http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jordan
In high school I was a big dork for the Wheel of Time books... I got behind on reading them, and after awhile just gave up because I was too scared to get back into it as the huge page count stared me down.
I once had the pleasure of having dinner with he and his wife, around 1996, in Lexington KY. He was a great guy, great writer.
Maybe I do need to re-read those books.
