Wheel of Time Author Robert Jordan Dies

[Akoto]

Wheel of Time Author Robert Jordan Dies
By BRUCE SMITH – 1 hour ago

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Author Robert Jordan, whose "Wheel of Time" series of fantasy novels sold millions of copies, has died of a rare blood disease, his aide said Monday. He was 58.

Jordan, whose real name was James Oliver Rigney Jr., died Sunday at the Medical University of South Carolina of complications from primary amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy, his personal assistant, Maria Simons, said. The disease attacks the body's major organs; in Jordan's case, it caused the walls of his heart to thicken.

He wrote a trilogy of historical novels set in Charleston under the pen name Reagan O'Neal in the early 1980s. Then he turned his attention to fantasy and the first volume in his Wheel of Time epic, "The Eye of the World," was published in 1990 under the name Robert Jordan.

Jordan's books tells of Rand al'Thor, who is destined to become the champion who will battle ultimate evil in a mythical land.

Source: Associated Press

LINK: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBy7pK1U-kIvTHx4PYeiI8rqBkmg

Sad day for his fans!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. I guess the series is going to end after all.

[LeftyMom]

2. I wouldn't rule out posthumous sequels

like the Herbert family has done with Dune. Although apparently Jordan outlined the final book, since he had some warning he was on his way out, in the hope somebody else would wrap up the series.

[Mike Daniels]

3. I read the initial intent was for a 3 or 4 volume series

I guess once the sales started rolling in he decided to milk it as much as he could.

I got through the 3rd book and gave up on the series after getting tired of the reincarnation/time travel gambits.

For my money George Martin's "Fire and Ice" series handles the multiple story thread concept better although he seems to be streching that one on a bit thin as well.