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A note from Harriet

Dear everyone,   Brandon Sanderson came to see me for a couple of days this week, and he is as terrific as he sounds in the interview. I am really glad that things have worked out so that he can, and will, complete A MEMORY OF LIGHT. He will do a job that Jim would approve, I believe. And I'll be working with him throughout the writing. And so will Alan Romanczuk and Maria Simons, who have worked Jim through a number of books, and who are both now completely available for Brandon's support.
Guest Harriet

Upcoming Brandon Sanderson book signing

After visiting Charleston, SC to visit Robert Jordan's home, Brandon Sanderson will be going on book tour to promote his currently published novels.   His first public appearance after today's annoucement will be at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Pittsburgh, PA. Here are the details of the event: BRANDON SANDERSON discusses & signs The Well of Ascension Thursday, December 13 at 7:00 PM   Sanderson's sequel to The Final Empire, his first Mistborn novel, continues as Eland Venture must
Guest Jason

Seems like only yesterday ....

I have photos of family around me in my office. They are a gentle reminder that we work to have a life, not the other way around. In one of those photos, Jim and I are shoulder-to-shoulder, our heads leaning in and touching at the temples. A private moment captured by my Janet. At the end of a busy day in mid-October, I was heading towards the door, glanced at the photo and thought, "I haven't called him in days. I need to do it on the way home..." Then it hit me. I can't call him. He won
Guest Wilson

Author chosen to finish the WHEEL OF TIME series

Tor Books has announced that Brandon Sanderson has been selected to completeA MEMORY OF LIGHT, the final novel in the Wheel of Time saga. Here is the official press release:   Tor announces that the final novel in bestselling Robert Jordan’s legendary Wheel of Time® fantasy series will be completed by author Brandon Sanderson. New York, NY: Friday, December 7, 2007   Tor Books announced today that novelist Brandon Sanderson has been chosen to finish the final novel in Robert Jordan’s
Guest Jason

WoT jewelry now on sale on Dragonmount

Dragonmount has just opened up a new part of its online Store to offer officially-licensed Wheel of Time jewelry items from Badali Jewelry. If you order through the DM store, you get 20% off retail... a deal you won't find anywhere else online.   Items offered for sale are: - Aes Sedai Rings - Ajah pendant necklaces for every ajah (even the Black) - Asha'man pins (sword and dragon) - Mat's foxhead medallion - The Horn of Valere necklace - Ancient Aes Sedai symbol necklace - saidin nec
Guest Jason

Poem from Harriet online

Among the many news reports and media coverage surrounding Robert Jordan's death is a wonderful report from the Charleston Post and Courier. It contains a poem that Harriet (RJ's wife) wrote in memory of him. The poem is entitled "Arachne".   Here is the link to view the article and poem.   Arachne   Outside the hospital, among the glittering cars, tears come so heavy they obscure the sun, December’s burning glass.   By the elevators that go to Cardio, machines will sell the mor
Guest Jason

Podcast team now recruiting

Hi everyone,   Alas, sometimes "real life" bites us in the butt. As a result, we're going to need to fill some spots on our podcast team. We're looking for on-air personalities and a producer (ie, team leader or somebody to organize the efforts)   We are looking for some fun individuals who can both work with the existing podcast team and bring a new vitality to it.   On-Air personalities should ... - Love WoT - Haev good, working knowledge of the book series - Be up-to-date on WoT n
Guest Jason

Happy Birthday, Robert Jordan

Wednesday, October 17th would have been James Rigney (aka Robert Jordan)'s 59th birthday. There are several upcoming events (including several today) where you can get together at local book stores to meet up with fans and discuss Robert Jordan, his life, The Wheel of Time and anything else. Click here for more info on those events. Happy Birthday, RJ. We miss you.
Guest Jason

Age of Legends, LLC to Hold an International Wake for Robert Jordan-- UPDATE

On September 16th, 2007 best selling fantasy author Robert Jordan passed away. Jordan struggled for several years with cardiac amylodosis, a rare blood disease that affects eight out of one million people. He will be missed by millions of fans around the world.   In honor of his remarkable achievements and the significant impact he had on his fans, Age of Legends is sponsoring an International Wake. The wake will take place on or around Oct. 17th, 2007, which would have been his fifty ninth bi
Guest Matalina

More info and pictures from RJ's funeral

Since posting the report on Robert Jordan's funeral, I've come across some more items I'd like to share with you. (With permission from RJ's family of course).   First off, Tom Doherty and Wilson were kind enough to share the words they spoke at RJ's funeral with us. Tom is the president of Tor Books (who published the Wheel of Time), and has been a friend of RJ's for 30 years or more. Here's what he said at the eulogy:     Tom Doherty's Eulogy for James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (Robert Jor
Guest Jason

More from Harriet

Dear all,   Over a hundred people e-mailed condolences to the undertaker in Charleston. There is no way to respond on that site, and I just can't do individual responses. I hope that those who wrote there also read the blog -- thank you all for your very kind messages. I've read them all, and so has Will, and I've sent them on to Reynolds and Wilson.   The word now is ONWARD.   With love, Harriet
Guest Harriet

From Will

The following was written by Will McDougal, who is Harriet's son and Robert Jordan's step-son. He was kind enough to share these experiences with us. -----------   Thank you for all your support. James Oliver Rigney was a remarkable man. I am proud to have known him, to have been raised by him and to know him as a father.   I wrote the following 2 days after he passed away. It seemed to me that some readers might like to know some of the following. Thanks again for your support.   The de
Guest Jason

My Journey to Robert Jordan's Funeral

The following is an account of my experiences when I traveled to South Carolia for Robert Jordan's funeral. I was privileged to attend his services in Charleston, and to meet his family. My goal in attending the funeral was to represent as many of his fans as possible, and to document everything in order to share it with you. I hope what follows can help give you a sense of what it was like to be there. Even though you couldn’t attend, I promise you, whether you're reading this in the scho
Guest Jason

International Wake for Robert Jordan

Age of Legends, LLC to Hold an International Wake for Robert Jordan On September 16th, 2007 best selling fantasy author Robert Jordan passed away. Jordan struggled for several years with cardiac amylodosis, a rare blood disease that affects eight out of one million people. He will be missed by millions of fans around the world. In honor of his remarkable achievements and the significant impact he had on his fans, Age of Legends is sponsoring an International Wake. The wake will tak
Guest Matalina

Robert Jordan's passing

Robert Jordan, the New York Times #1 best-selling author of "The Wheel of Time", passed away on Sunday September 16th at 2:45 PM EST.   His passing was announced by his cousin Wilson on his official blog, hosted here on Dragonmount.   Click here to read the original notice of his passing.   Robert Jordan's wife Harriet has written a letter to all of his fans. You may read it here and reply to her using the comments section.   Funeral services for Robert Jordan were held on Wednesday,
Guest Jason

From Harriet

Dear Everyone,   He has gone where pain and suffering are no more.   Whenever he was able to be at the computer, he checked the blog first thing. Your e-mails REALLY MATTERED to him. He loved them ... and I think in some sense he loved you all.   I never thanked you for all my birthday messages, but I do now. We had a nice party...about a dozen people, ranging in age from 4 months to 82 years, sitting around the dining room table which had been covered with lots of newspaper, picking our
Guest Harriet

Special Memorial Episode of The 4th Age

The podcast team has recorded a special episode to honour and remember Robert Jordan.   Everyone is also invited to call 1-888-333-7690 and participate in our fan feedback project. Call this number and leaving a message about Robert Jordan, his impact on your life, or simple well-wishes for the Rigney family; it will be mixed by the Podcast team and given to Harriet. All Wheel of Time fans are invited to participate.   Please be aware that as of the posting of this, Dragonmount is still unde
Guest fader6818

Sometimes even when you've fought your best....

It is with great sadness that I tell you that the Dragon is gone. RJ left us today at 2:45 PM. He fought a valiant fight against this most horrid disease. In the end, he left peacefully and in no pain. In the years he had fought this, he taught me much about living and about facing death. He never waivered in his faith, nor questioned our God's timing. I could not possibly be more proud of anyone. I am eternally grateful for the time that I had with him on this earth and look forward to our reun
Guest Wilson

Rumors and rumors of rumors

During Dragon Conn in Atlanta last week rumors flew about that my brother/cousin was gravely ill, wasn't eating and had in fact had "Last Rites" administered. I just got off the telephone with him and he's surrounded by laughing friends and relatives and is about to enjoy a shrimp-based bowl of gumbo. He got a chuckle out of news of his impending departure.   Go back and reread RJ's blog entries and you'll know exactly what is going on. Armed with those medical facts, if any of you have sha
Guest Wilson

New DMail service to roll out tomorrow

Just a reminder to everyone that the new DMail service (http://mail.dragonmount.com) will launch tomorrow. Existing mail users will no longer have access to their accounts from the old system. If you are an exsting DMail user you should have received your new password by now.   Update: The migration has been done, but it may take up to 48 hours for all the DNS records to update. Hopefully all mail durring that time will get moved over to the new system.   If you have any questions, plea
Guest Jason