Robert Jordan, RIP
24-Sep-07
Sadly, the day has come. Jim Rigney (aka Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel of Time series) passed away on September 16th, 2007, after battling amyloidosis for just under two years.
I am short of words. I have been following his blog since I learned of his ailment. Today I happened to see that the 12th book in the series is on pre-order at Indigo, and (elated!) decided to make one of my random jaunts to read his thoughts and see how he was doing. The news that greeted me sank my spirits like a tonne of bricks.
My condolences go out to his family, friends and fans alike.
He came like the wind, like the wind touched everything, and like the wind was gone.
These are words Jim said to me several books ago, in the weary but always thrilling hours of putting the manuscript to bed, ready to carry to New York in the morning — I remember grabbing a piece of discarded script and scrawling those words up the margin, because they were so beautiful. He was talking about Rand. I of course am not.
- Harriet Rigney, dragonmount.com/RobertJordan
RIP, Jim/Robert. We’ll miss you. As the wheel of time turns…
An age has come to an end.
