This is a bit of the Associated Press article I found reporting the news. * * * Author Robert Jordan Dies By BRUCE SMITH - Sep 17, 2007 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Author Robert Jordan, whose "Wheel of Time" series of fantasy novels sold millions of copies, died Sunday of a rare blood disease. He was 58. Jordan, whose real name was James Oliver Rigney Jr., was born and lived in this southern city most of his life. He died at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston of complications from primary amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy, his personal assistant, Maria Simons, said Monday. The blood disease caused the walls of Rigney's heart to thicken. * * * This is a very sad day for me. Although I have criticized some aspects of The Wheel of Time, nevertheless, it was still a great piece of work as a whole. I very much enjoyed Book 11, and am still looking forward to the finale, even though he will not have written all of it. I am very sorry that he is gone. I will certainly miss him. In the bio at the beginning of each of his books, it says that he plans to continue writing until they nail shut his coffin. I have no doubt that he did keep writing as long as he possibly could. From reading his blog, I know that he was a fighter and never gave up. Farewell! Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: duane iverson To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 7:23 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] O T Robert Jordan. A friend of mine who is former president of the Red River Valley Science Fiction Club here in "Fargo tells me that Robert Jordan passed away within the past few days. Apparent the last book is his Wheel of time Series was not finished but there are notes enough to allow the book to be completed. Sincerely Yours: Duane Iverson