Surviving without Robert Jordan

As posted by myself previously, with the sad passing of author Robert Jordan, the Wheel of Time series has been left without an ending. I am happy to pass along, that an author has been chosen to finish the last book (based on the many notes/drafts/etc already created by Jordan), with an expected release of Fall, 2009. This is good news! ...of course, now we all have to wait 2 years...

Official news post: http://www.tor-forge.com/NewsArticle.aspx?articleId=647

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