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Robert Jordan

Born

in Charleston, South Carolina, The United States

October 17, 1948

Died

September 16, 2007

Genre

Fantasy

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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'Reilly.

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 Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

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'Reilly.

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 writing in 1977. He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.

He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week. He lived with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor (currently with Tor Books; she was also Jordan's editor) in a house built in 1797.

Responding to queries on the similarity of some of the concepts in his Wheel of Time books with Freemasonry concepts, Jordan admitted that he was a Freemason. However, "like his father and grandfather," he preferred not to advertise, possibly because of the negative propaganda against Freemasonry. In his own words, "no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs."

On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement that he had been diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and that with treatment, his median life expectancy was four years, though he said he intended to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intended to have a long and fully creative life.

He began chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in early April 2006. Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.

Jordan died at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT on September 16, 2007, and a funeral service was held for him on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St. James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston. ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 1,636,078 ratings · 36,492 reviews · 251 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 247,543 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 162,262 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon Reborn (Wheel of Time, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 155,613 ratings — published 1991 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadow Rising (Wheel of Time, #4) 4.20 avg rating — 122,572 ratings — published 1992 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time, #12) by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 93,557 ratings — published 2009 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time, #13) by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 91,145 ratings — published 2010 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 96,727 ratings — published 1993 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord of Chaos (Wheel of Time, #6) 4.09 avg rating — 91,124 ratings — published 1994 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Crown of Swords (Wheel of Time, #7) 3.98 avg rating — 85,166 ratings — published 1996 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knife of Dreams (Wheel of Time, #11) 4.11 avg rating — 72,749 ratings — published 2005 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Robert Jordan

The Wheel of Time (14 books)
by Robert Jordan
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La Roue du Temps (19 books)
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Sagan om Drakens återkomst (23 books)
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Kolo času (24 books)
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Das Rad der Zeit (33 books)
by Robert Jordan, Uwe Luserke (Übersetzer)
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“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

tags: forgiveness, men, women

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“Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long enough, isn't it?”
― Robert Jordan

tags: hidden-riches

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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

tags: women

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January 2014!!! Genre: Fantasy!!!
Voting will end by December 21st or when all ten votes are in.

Update: The winner (Eye of the World) will be spread out to two months. So there will not be a February Poll. -Taja

The Eye of the World
(Wheel of Time #1) (Epic-Fantasy)
by Robert Jordan

The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, #1) by Robert Jordan

3 votes, 42.9%

A Game of Thrones
(A Song of Ice & Fire #1) (Epic-Fantasy)
by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin

2 votes, 28.6%

The Ocean at the End of the Lane
(Modern Urban-Fantasy)
by Neil Gaiman

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

1 vote, 14.3%

The Name of the Wind
(The Kingkiller Chronicles #1) (Epic-Fantasy)
by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss

1 vote, 14.3%

The Forest House
(Prequel in the Avalon series) (Historical-Fantasy)
by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Forest House (Avalon, #2) by Marion Zimmer Bradley

0 votes, 0.0%

Gardens of the Moon
(Malazan book of the Fallen #1) (High-Fantasy)
by Steven Erikson

Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) by Steven Erikson

0 votes, 0.0%

The Neverending Story
by Michael Ende
(Adventure-Fantasy)

0 votes, 0.0%

The Dragonbone Chair
(Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn #1) (Adventure-Fantasy)
by Tad Williams

The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) by Tad Williams

0 votes, 0.0%

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
(The Inheritance Trilogy #1) (YA Fantasy)
by N.K. Jemisin

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, #1) by N.K. Jemisin

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