RIP ROBERT JORDAN

First, my condolences to Robert Jordan (real name James Oliver Rigney Jr). I first picked up his book when I was a pimply teenager of 15. His book, Eye of the World, let me escape into a world with beautiful sorcerer's and struggling wizards. Every boy sees himself in his main character of Rand Al´Thor. Especially a pimpled boy of 15, who was going through puberty later than everyone else, and the closest he had every been to a girl was tripping into one.

But alas to my rant, as I have been reading Robert Jordan's Wheel of time series for 15 years now----waiting for the final book to come out. The covetted BOOK TWELVE. I have to know how it all ends--I've purchased all the books!--sometimes even the expensive hardcovers--me, and millions like me--all left waiting, forever. Wondering what becomes of that deeply engrossing fantasy world he created. When you read that much literature from one man (each book is about two inches thick), you start to care. But now science fiction nerds around the world will probably have to make do with a fake book twelve, writtin by another author, who we all suspect really didnt know how it was really suppose to end. A sadness comes over me, and a forlorn walk home I shall have.

RIP ROBERT JORDAN