Poll: Who should finish writing the final book in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time sequence?
So, who should finish writing the final Wheel of Time book? The authors I’ve listed below are all Tor authors who have written epic/heroic fantasy, and so theoretically could be considered for the role. One of the options, Harriett McDougall, is Jordan’s book editor and widow, so she’s a possibility (at least theoretically–for all I know she might not be a writer at all). One other option seems to me very unlikely–Gene Wolfe–but I put him in there to see if anyone out there for some reason thinks that would be a good idea. (It would be a terrible mismatch, but man, the results would likely be wild.)
Update: I added an “Other” option to the poll, if you don’t like any of those choices.
Joe Sherry
12:03 pm Oct-13-2007From this list I think Glen Cook could be a good option. Modesitt, too, but I think Cook might be a slightly better fit in terms of storytelling and style (though Cook’s books are way too short)
My first choice, though, would be George R. R. Martin. It might take another twelve years should he start yesterday, but it would be one hell of a book.
Rob Darnell
3:58 pm Oct-13-2007I say Terry Goodkind with Harriett McDougall assisting.
Alex Cohen
4:11 pm Oct-13-2007The sad and bitterly ironic fact is that the perfect candidate was John M. Ford: a close friend of Jordan and McDougall, a World Fantasy Award winner, and a genius at mimicking prose styles. He also passed away recently.
John Joseph Adams » Blog Archive » Sanderson to Complete Jordan’s Wheel of Time
2:00 pm Dec-10-2007[...] volume in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time sequence. And to think, NONE of you voted for him in my awesome poll. Press release below: Tor Books announced today that novelist Brandon Sanderson has been chosen to [...]