Tributes to Robert Jordan

[Loreina]

Good job nephi! *hugs*

[Guest nephitess]

thank you. :D

[ironcross]

you are the awsomest.  let us know if you need anything ells.

[JenniferL]

Oh wow! Harriet is going to love it!

[Guest nephitess]

Thanks guys!!

 

Kathana... can you PM your Addy so I can mail it to you?

 

I was also thinking... should we wait untill christmas time to send it to her? at this point i don't think a few more months for her to get it will matter. :P LOL!

[Orange Fescue]

Way to go, Nephitess. Yay, you!

[Jaydena]

I was wondering the same thing Nephie. I guess get it to Kath and leave that up to her?

[Hokus Grey]

I remember first seeing "The Eye of The World" in the library in 1991. I was young, 13 or so. I suppose the very act of picking up the book was a catalyst for what would become a lifetime passion. I didn't know it then. I read of a boy led out of his home and into a world that would make him both loved and feared. His friends that accompanied him, magnetized by their proximity were also thrust into a greater story than they could ever imagine. I went with them from Edmond's Field on their journey. A young man from Canada on a quest with 5 friends from a small town, moving towards an epic struggle for the fate of the world. As the years went on my life made wild swings from positive to negative and back. From love to hard bitterness, back to the the warm embrace of God. From security, to losing everything, to gaining back more than I had ever known. Friends and family passing through my life, some returning, some not. Through all the tangled weaves of the wheel, one thing stayed constant. Five friends from Edmond's Field that were thrust into a world as dangerous and uncaring as the one I was in. Bonds strong as Spirit that held them together inextricably and I was bonded to them. James Rigney, not only wrote a story rich in detail and full of dynamic characters; he made friends for me. He created a world that I could immerse myself in, regardless of the life I was experiencing at the time. Sometimes I felt like Rand. Wondering if I was losing my mind, fearful that any move I made could destroy the fragile existence I had. Sometimes I identified with Perrin, not wishing to have any part in the struggles of the world, but thrown into them all the same. Not wanting to wield the axe. Tuned into nature, but living in a world of men. And of course there was Mat, who could dandle a barmaid on his knee, while dicing for gold, always with the dice rattling around in his head. Waiting for them to stop and the next disaster to pop up. I wish I could have told James how much his work changed my life for the last 16 or so years. To thank him. To show him that the pretend sometimes does real things. To let him know that "Fantasy" has a power in reality that reality does not. Thank you James. Thank you Harriet. You will be a part of my life forever, now. May the light shine on you. God Bless.

[Giocasta]

wow that looks amazing you really did a great job on it.

[UrsulaLV]

Any thoughts on meeting up for the anniversary of Mr. Rigney's passing, or his birthday? 

 

I am in the Los Angeles area.

[Robert Cole]

The wheel weaves as the wheel weaves. Nothing happens without meaning. And in the end we will all return to the spring of power where we stem from.

My thoughts are with you and thanks for a great reading.

[Robert Cole]

After finishing all the Tolkien stuff and reading some other rather disappointing fantasy I came across ToW and I did not think there would or even could be some writer to match thr Professor in skill and imagination. I learned that there is one. WoT absorbed me completely and I read from book one to four within a few months. This never happened before and did never after that. Unfortunately I had to force me to stop reading the books one by one because I must concentrate on my study.

After all I will definitely start reading again. You can really learn a lot from the books about friendship, becoming adult and also honour and pride and the good and the bad.

I am really thankful.

[Dragon21]

I just wanted to acknowledge that today is the one year anniversary of RJ's passing on. Still hard to believe it happened sometimes. Thanks again for the great WOT series, RJ. I'll never forget that first night with Eye of the World staying up till I literally passed out and had to finish the next day. Great stuff.

 

Cheers, James Oliver Rigney Jr.! 

[Winterwinds]

He showed me how to write a good story, I can honistly say, I was afraid that people would critsize my work when I wrote, becuase people had been doing it all my life, but after reading WoT, most of that went away....I often think, that a great story is not writen with fear of what others will think, but what you yourself think of your writeing. This, is somthing I was shown though the books, though it took me a while to figure it out.

 

And yes, Wisdom does come from withinn, but then, it dosnt hurt to have a beacon on that quest.

[agreddon]

he touched my life in that I didn't think it was possible to make a story like he did.  War Robert Jordan, and war Michael Dorn being cast as Lan.

[Loupas]

Sure glad i found yall. I just finished book 11 and was researching RJ and what was going on with the series. Im a truck driver out of arkansas. and not much of a writer, but my wife has taken up crocheting recently and is pretty good at it. im going to ask her if there is a way to crochet a hexagon with the sign of Aes Sedai on it. You shouldnt forget to sketch a pic of the infamous ring either. Either way ill see if wife will make a few hex's. And if yall have a fund set up ill donate to help with postage. But this is an excellent idea and id like to see pics of the finished goods. After Christmas of course sl it dont ruin the surprise.

 

Loupas Garou

[triadruid]

FYI, this looks fantastic so far.

[dragon_servant]

just read the poem, it was very moving. very sad yet strangely beautiful in a very subtle way. James Rigney may have passed away, but he lives on in the memory of his fans, as well as the saga he has left behind.

[Rab Coplin]

Wonderful poem... It speaks for us all...

[Rab Coplin]

Thats a great way of putting it... We all made five friends who all in their own way helped us though our lives when times got tough...

[EMZ]

Apparently I have been living under a rock for the last year because I just found out today.

 

I too was looking for the release of book 12, and read one little line that stunned me speechless. I was talking with my girlfriend online when I saw it. I am a 35 year old man who never met you, but damn if I wasn´t choked up a bit.

 

You were there with your words and world in the times I was in need. I have read your books countless times and even dreamed your stories. You will be missed very much.

 

My deepest sympathies to his family and loved ones.

 

Erin

[Khoram]

It was a pleasure being able to read your works, and I have been a devoted fan since I first laid eyes on The Eye of the World. Thank you for all that you have done for us. I really appreciate it, and I know thousands more do, too.

 

The Light shine on you, and nay you shelter in the palm of the Creator's hand. The last embrace of the mother welcome you home.

[Aberforth]

I just finished whats completed of wot and  the only regret is that now that I am finished, I notice myself picking up books and find that they lack luster.  After reading over 10000 pages of Robert Jordan, I would rather reread WOT than start something else. I have never been more proud of my first name (Jordan).  Well, Mr. Rigney, I hope the light shines on you where ever you are. You are missed.  Thanks again ;)

[joe27]

Robert Jordan . . . I don't really know where to begin so i may as well clear it up that I think the man was a genius. To deliver such a gripping and dynamic story and imbue it's readers with a knowledge and sense of what it means to have honor and respect. It is truly incredible how much the wheel of time series has changed my view on life. They have supplemented my maturing as a young adult and for this i am truly grateful to the man i would like to classify as my life tutor. Thank you Mr.Jordan, where ever you may be, i hope i haven't laid it on too thick, but i feel that tribute is overly due. My deepest condolences to all of his family and friends; a true loss. However his legacy will continue to inspire the minds of men and women, old and young forever more. The true definition of Immortality. Joe Austin- Isle of Wight, U.K

[Vince]

Some of the best friends i ever made