Christopher Hamilton

I just learned that one of my favourite authors has passed away. Robert Jordan, (real name James Oliver Rigney, Jr), died after a fight against the rare blood disorder amyloidosis, which was first diagnosed in December 2005, on Sunday afternoon aged 58.

Jordan on his own blog had written many posts that showed he was clearly determined to beat the disease, and remained positive until the end.

His Wheel of Time series was a great inspiration to many authors, readers, and aspiring authors alike, myself included.

He will be greatly missed