Famous Authors Who Died Before Finishing a Book Series

Famous Authors Who Died Before Finishing a Book Series

Here we have listed some famous authors who died before finishing a book series.

Frank Herbert (Dune)

Frank Herbert (Dune)

Herbert’s magnum opus and a work that defined the genre of science fiction, Dune, isn’t written entirely by him.

Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time)

Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time)

Jordan far exceeded his own plans when he crafter the masterpiece of science fiction, Wheel of Time.

Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)

Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)

Post finishing the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams started writing another book, ‘The Salmon of Doubt’ for his Dirk Gently series.

J R R Tolkien (The Children of Ruin)

J R R Tolkien (The Children of Ruin)

Everyone knows Tolkien for his worldbuilding and as the heralder of the epoch of fantasy (to be really dramatic).

Gordon Dickson (The Childe Cycle)

Gordon Dickson (The Childe Cycle)

The Childe Cycle is a wonderful military science fiction featuring fourteen humanity worlds that conduct interstellar travel to win over each other.

L Ron Hubbard (Mission Earth)

L Ron Hubbard (Mission Earth)

The author of Mission Earth, L Ron Hubbard passed away after releasing only the first book in the series.

Robert Ludlum (Jason Bourne series)

Robert Ludlum (Jason Bourne series)

This espionage thriller series about a man who wakes up with no memory of the past was Ludlum’s passion project.