Fans of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series were saddened by his death recently in September. Although his illness had been public for a while, he had hoped to finish the 12th and final volume of his epic fantasy series before his death. Alas, it was not to be. Fans of the series have been understandably worried about its completion. Some of those worries can now be put to rest. It was recently announced that Brandon Sanderson, author of Elantris (which I have read and greatly enjoyed) and the Mistborn series (on my list), has been hired to write the final volume, A Memory of Light. While there is no denying that the series would have been best completed by Jordan himself, I think the conclusion is at least in capable hands.
You can read more about the announcement here and more about Jordan, his series and his illness here.
Sanderson echoes my sentiments here:
[Update (12/23/07): A little more info here.]“I’m both extremely excited and daunted by this opportunity,” Sanderson said in a statement. “There is only one man who could have done this book the way it deserved to be written, and we lost him in September. However, I promise to do my very best to remain true to Mr. Jordan’s vision and produce the book we have all been waiting to read.”
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