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#1 2007-09-17 15:09:28
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The wheel of time turns no more
Robert Jordan has died
http://www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan/ (its not working as of when i posted this but theres aparently an anoucment about it)
this is such a bummer esp cause he only had 1 more bok to finish the wheel of time series (according to what i heard there was only supposed to be 12-13 books)
"The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, a wind rose.... The wind was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of time.
But it was a beginning."
*edit Wikipedia confirms it, he died last night of complications however apparently his family were given the proposed conclusions to the plot threads so theres a chance that "A Memory of Light" will be finished he worked n it right up to his death.
damn this sucks i've been reading this series since 92 and for him to die before it could be finished.... it be like tolken only getting to write up to the 2 towers
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#2 2007-09-17 20:36:57
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Re: The wheel of time turns no more
Wow that really sucks. Even though his family knows the plot it won't be the same as if he did it I suspect
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#3 2007-09-18 00:32:26
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Re: The wheel of time turns no more
Are you sure he didn't finish it? I heard book 12 which is due out in January and finished by him was the last. I also heard from the same source that he had a couple other stories in the can with specific instructions on when they are to be released.
I know this was not unexpected as he has been sick for a few years now.
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#4 2007-09-18 01:54:16
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Re: The wheel of time turns no more
well the info i have was from his wiki page (which is up to date) it said he was working on it right up till his death
he was also plaining to write filler books to tell the storys of charicters when they were "off camera" and origin stores of characters pre eye of the world
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#5 2007-09-19 01:05:20
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Rk millholland can be a bit of a dick but this is funny
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#6 2007-12-11 08:26:43
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Re: The wheel of time turns no more
NEWS: AN Author has been picked to finish book 12:
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.ph … amp;type=0
hes not one i'm familiar with anyone read his stuff before
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#7 2007-12-11 08:32:46
Re: The wheel of time turns no more
Neitherspace wrote:
NEWS: AN Author has been picked to finish book 12:
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.ph … amp;type=0
hes not one i'm familiar with anyone read his stuff before
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I don't think I've read his stories but here is his wiki entry with a list of his books:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Sanderson
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#8 2007-12-11 11:37:18
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Re: The wheel of time turns no more
i have never heard of this author so if im insultin anyone im sorry. was he an author online and what type of books did he wright. if netherspace had been reading it for years id say there prob pretty good so just wondering if there in reg book stores or online. thank you
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#9 2007-12-11 16:12:12
Re: The wheel of time turns no more
advancewar wrote:
i have never heard of this author so if im insultin anyone im sorry. was he an author online and what type of books did he wright. if netherspace had been reading it for years id say there prob pretty good so just wondering if there in reg book stores or online. thank you
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Wiki is your friend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_jordan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time
In addition there seem to be wiki articles about the various books that make up the series plus a listing of websites relating to Jordan and WoT
Not sure if there is an online set of even" teaser" chapters but I'd try Amazon just for a look or maybe one of the big comfy chairs at B & N 
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#10 2007-12-12 01:21:54
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Re: The wheel of time turns no more
wheel of time is a fantasy reworking of a combination of the Arthurian legends and the story of Jesus (if you've read the books think about his appearance now and how he got Callindor)
there is some embellishments from pagan dogma and his own imagination (he also wrote the most recent Cohan series)
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