"Death is lighter than a feather, duty heavier than a mountain"... farewell RJ

[leofish]

To any wheel of time fans, or fantasy appricatiors. if you havent heard, Robert Jordan, acclaimed fantasy author passed away this afternoon ;; I dont think I can say anything else worthy of this moment...

link to the blog post:
http://www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan/?p=90

let the dragon ride agian, on the winds of time ~

[Spectacular_Insanity]

Fav series of all time. It's so addicting, despite a few books that were slow.

Must.... have.... next book.... can't...speak normally. *Blergh*

[Kyomi]

Is it me or quite a few authors are bitting the dust recently.. Anyways he was good and there ain't much I can say against that. =/
*bow

[jedinat]

Read The Wheel of Time in high school, I think Freshmen year. Loved it at the time... I remember later in the series nothing was happening at all but I still couldn't stop reading because I was so attached to the characters. More fantasy series need to adopt polygamy in order to solve the problem of stale romance.

[Diaboso]

it is a sad hour i

[Demongod86]

Authors biting the dust? Probably from all that stress of trying to get their manuscripts accepted and pleasing the fans again.

Anyhoo, T_T at his X_X. GL HF RJ in heaven. Maybe he'll meet some ah my goddess girls.

[Spectacular_Insanity]

It's just shocking... I do wonder if someone will continue his work though...

[kandidasama]

May he rest in peace forever in god's hands.

[Ending]

That's a shame. I guess we will never see a satisfying conclusion to the Wheel of Time series or fixes to the already published books. But guess that is to be expected when you prolong the ending too much.

[psycho bolt]

OMG!!! My favorite author.... =(

[monir]

When it comes to reading, I despise...., absolutely despise the fantasy genre, and yet I have come to respect Robert Jordan as a one of the few talented writers who had ways with words. It's a real loss. Rest in peace.

[Xellos-_^]

And here i was thinking that i was going to die before he finish the series.

[anti-random]

Noooooooo, then what will happen to the Wheel of Time series. Do you think another author will pick it up or something?

[leofish]

funeral arrangements are up on Dragonmount if you happen to live near Charleston..

as for Memory of Light:
from wotmania:

Beyond expressions of sadness at Jordan's passing, I have no doubt the most frequent question/concern will be, "What happens to WoT?"

I talked with Jason about this. He said that Jordan has been dictating outlines and plot lines and everything else related to the final book. He used the phrase "army of writers" to talk about the people that were converting those tapes into written form.

It would appear that the final book will still be published, I'm sure details regarding that will work themselves out. So please be patient (as challenging as that might be), and for now let's focus on Jordan's life, writing, and the joy he brought to us.

it was also posted on the blog a few posts back that Harriet and Wilson sat down and were told the whole story, so theres a good chance the two of them might even finish it (she was his editor too).

personally, I think I would like that most, if Harriet & Wilson finished it, much more symbolic than another named author.

[aohige]

What the.... what the.... what.... oh the humanity, how the hell am I going to read the conclusion of Wheel of Time now!? *cries*
Granted I haven't followed it past the fifth book or so since ten years ago... but I was eventually going to catch up with the series. WoT was one of the few foreign fanatasy series I always envisioned to be a perfect candidate for an anime series (more so than Deltora Quest and Gedo).

Rest in peace, oh great author.

What's with all these authors going... who's next Piers Anthony? Tracy Hickman? Please let this not be a horrible jinx....

[Spectacular_Insanity]

leofish: Kool, now i have some hope that RJ's greatest work has a chance of living on and reaching a conclusion. Thanks for the words of hope.

[Jazzrat]

Hope they do, but you know.... it's never going to be the same without RJ around.

Either way, i hope they will finish it.... i got the whole series still and still reread em every year or two.

Favourite character for me was Mat and Perrin

[Spectacular_Insanity]

One of my favorite "inside jokes" in WoT was everysingle one of the three main male characters, such as Mat, always said to themselves, "I wish Perrin were here. He understands women." Then Perrin would say, "I wish Mat were here. He understands women." rand said this kind of stuff, too.

[ImClueless]

RIP Robert Jordan, your massive volumes (with huge ass author name) will carry on your name on book shelves everywhere.

[Spectacular_Insanity]

Originally Posted by ImClueless

RIP Robert Jordan, your massive volumes (with huge ass author name) will carry on your name on book shelves everywhere.

And that, more than anything, is immortality, is it not? We will remember him always, and he will live on in his fans.