Grasping for the Wind

Robert Jordan (1948-2007)

"Death is lighter than a feather, duty heavier than a mountain," — The Great Hunt

For those who haven't heard yet, James Rigney, better known as Robert Jordan, died yesterday at 2:45 PM from complications of amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (cardiac amyloidosis). He was 58.

George R. R. Martin remembers him here.

His brother gives a touching tribute here.

Wikipedia has already been updated and has an excellent bio and links.

New York Times Obituary

He was a groundbreaking author, and his Wheel of Time series was, for all its flaws, a masterpiece of the fantasy genre. My hope and prayer is that his faith in God was the same as my own, and that he now resides at the feet of the Father and the Son.

My prayers are with his family.

"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."

Posted by John on September 17, 2007 08:04 AM | Posted to Fantasy | History | Literature and Language
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