# Sad news regarding Robert Jordan **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-regarding-robert-jordan/361268 "2006-06-19T07:16:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tikster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@Tikster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikster)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-regarding-robert-jordan/361268/1 "2006-06-19T07:16:07Z")
I’m not sure if this belongs in Cafe Society or MPSIMS, since it’s not really discussing the books… Sorry if I misplaced it. According to TOR’s homepage, Robert Jordan’s been diagnosed with a possibly terminal disease ([Link](http://www.tor.com/jordan/)). Let’s hope he pulls through! -Tikster ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-regarding-robert-jordan/361268/2 "2006-06-19T07:22:35Z")
I’m so going to hell for this, but I think it’d be so delisciously ironic if he died before he had a chance to finally wrap up _The Wheel of Time_ series. Seriously, Robert. You should have stopped at number eight. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-regarding-robert-jordan/361268/3 "2006-06-19T07:30:20Z")
There’s a couple of older threads re: this. (Just FYI). [Thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=364630&highlight=robert+jordan) [Thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365909&highlight=robert+jordan) ---
**Author:** ![Tikster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@Tikster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikster)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-regarding-robert-jordan/361268/4 "2006-06-19T09:15:57Z")
Oops, just 'cause it’s news to me doesn’t mean it’s news to anyone else. _blush_. Sorry about the redundant thread. -Tikster ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-regarding-robert-jordan/361268/5 "2006-06-19T09:18:18Z")
> [@Clockwork And Candy](#): > > I’m so going to hell for this, but I think it’d be so delisciously ironic if he died before he had a chance to finally wrap up _The Wheel of Time_ series. Like that series is ever going to wrap up. The only way to stop that thing is with a stake, a mouthful of garlic and a crossroads. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-regarding-robert-jordan/361268/6 "2006-06-19T13:01:12Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Like that series is ever going to wrap up. The only way to stop that thing is with a stake, a mouthful of garlic and a crossroads. I’d heard he planned to wrap it up in the next book. The last one, “Knife of Dreams”, did more to advance the plot than the previous 5 books. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-regarding-robert-jordan/361268/7 "2006-06-19T13:21:15Z")
He ain’t dead yet. You can get info from his blog located [here.](http://http://www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan/) Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t he say he’d be writing till they nailed him in his coffin or some such? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Means\_Go](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Green\_Means\_Go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Means_Go)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-regarding-robert-jordan/361268/8 "2006-06-19T15:30:10Z")
I used to joke, innocently, that my biggest fear was he’d get hit by a truck or something before he managed to finish the series. It was meant to be a compliment to show how engrossed I was in the books. Obviously I sure want to read that last book. More importantly though I hope he does whatever it takes to get well for himself and for his family. The blog link I had just found the other day. There are entries going back for quite a while and I wish I had discovered it long ago! /agree that the most recent book finally moved the plot along somewhat. The one before it had me beating my fists into the wall in frustration. 600+ pages and NOTHING happened. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-news-regarding-robert-jordan/361268/9 "2006-06-19T18:24:39Z")
> [@](#): > > Sad news regarding Robert Jordan He started another series?