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Robert Jordan

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born
October 17, 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina, The United States

died
September 16, 2007

gender
male

genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy


About this author

Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the names Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reily.

Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer. He began wri...more


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Books by Robert Jordan

Average rating: 4.03 · 427,099 ratings · 10,991 reviews · 120 distinct works
The Eye of the World (Wheel...
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 62,370 ratings — published 1990 — 58 editions
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The Great Hunt (Wheel of Ti...
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 48,028 ratings — published 1990 — 42 editions
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The Dragon Reborn (Wheel of...
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 41,426 ratings — published 1991 — 38 editions
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The Shadow Rising (Wheel of...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 35,655 ratings — published 1992 — 36 editions
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Lord of Chaos (Wheel of Tim...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 28,063 ratings — published 1994 — 26 editions
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The Fires of Heaven (Wheel ...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 28,795 ratings — published 1993 — 40 editions
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A Crown of Swords (Wheel of...
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 25,938 ratings — published 1996 — 29 editions
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The Path of Daggers (Wheel ...
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 24,343 ratings — published 1998 — 34 editions
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 20,788 ratings — published 2009 — 23 editions
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Winter's Heart (Wheel of Ti...
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 23,242 ratings — published 2000 — 37 editions
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Series by Robert Jordan

The Eye of the World The Great Hunt The Dragon Reborn The Shadow Rising The Fires of Heaven Lord of Chaos A Crown of Swords
Wheel of Time (15 books)
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4.034378907523366 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 411,066 ratings
The Gathering Storm Towers of Midnight A Memory of Light
A Memory of Light (3 books)
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4.363619662493767 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 38,103 ratings
From the Two Rivers: The Ey... To the Blight Der wiedergeborene Drache Die Straße des Speers Los portales de piedra Ten, który przychodzi ze św... La Torre Blanca
Wheel of Time (La Roue du Temps) (19 books)
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3.8025480385149057 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 23,783 ratings
From the Two Rivers: The Ey... To the Blight Der wiedergeborene Drache Die Straße des Speers Schattensaat Die Heimkehr Der Sturm bricht los
Wheel of Time (Das Rad der Zeit) (31 books)
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4.14600892414477 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 4,034 ratings
From the Two Rivers: The Ey... To the Blight The Hunt Begins: The Great ... New Threads in the Pattern:...
Wheel of Time (Starscape) (4 books)
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4.18697532434495 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 3,931 ratings
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Quotes by Robert Jordan

“Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.”
― Robert Jordan
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“The Creator made women to please the eye, and to boggle the mind.”
― Robert Jordan, The Wheel of Time: Boxed Set
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“Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today. -- Mat Cauthon”
― Robert Jordan
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