Robert Jordan has died at age 58 from a rare blood disorder. Author of the Wheel of Time series, he let many a fan down with his death, leading many to believe that the series would finally see a conclusion in book 12. While he was working on the book, it is unclear at this time (to me at least) of how far along he was (the book was supposed to be published in 2009), so I guess time will tell his the book will be published posthumously similar to J.R.R. Tolkien. As I told Jenny via e-mail after she let me about this story, I would like to say this to all current and budding authors: If you have a good series, please try to move the series along and have a conclusion without making your readers wait 17 years for you to die before finishing your series.

-Trevor