"Wheel of Time" author, Robert Jordan, dead at 58

ZetaPhi708 · #1 09-17-2007, 01:54 PM

http://www.comcast.net/news/entertai...qh=itn_fantasy

The Wheel of Time series was at 11 books at the time of his passing. He was working on the 12th book.

Drolefille · #2 09-17-2007, 03:21 PM

That's sad.

The loss of an author, particularly an author fantasy, is like a loss of imagination in the world.

(Although honestly, his books... not the best.)

James · #3 09-17-2007, 03:44 PM

Thats a freaking disaster. I read 11 of his books. He deliberately drew it out to milk it for money . .. which is fine ... but he didn't finish them?? Damn irresponsible.

Drolefille · #4 09-17-2007, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by James

Thats a freaking disaster. I read 11 of his books. He deliberately drew it out to milk it for money . .. which is fine ... but he didn't finish them?? Damn irresponsible.

Ripped off King Arthur like you wouldn't believe as well.

Here's hoping he finished them but was just holding it back so that his fans can toast him while reading whatever really happens to the Dragon Reborn.

I, however, made it to the 8th book before I just couldn't get through it anymore.

lovelyivy84 · #5 09-17-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

Ripped off King Arthur like you wouldn't believe as well.

Here's hoping he finished them but was just holding it back so that his fans can toast him while reading whatever really happens to the Dragon Reborn.

I, however, made it to the 8th book before I just couldn't get through it anymore.

I read the last one and it didn't suck! I was really happy about that until I realised how underwhelming an achievement that is. Apparently he spent a good amount of his last days dictating the book to others so SOMEONE will be writing book 12.

Honestly, it's not like Brian Herbert taking up for Frank- the new authors on this one have a lot to work with and can write something better than his output of the last few years.

RIP to the author, even if I stopped liking his books.

James · #6 09-17-2007, 06:20 PM

the new Dune books . . well I didn't like them.

Dune. Great.

Dune Messiah, Children of Dune . . . Even God emperor of Dune. I suppose he needed mortgage money badly.

Heretics and Chapter House though . . really good stuff.

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Originally Posted by lovelyivy84

I read the last one and it didn't suck! I was really happy about that until I realised how underwhelming an achievement that is. Apparently he spent a good amount of his last days dictating the book to others so SOMEONE will be writing book 12.

Honestly, it's not like Brian Herbert taking up for Frank- the new authors on this one have a lot to work with and can write something better than his output of the last few years.

RIP to the author, even if I stopped liking his books.

skylark · #7 09-18-2007, 12:49 PM

My husband read all of his books and was pretty pissed last night when he found out. Apparently Jordan was in the middle of writing the second to last book in the series, according to the article we read last night.

Drolefille · #8 09-18-2007, 12:58 PM

Word is that he left enough information with others, via dictation and notes, for them to finish at least the book if not the series.

skylark · #9 09-18-2007, 02:32 PM

Really? My husband will be SO excited to hear that. At this point he's feeling like he read 14,000 or so pages for nothing...

lovelyivy84 · #10 09-18-2007, 02:46 PM

If we get someone writing who never mentions:

1. the color of shawls, sleeves, jewelry, coats, overcoats, leggings
2. pulling shawls or hair
3. a woman acting like a screeching harridan
4. spankings

then I will be BEYOND pleased. Jordan was really fixated onwomen getting spanked, I'm sorry.

Drolefille · #11 09-18-2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by skylark

Really? My husband will be SO excited to hear that. At this point he's feeling like he read 14,000 or so pages for nothing...

That's only what I heard, so it may be false hope, but I do know he was dictating his 12th book near the end.

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Originally Posted by lovelyivy84

If we get someone writing who never mentions:

1. the color of shawls, sleeves, jewelry, coats, overcoats, leggings
2. pulling shawls or hair
3. a woman acting like a screeching harridan
4. spankings

then I will be BEYOND pleased. Jordan was really fixated onwomen getting spanked, I'm sorry.

What about a woman who didn't "sniff" at everything?

Drolefille · #12 09-18-2007, 04:29 PM

Book-A-Minute

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The Eye of the World
By Robert Jordan
Ultra-Condensed by David J. Parker and Samuel Stoddard
Rand al'Thor
Tam is my father.
(Nothing happens. Then, nothing happens. Then, unexpectedly, nothing happens. Everything is FRAUGHT with PORTENT.)
Moiraine
Everybody come with me.
Everybody
No. Well, ok.
(They travel a LOT. Something happens that isn't explained. Something happens that doesn't make sense. Something happens.)
Rand al'Thor
Tam is my father.

THE (predictable, cliched, dumb) END

Fans
Yah! Wah hah! This is the greatest book ever! Whoo hoo! This is the greatest series ever! Whoopie! Yee haw!

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Book 2

Rand al'Thor
I want to do something. But doing this something is probably what the Aes Sedai want me to do, so I will do something else. But doing that something else may be what they want me to do, because they think I think they want me to do the first thing, so I'll decide to do this other thing instead. So I'll just do the first thing, since I want to do it anyway. Screw them.
(Repeat seven hundred times.)

THE END

lovelyivy84 · #13 09-18-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

Book-A-Minute

LMAO!

SO. TRUE.

wow

Drolefille · #14 09-18-2007, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by lovelyivy84

LMAO!

SO. TRUE.

wow

I love that site!

skylark · #15 09-19-2007, 11:01 AM

Wow. These books sound incredibly sexist. Maybe hubby and I will have to talk...