ohhh THAT Robert Jordan. I've never read any of his stuff, but I do have one of his books. A friend gave it to me as a going away present and I've never read it because I'm not into the whole sci-fi fantasy thing at all. My friend will be very sad though. Personally I always assume that the authors of ANY book I own (including myself) are already dead. __________________ Core 4 Q9550 @4003mhz 1.30v Core 2 Duo e8400 @ 4.6ghz 1.328v (E0 Stepping) Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 3.8ghz 1.525v Asus P5Q Pro 2002m @ 515x9 .63x 1.52 OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB DDR2 5-4-4-18 @ 2.18v w/OCZ XTC Ram Cooler Corsair 750TX PSU Sparkle 260 GTX (65nm, 216) 696c 1512s 999mem BLOCK: Swiftech Apogee GTZ RAD: BIXII REZ: MCRES-Micro rev2 PUMP: Pondmaster 750 FAN: 2 HS Yates CONTROLLER: Modified Evercool WC-202
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MRD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CT	That's awful. I got up to book 9, but I've been stuck there. He dragged toward the end a lot. I still wish he had been able to finish, both as a matter of curiosity over what happens and because it would have been nice to see him finish his life's work before dying.
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Komitet Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wellington Ontario Canada	Crazy, I'm on book six, for my fourth time reading the series, began reading these about 8 years ago, I was also never into the sci-fi spectrum but his writing just keeps you turning page after page, he'll be missed I'm sure in circles larger than we can imagine. __________________ ASUS G50 / 9800 GSM 512
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