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Robert Jordan, author of the epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time, has died. He was working on the final volume of the series at the time. It's every fantasy fan's worst nightmare!

Although I stopped reading the series after the seventh book, I can still feel the pain of Jordan fans everywhere. Yes, I read only seven of the books. The twelfth book would have been the last. He always said he had a great ending planned for the series, and I wanted to at least find out what it was, even if I didn't read it myself. Now it might only happen if another author finishes the book, which would hardly be the same.

It happened to Frank Herbert. He never lived to write the final Dune novel, leaving us with a confounding cliffhanger.

And now I fear for the life of my favorite epic fantasy author: George R. R. Martin. Let's all think positive thoughts for his health, ok? Long life and quick writing!