When death is no longer a fantasy

James Oliver Rigney, Jr or better known as Robert Jordan has passed away on September 16th, 2007. I only found that out reading the newspaper today and I'll be mourning the loss of a great fantasy writer. His World of Time series is a masterful work of meticulous detail that brings a reader into a world where you could lose yourself for days. Yeah, his series spans eleven books and one prequel. In my opinion, the world Robert Jordan created even rivals the classic Middle Earth by Tolkien. He now joins the ranks of writers, like the late Marion Zimmer Bradley, who I feel, live and died for fantasy.