R.I.P. Robert Jordan

ChankastRules · September 17th, 2007, 20:40

I was very sad when I recieved the news of his death, he always told his fans he'd fight of his disease and survive for another 15 years, he said he had so much more to write! IMHO he has written the greatest fantasy epic of all time, one that will now never be finished. But with or without this epic fantasy Robert Jordan was a great man who always cared a lot for his fans, and took time to reply to our questions and spend time with the fan community so most of all we will miss him.

My thoughts are also with his wife Harriet.

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ready2rumbelX · September 17th, 2007, 22:41

....my condolences...

.....sorry if this is rude, but who exactly was Robert Jordan; or rather, what fantasy world was he working on?

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**Cid Highwind** · September 17th, 2007, 22:49

He's the author of The Wheel of Time series. A friend of mine is a big fan of the series, so I feel his loss. It's as if I'd lose out on any future works by R.A. Salvatore.

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Dukelord · September 18th, 2007, 00:30

OMG!!!! This is unbelievable....I'm a very big fan of the Wheel of Time...Hell the guy can be ranked with Tolkien....he was penning the last book of the series...was supposed to be a 2500 page blockbuster that will tie up all loose ends...Too many unanswered questions....he suspected that he didn't have mush time left, but he always promised us fans that he'll live long...His publisher was putting pressure on him to finish the book cos they too suspected that he didn't have much time left.This is a great loss to the literary loss..both his death and the death of the series.May he finally get the peace he deserves

Coolsvilleman · September 18th, 2007, 01:46

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Originally Posted by Dukelord

OMG!!!! This is unbelievable....I'm a very big fan of the Wheel of Time...Hell the guy can be ranked with Tolkien....he was penning the last book of the series...was supposed to be a 2500 page blockbuster that will tie up all loose ends...Too many unanswered questions....he suspected that he didn't have mush time left, but he always promised us fans that he'll live long...His publisher was putting pressure on him to finish the book cos they too suspected that he didn't have much time left.This is a great loss to the literary loss..both his death and the death of the series.May he finally get the peace he deserves

If your right then most of the last book should be finished so they may get another writer to possibly finalize it.

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doggieiscool · September 18th, 2007, 03:19

Sad to hear. I think some works, should remain a secret then

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Dukelord · September 18th, 2007, 16:37

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Originally Posted by Coolsvilleman

If your right then most of the last book should be finished so they may get another writer to possibly finalize it.

Well....I recently read that he shared the final plots of the final book with his family members before he passed on

ChankastRules · September 19th, 2007, 09:46

The only one who could and should be allowed to finish it is his wife! To hire another writer to finish it will be a big insult to him... there's simply none else who is good enough. I think he is better than Tolkien, his books and plots are very complicated though, too complicated for some people to follow.

I love his books, yet I've only read through the series once, there are people I know who have read all 19000+ pages over 12 times! I use to say they could get a university education for that!

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ChankastRules NextGenerationGaymulation Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sweden ( Proud Game Developer ) Posts: 2,775	R.I.P. Robert Jordan I was very sad when I recieved the news of his death, he always told his fans he'd fight of his disease and survive for another 15 years, he said he had so much more to write! IMHO he has written the greatest fantasy epic of all time, one that will now never be finished. But with or without this epic fantasy Robert Jordan was a great man who always cared a lot for his fans, and took time to reply to our questions and spend time with the fan community so most of all we will miss him. My thoughts are also with his wife Harriet. __________________ Medical science has made great progress.. but there is still no cure for the most serious issues of all... : lazyness.

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September 17th, 2007, 22:41	#2
ready2rumbelX InnarX Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Borderline InSAnE Posts: 2,750	....my condolences... .....sorry if this is rude, but who exactly was Robert Jordan; or rather, what fantasy world was he working on? r2rX __________________ ___________________________________________ -Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.8Ghz -MSi Big Bang X-Power Mobo -6GB Corsair Dominator GT -MSI GTX 680 2GB -Windows 8 (x64) + Linux Mint Debian Edition (x64) -Realtek HD (ALC889)

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Cid Highwind The Hunter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NL Posts: 15,877	He's the author of The Wheel of Time series. A friend of mine is a big fan of the series, so I feel his loss. It's as if I'd lose out on any future works by R.A. Salvatore. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz // GPU: Sapphire ATi HD5870 1GB // Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 RAM: 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 // HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint // SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W // Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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Dukelord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: From the land beyond beyond Posts: 784	OMG!!!! This is unbelievable....I'm a very big fan of the Wheel of Time...Hell the guy can be ranked with Tolkien....he was penning the last book of the series...was supposed to be a 2500 page blockbuster that will tie up all loose ends...Too many unanswered questions....he suspected that he didn't have mush time left, but he always promised us fans that he'll live long...His publisher was putting pressure on him to finish the book cos they too suspected that he didn't have much time left.This is a great loss to the literary loss..both his death and the death of the series.May he finally get the peace he deserves

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doggieiscool Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: I build machines B*tches Posts: 565	Sad to hear. I think some works, should remain a secret then __________________

September 19th, 2007, 09:46	#8
ChankastRules NextGenerationGaymulation Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sweden ( Proud Game Developer ) Posts: 2,775	The only one who could and should be allowed to finish it is his wife! To hire another writer to finish it will be a big insult to him... there's simply none else who is good enough. I think he is better than Tolkien, his books and plots are very complicated though, too complicated for some people to follow. I love his books, yet I've only read through the series once, there are people I know who have read all 19000+ pages over 12 times! I use to say they could get a university education for that! __________________ Medical science has made great progress.. but there is still no cure for the most serious issues of all... : lazyness.