Robert Jordan

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.
A Memory of Light (The Wheel of Time, #14)

A Memory of Light (The Wheel of Time, #14)

Robert Jordan

Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time, #13)

Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time, #13)

Robert Jordan

Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)

Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)

Robert Jordan

The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, #5)

The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, #5)

Robert Jordan

The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, #3)

The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, #3)

Robert Jordan

Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, #10)

Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, #10)

Robert Jordan

A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, #7)

A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, #7)

Robert Jordan

New Spring (The Wheel of Time, #0)

New Spring (The Wheel of Time, #0)

Robert Jordan

Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time, #9)

Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time, #9)

Robert Jordan

The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, #8)

The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, #8)

Robert Jordan

Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)

Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)

Robert Jordan

The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time, #12)

The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time, #12)

Robert Jordan

New Spring: The Novel

New Spring: The Novel

Robert Jordan

The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, #2)

The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, #2)

Robert Jordan

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

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

Robert Jordan

The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, #4)

The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, #4)

Robert Jordan

El ojo del mundo (La Rueda del Tiempo, #1)

El ojo del mundo (La Rueda del Tiempo, #1)

Robert Jordan

L'Oeil du Monde : première partie (La Roue du Temps, #1)

L'Oeil du Monde : première partie (La Roue du Temps, #1)

Robert Jordan

L'occhio del mondo (La Ruota del Tempo, #1)

Robert Jordan

În Căutarea Cornului (Roata Timpului, #2)

Robert Jordan

Ochiul lumii (Roata timpului, #1)

Robert Jordan

Seniorul Haosului (Roata Timpului, #6)

Robert Jordan

Focurile cerului (Roata Timpului, #5)

Robert Jordan

Dragonul renăscut (Roata Timpului, #3)

Robert Jordan

Umbra se întinde (Roata Timpului, #4)

Robert Jordan

Coroana de Săbii (Roata Timpului, #7)

Robert Jordan

Răscruce de drumuri în amurg (Roata Timpului, #10)

Robert Jordan

Oko Świata (Koło Czasu, #1)

Robert Jordan

Un lever de ténèbres : deuxième partie (La Roue du Temps, #8)

Robert Jordan

Un lever de ténèbres : première partie (La Roue du Temps, #7)

Robert Jordan

Le Dragon Réincarné : deuxième partie (La Roue du Temps, #6)

Robert Jordan

Le Dragon Réincarné : première partie (La Roue du Temps, #5)

Robert Jordan

La Grande Quête : deuxième partie (La roue du temps, #4)

Robert Jordan

La Grande Quête : première partie (La roue du temps, #3)

Robert Jordan

L'Oeil du Monde : deuxième partie (La Roue du Temps, #2)

Robert Jordan

NEW-Wheel of Time 4: The Shadow Rising (Reissue)

NEW-Wheel of Time 4: The Shadow Rising (Reissue)

Robert Jordan

The World of Robert Jordan's the Wheel of Time

The World of Robert Jordan's the Wheel of Time

Robert Jordan

Ponovorođeni zmaj

Ponovorođeni zmaj

Robert Jordan

Zenica sveta (Točak vremena #1)

Robert Jordan

Novo proleće (The Wheel of Time, #0)

Robert Jordan

Earlier-Ravens (Wheel of Time 0.2)

Earlier-Ravens (Wheel of Time 0.2)

Robert Jordan

River of Souls

River of Souls

Robert Jordan

The Strike at Shayol Ghul (The Wheel of Time, #0.1)

The Strike at Shayol Ghul (The Wheel of Time, #0.1)

Robert Jordan

Glimmers: Prologue to Crossroads of Twilight (Wheel of Time)

Glimmers: Prologue to Crossroads of Twilight (Wheel of Time)

Robert Jordan

Snow: The Prologue to Winter's Heart (Wheel of Time, part of #9)

Snow: The Prologue to Winter's Heart (Wheel of Time, part of #9)

Robert Jordan

By Grace and Banners Fallen: Prologue to A Memory of Light (Wheel of Time)

By Grace and Banners Fallen: Prologue to A Memory of Light (Wheel of Time)

Robert Jordan

A Fire Within The Ways

A Fire Within The Ways

Robert Jordan

What the Storm Means: Prologue to The Gathering Storm

What the Storm Means: Prologue to The Gathering Storm

Robert Jordan

NEW-Wheel of Time 7: A Crown of Swords (Reissue)

Robert Jordan

El guerrero de los Altaii (La Rueda del Tiempo)

Robert Jordan

Conan the Invincible (Conan, #1)

Robert Jordan

El ascenso de la sombra (La rueda del tiempo, #4)

Robert Jordan

Le Dragon reincarné

Le Dragon reincarné

Robert Jordan

La grande Quête - La roue du temps #2

La grande Quête - La roue du temps #2

Robert Jordan

L'Œil du monde (La Roue du temps, #1)

L'Œil du monde (La Roue du temps, #1)

Robert Jordan

From the Two Rivers: The Eye of the World, Part 1 (Wheel of time, #1-1)

From the Two Rivers: The Eye of the World, Part 1 (Wheel of time, #1-1)

Robert Jordan

Veliki lov

Veliki lov

Robert Jordan