Robert Jordan died.

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i've never read any of steve erickson's fiction, but i love his non-fiction. i'd like to give his fiction a chance, but i have zero patience for fantasy novels that aren't stand alone (or at least series of finite length and limited interdependence). can i read his fantasy stuff out of order without being lost? i don't mind spoiling important plot points (honestly, i will probably read them in order, but i want each book to have it's own plot with it's own resolution), but i have to be able to read just one book without feeling like i'm missing something.

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Each book is definitely a stand-alone story with its own resolution. Reading them in order is better because there are things that connect all the books and there are a lot of common characters but it's not absolutely necessary.