Robert Jordan (the Wheel of Tiem series, and other novels) has gone. At 2.45am on 16 September, he finally lost the fight he had been fighting - with the help of the Mayo clinic - for some years. Apparently, his last book (No. 13 of the WOT series) is nearly finished, and before his death, he outlined the full plot to close relatives who will work to finish this work.

Wow, I had no idea that he was even ill. At least his series will be finished as he wanted it, and not butchered by some other author. I've been following those books for many years.

The name sounds familiar to me but can't exactly remember from where.