“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 in the Mountains of Mist. 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. “
-Robert Jordan
I just learned today that Robert Jordan has passed on. It is with a heavy and sad heart that I write this post. Mr. Jordan is one of the great novelists of our time or any time, I have been reading his Wheel of Time series since I was about age 12. Concerning his writing, I think author Morgan Llywelyn says it best; (from a review of his book The Great Hunt)
“On very rare occasions, very talented storytellers create worlds that are beyond fantasy; worlds that become realities. In The Great Hunt, Robert Jordan gives us such a world. To the smallest detail, it exists, and its inhabitants will stalk and swagger and shine in the reader’s mind long after the last page. Many writers attempt this, few succeed. Rober Jordan Has.”
I could not agree more with that critique; the worlds and characters he created will live on in my mind. In a short bio of him from the Tor website, (his publisher) It says he started writing in 1977, co-incidentally the year I was born. Rest in Peace Mr. Jordan; We will miss you, having not known you, I still feel like I have lost a dear friend, thanks for enriching my life with your incredible legacy of writing. I wish peace to all of your loved ones.
“If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips.” – Robert Jordan
For more information on Robert Jordan and his writing, check out his personal blog: http://www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan/
For a summary of the Wheel of Time series: http://www.bookrags.com/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time
Check out him talking about
the craft of writing here: http://www.eyeonbooks.com/icp.php?authID=307
3 responses so far ↓
Salve // September 24, 2007 at 4:00 am |
but he will always be remembered through his works.
edtajchman // September 26, 2007 at 2:51 pm |
Indeed, for anyone who hasn’t read The Wheel of Time series (now 11 books and unfinished, he dictated the end in tapes supposedly, so it will get written) It is a fantastic read, the best fantasy writing of the last half of the 2oth century.
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