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See:Robert Jordan (character) for the character of Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls


Robert Jordan is a pen name for James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (1948-). He is best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina and holds an undergraduate degree in physics from The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina. He is a history buff and served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army.

Bibliography:

=== Fallon === (under the pseudonym Reagan O'Neal)

The ten core books of the series that have been published thus far are:

  1. The Eye of the World (1990)
  2. The Great Hunt (1990)
  3. The Dragon Reborn (1991)
  4. The Shadow Rising (1992)
  5. The Fires of Heaven (1993)
  6. Lord of Chaos (1994)
  7. A Crown of Swords (1996)
  8. The Path of Daggers (1998)
  9. Winter's Heart (2000)
  10. Crossroads of Twilight (2003)

There are several accessory works:

was originally published in the Legends anthology edited by Robert Silverberg. The novella was expanded into a standalone novel-length version, New Spring, that was published in January 2004.

Miscellaneous

  • Silklantern.com: fan-run site: "mission is to provide a safe place where anyone who has read The Wheel of Time may participate comfortably"
  • wotmania: fan-run site
  • Wheel of Time FAQ: a fairly definitive FAQ