An amazing author passed away on September 16th of this year. He was the author of the fantasy books The Wheel of Time. To date there were 11 completed books in the series and one uncompleted.
This is truly a terrible thing, I am sure he inspired lots of people with his works and he will be truly missed. I love novels and he was one of my favorite writers, it not my favorite.
Here is a wiki all about the man.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jordan
Rest in Peace Robert Jordan.