Robert Jordan Passed Away

[B_Steele]

Hey all, Robert Jordan...writer of several of the Conan Pastiches...passed away yesterday. I started an R.I.P. post on the General Discussion boards and I know of at least one of his friends/family that come to this forum.

If you have a minute and a kind word, drop it onto the thread.

Thanks guys and gals,
Bry

 

[Aholibamah]

Well, rest in peace. I have to admit that I didn't read much of him beyond the Conan pastiches--mostly read because they were referred to in the Shadizar set. While I didn't get the same feel from those books as I did from the original Howard stuff they were fun to read.

Robert Jordan had a huge impact on the fantasy genre--it's not possible to go into a public area in my town and not at some point see someone reading one of his books. So hats off, and farewell.

 

[Krushnak]

the couple of R.Jordan conan pastiches that i read were the in the few that were ok and not the general terrible of the rest. however i did read the wheel of time series and now ill never know how he was going to end it :evil:

 

[slaughterj]

That's terrible news - for more info, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jordan

Personally I really enjoyed his Conan works.

however i did read the wheel of time series and now ill never know how he was going to end it :evil:

...which is why many years ago I stopped reading series by living authors.

 

[The King]

Though I never read his fantasy saga (wheel of time) I considered his Conan contribution as the best pastiche works.
He could create excellent plots and he was one of the few who could keep "his" Conan world in a low fantasy setting.

As far as I am concerned his Conan the triumphant is the best pastiche novel I ever read: it has dark sorcery, demons, complex political intrigues, countries at war and forbidden cults behond the throne. Everything that Howard included in many every Conan stories.

 

[Axerules]

R.I.P. Mr Jordan.

Only four Conan prose pastiche writers are still alive: John Maddox Roberts, Andrew J. Offutt, Steve Perry and John C. "Emerald" Hocking.

Even if I didn't like all their writings, I wish them a long life !

 

[VincentDarlage]

R.I.P. Mr Jordan.

Only four Conan prose pastiche writers are still alive: John Maddox Roberts, Andrew J. Offutt, Steve Perry and John C. "Emerald" Hocking.

When did Roland Green and/or Leonard Carpenter die?

 

[slaughterj]

R.I.P. Mr Jordan.

Only four Conan prose pastiche writers are still alive: John Maddox Roberts, Andrew J. Offutt, Steve Perry and John C. "Emerald" Hocking.

When did Roland Green die?

Nothing on his wiki page about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_J._Green

 

[librarycharlie]

I knew him a bit. I met him at a convention. He drank an entire room of stout men under the table, and gave a speech early the next morning that elicited incredible applause.

He will be missed.

 

[sidkfjjteidlkkf]

Godspeed to Eternal Rest Mr. Jordan. Give a fond hello to my Mother and my older sister.

Peace.

 

[Auggie]

R.I.P.

 

[Axerules]

When did Roland Green and/or Leonard Carpenter die?

Ooops ! You're right. Same thing as before: even if I didn't like all their writings, long life to them too !

 

[Nagisawa]

To be honest, I hated what he did to Conan in his pastiche, and I had issues with his portrayal of people in general in Wheel of Time series, which after I realized there was nothing going forward for an entire novel, I stopped reading.

...

However I will miss his work, even if it was to see the latest covers of one of his books.

Sleep well, and may your tales be never forgotten.

 

[The King]

R.I.P. Mr Jordan.

Only four Conan prose pastiche writers are still alive: John Maddox Roberts, Andrew J. Offutt, Steve Perry and John C. "Emerald" Hocking.

When did Roland Green and/or Leonard Carpenter die?

Not including the most recent authors (which I didn't had the time to read)

 

[One Star Under Heaven]

I am currently reading the second trilogy of his Conan stories. I read one of his Conan novels almost two decades ago and really liked it, but could never remember the name. I was very pleasantly surprised to find it was in the first trilogy of Conan stories. I did not think his depiction of Conan was that accurate, but it was a very good attempt and the behaviour of the character made sense. His Conan novels were also easy to convert to gaming adventures, which is also a plus. :twisted:

It is also to his credit to have a series as long as Wheel of Time that many people were still reading.

 

[slaughterj]

I am currently reading the second trilogy of his Conan stories.

If I recall correctly, while the main 6 Conan novels by Jordan (i.e., not including the 2nd movie novelisation) were most recently packaged in two 3-book sets, those novels were actually 3 separate 2-volume "sets" originally, and the two 3-book sets have them terribly out of order. (I.e., they came out as 6 books, but there were 3 sets of 2, of which each 2 had a chronological order, but got repackaged as 2 sets of 3 and out of order). You may want to confirm this with the Dale Rippke trilogy or otherwise, though at this point, it may be too late to worry about it.

 

[DaveNC]

Great fantasty writer. I really liked his Conan stories and read the first 7 or 8 of the Wheel of Time. Fond farewell to him and best wishes to his family. He will be missed.

 

[Strom]

Sad news indeed. I thank him for his stories that I enjoyed reading. God bless his soul and his family and friends. RIP Robert.

All my favorite writers are dead it seems. Except for George RR Martin & Moorcock. Maybe Robert Jordan's work influenced some new writer who will grow to be included in the favorite writers discussion. Mayhap...

 

[slaughterj]

Sad news indeed. I thank him for his stories that I enjoyed reading. God bless his soul and his family and friends. RIP Robert.

All my favorite writers are dead it seems. Except for George RR Martin & Moorcock. Maybe Robert Jordan's work influenced some new writer who will grow to be included in the favorite writers discussion. Mayhap...

Interesting that you mention Moorcock, I checked his wiki page and it says there that Elric was an antithesis to Howard's Conan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock

Anybody got an explanation for that? Seems more like they are simply different to me.

 

[Krazz]

Sad indeed to hear about Mr Jordan's death. I found his Conan pastiches to be among the best, and a far better capture of the character of Howard's Conan that most of the writers achieved. May I extend my sympathies to his family and friends.

Interesting that you mention Moorcock, I checked his wiki page and it says there that Elric was an antithesis to Howard's Conan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock

Anybody got an explanation for that? Seems more like they are simply different to me.

There's more on this elsewhere on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elric#Elric.2C_a_counterstereotype