Robert Jordan diagnosed with blood disease - Page 4

Rad · 03-30-2006, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Vekruul Shuth

On a totally selfish note. This fucker better not die before he finishes. That will be like fuckin some hot ass chick you have been chasing for years. Then having her tell you she has aids right before you bust a nut.

Ouch I almost felt that.

Metranon · 03-30-2006, 01:32 AM

nothing cures writers block like a terminal blood disease

get cracking, bobby!

Warrik · 03-30-2006, 07:38 PM

You know, hes been milking this series for years....it should have ended 6 books ago. I got tired of reading it around book seven.

Lost Ranger · 03-31-2006, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by painbringer

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It makes me die a little bit inside to know that he planned on extending the WOT series for another 30 years.. but, i'm not really suprised.
(Judging on his imagination the last 5 years, that was the plan)

I stopped round volume 10 or 11, the last book with anything significant happening was book 4 or 5..

Drivel.. and tons of it.

He started out really well, it was promising and stuff.. but, didnt deliver.

Good riddance, rest in peace.

I didnt read it that way at all. I dont think he ment he planned to write WoT for another 30 years hehe. He has after all written other works, and im sure he planned to keep writing long after WoT was done. I think he ment that he has other stories he wanted to write before retiring/death and he figures it will take him 30 years to do so.

I do think he is milking it but come on. Even a moron would know that no one is going to read the series for another 30 years just to see how it ends.

PatrickStar · 03-31-2006, 06:56 AM

First, let me wish him a speedy recovery. No what you think of the dude anything less is just spiteful.

Second, he fucking lost me when Rand starting getting the harem together. Seriously it sounds giddy and all but that's some lame literary projection to make his main character have 3 chicks chasing his ass. Ya its his story and all but c'mon, move the plot along and not degenerate it to a foursome.

Runnen · 03-31-2006, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by PatrickStar

move the plot along and not degenerate it to a foursome.

That was actually one of the better moments of the few last books (not including Knife of Dreams).

Lost Ranger · 03-31-2006, 03:23 PM

The foursome thing would of bothered me too if it had been any other series. I cant remember the term they use but Rand, Matt, and Perrin are "Special" and strange shit happens when they are around. Like when Rand arrives in that one city and people start having strange experiences.. like random deaths or people who would have nasty falls that should of killed them but they got back up and shrugged it off. Just being near them causes your destiny to like shift almost, so really the 3 women chasing him cant help it. I would of been annoyed by it as well if it was just RJ looking to get his main character laid, but he has been setting up that "special aura" thing from the very beginning.

If he really wanted to he could wrap up his loose end real quick, and get Rand's ass to the final fight in 1-2 books max. Thanks too Robert Jordan though I have decided I wont be reading any series over 4 books long. If RJ dies before finishing this story then I have really just wasted 100s of hours reading a story that will never end.

Im hoping that he has enough notes written down that if he did happen to die before finishing the series that perhaps someone else could finish it for him.

Nebuchadnezzar · 03-31-2006, 04:02 PM

As far as Jordan's length (and yeah its way too long), I always felt his last few would have been taken much better if he had just waiting to publish them out together. Because if you look at 8 and 9, they are really just part 1 and part 2 of the same book, the same with 10 and 11. Whether Jordan was being greedy, or he wanted to publish something soon for the fans, or his editors pushed him not to publish a giant novel (like with Martin), who knows.

But, even with that, their is no doubt its too long. It probably should have been cut down to 7 novels, a hefty length but still readable. ASoIAF will be there when all is said and done.

Coren · 03-31-2006, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Lost Ranger

If he really wanted to he could wrap up his loose end real quick, and get Rand's ass to the final fight in 1-2 books max. Thanks too Robert Jordan though I have decided I wont be reading any series over 4 books long. If RJ dies before finishing this story then I have really just wasted 100s of hours reading a story that will never end.

Im hoping that he has enough notes written down that if he did happen to die before finishing the series that perhaps someone else could finish it for him.

Well, some good news there...I remember something about RJ stating that "Come hell or high water that the next book will be the last" (That's paraphrased from memory of course). And it seems very plausible, "Knife of Dreams" was almost ridiculous with the pace that it started tying up loose ends, as if RJ was pushing to get it all wrapped up and ready for the finale.

Also, he's had the ending written for years - He's said that he knew exactly how it was gonna end and had all that set before book 1 was published, just that the road there took longer than expected...and I've read that he has all that stuff in a safety deposit box so that Harriet (his wife) can wrap up the series and publish it if anything were to happen to him.

Lost Ranger · 03-31-2006, 05:48 PM

Well thats some excellent news indeed!

When all is said and done Ill always consider WoT a classic. Sooner he finishes it the better though.

Tabris · 04-03-2006, 08:12 AM

Don't kid yourself, the Jordan estate and Tor have ghost writers all set to work off an outline already if the old bastard croaks.

Kuro · 04-03-2006, 08:46 AM

Silmarillion (sp?) gaves me aids.

Books written after author death are the tool of the devil.

painbringer · 04-03-2006, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Tabris

Don't kid yourself, the Jordan estate and Tor have ghost writers all set to work off an outline already if the old bastard croaks.

Lies, all lies.

The WOT series dont need "an outline" to be continued, to need "an outline" you need meaningfull progress.

What you need to write books in that series, is someone good at writing words. Lots. Of. Words.

Book-a-minute does some extreemely justifying reviews on the WOT books.

Whyme · 04-03-2006, 05:39 PM

As long as Martin's allright.

Korbal · 04-03-2006, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Whyme

As long as Martin's allright.

QFT

03-31-2006, 06:56 AM	#50 (permalink)
PatrickStar Spongebob is my bitch Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 766 -5 Internets	First, let me wish him a speedy recovery. No what you think of the dude anything less is just spiteful. Second, he fucking lost me when Rand starting getting the harem together. Seriously it sounds giddy and all but that's some lame literary projection to make his main character have 3 chicks chasing his ass. Ya its his story and all but c'mon, move the plot along and not degenerate it to a foursome. __________________ Activate interlock! Dynotherms connected! Infracells up! Mega thrusters are go! LET'S GO VOLTRON FORCE!

03-31-2006, 04:02 PM	#53 (permalink)
Nebuchadnezzar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,771 +0 Internets	As far as Jordan's length (and yeah its way too long), I always felt his last few would have been taken much better if he had just waiting to publish them out together. Because if you look at 8 and 9, they are really just part 1 and part 2 of the same book, the same with 10 and 11. Whether Jordan was being greedy, or he wanted to publish something soon for the fans, or his editors pushed him not to publish a giant novel (like with Martin), who knows. But, even with that, their is no doubt its too long. It probably should have been cut down to 7 novels, a hefty length but still readable. ASoIAF will be there when all is said and done. __________________ I eat grass like an ox and shat like a fox.

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03-30-2006, 01:32 AM	#47 (permalink)
Metranon Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,599 +0 Internets	nothing cures writers block like a terminal blood disease get cracking, bobby!

03-30-2006, 07:38 PM	#48 (permalink)
Warrik Ive been reading these boards since noows....that makes me uber Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 2,094 -3 Internets	You know, hes been milking this series for years....it should have ended 6 books ago. I got tired of reading it around book seven.

03-31-2006, 03:23 PM	#52 (permalink)
Lost Ranger Still Lost Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,323 -13 Internets	The foursome thing would of bothered me too if it had been any other series. I cant remember the term they use but Rand, Matt, and Perrin are "Special" and strange shit happens when they are around. Like when Rand arrives in that one city and people start having strange experiences.. like random deaths or people who would have nasty falls that should of killed them but they got back up and shrugged it off. Just being near them causes your destiny to like shift almost, so really the 3 women chasing him cant help it. I would of been annoyed by it as well if it was just RJ looking to get his main character laid, but he has been setting up that "special aura" thing from the very beginning. If he really wanted to he could wrap up his loose end real quick, and get Rand's ass to the final fight in 1-2 books max. Thanks too Robert Jordan though I have decided I wont be reading any series over 4 books long. If RJ dies before finishing this story then I have really just wasted 100s of hours reading a story that will never end. Im hoping that he has enough notes written down that if he did happen to die before finishing the series that perhaps someone else could finish it for him.

03-31-2006, 05:48 PM	#55 (permalink)
Lost Ranger Still Lost Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,323 -13 Internets	Well thats some excellent news indeed! When all is said and done Ill always consider WoT a classic. Sooner he finishes it the better though.

04-03-2006, 08:12 AM	#56 (permalink)
Tabris Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,407 -3 Internets	Don't kid yourself, the Jordan estate and Tor have ghost writers all set to work off an outline already if the old bastard croaks.

04-03-2006, 08:46 AM	#57 (permalink)
Kuro Support Beam Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,530 +20 Internets	Silmarillion (sp?) gaves me aids. Books written after author death are the tool of the devil.

04-03-2006, 05:39 PM	#59 (permalink)
Whyme Whynot Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 492 +5 Internets	As long as Martin's allright.