Robert Jordan, 1948-2007

His real name was James Oliver Rigney, Jr, but he was known to his fans as Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel of Time series. He was one book short of finishing that series—no word yet on whether someone will finish it from his notes and partially completed manuscript—and had new books in mind. That final book, working title, A Memory of Light, was to have been quite long, and knowing he had heart problems, he left material for his heirs and editorgive someone to work with if they so chose. His blog is still up, with his wife posting, so that might be the place to look for news.