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Robert Jordan (1) (1948–2007)

Autor/a de The Eye of the World

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Sobre l'autor

Robert Jordan was born James Oliver Rigney Jr. on October 17, 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina. He received a B.S. in physics from The Citadel in 1974. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army and won The Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star and two Vietnamese Crosses of mostra'n més Gallantry. From 1974 to 1978, he worked for the U.S. Civil Service as a nuclear engineer. During the 1980's, he began writing several novels for the Conan the Barbarian series that was created in the 1930's by Robert E. Howard. He also wrote under many pseudonyms, which include the historical novels The Fallon Blood (1980), The Fallon Pride (1981) and The Fallon Legacy (1982) as Reagan O'Neal; and the western Cheyenne Riders (1982) as Jackson O'Reilly. He wrote articles for periodicals for the Library Journal, Fantasy Review and Science Fiction Review as Chang Lung. He was the author of the Wheel of Time series and The Towers of Midnight. He died on September 16, 2007 following a battle with cardiac amyloidosis. Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St. James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Jeanne Collins

Sèrie

Obres de Robert Jordan

The Eye of the World (1990) 19,604 exemplars
The Great Hunt (1990) 13,707 exemplars
The Dragon Reborn (1991) 12,747 exemplars
The Shadow Rising (1992) 11,736 exemplars
The Fires of Heaven (1993) 11,133 exemplars
Lord of Chaos (1994) 10,844 exemplars
A Crown of Swords (1996) 10,480 exemplars
The Path of Daggers (1998) 10,037 exemplars
Winter's Heart (2000) 9,745 exemplars
Crossroads of Twilight (2003) 9,358 exemplars
Knife of Dreams (2005) 8,395 exemplars
New Spring (2004) 6,486 exemplars
The Gathering Storm (2009) 5,949 exemplars
Towers of Midnight (2010) 5,020 exemplars
A Memory of Light (2013) 4,031 exemplars
From the Two Rivers (2002) 831 exemplars
To the Blight (1990) 594 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 4-6 (1997) 374 exemplars
The Hunt Begins (1990) 320 exemplars
The Wheel of Time (Boxed Set #3) (2002) 305 exemplars
Warrior of the Altaii (2019) 303 exemplars
Conan the Unconquered (1983) 302 exemplars
Conan the Invincible (1982) 300 exemplars
Conan The Destroyer (1984) 286 exemplars
The Conan Chronicles (1995) 285 exemplars
Conan the Defender (1982) 285 exemplars
New Threads in the Pattern (1990) 281 exemplars
Conan the Magnificent (1984) 268 exemplars
Conan the Triumphant (1983) 260 exemplars
Conan the Victorious (1984) 244 exemplars
The Further Chronicles of Conan (1999) 216 exemplars
The Road of Spears (1991) 191 exemplars
The Dragon Reborn (Book 1 of 2) (1991) 182 exemplars
New Spring: the Graphic Novel (2010) 154 exemplars
The Complete Wheel of Time (1855) 140 exemplars
The Shadow Rising (Book 1 of 2) (1992) 98 exemplars
The Shadow Rising (Book 1 of 3) (1998) 89 exemplars
The Shadow Rising (book 3 of 3) (1995) 88 exemplars
The Shadow Rising (Book 2 of 2) (1992) 86 exemplars
The Shadow Rising (Book 2 of 3) (1995) 84 exemplars
Lord of Chaos (Book 1 of 2) (1994) 78 exemplars
Lord of Chaos (Book 2 of 2) (1994) 75 exemplars
The Conan Chronicles II (1997) 74 exemplars
A Crown of Swords (Book 1 of 2) (1996) 72 exemplars
A Crown of Swords (Book 2 of 2) (2000) 66 exemplars
Knife of Dreams (Book 2 of 2) (2005) 59 exemplars
Knife of Dreams (Book 1 of 2) (2006) 59 exemplars
Cheyenne Raiders (1982) 54 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 1-11 (2010) 52 exemplars
Winter's Heart (Book 1 of 2) (1999) 51 exemplars
Winter's Heart (Book 2 of 2) (2002) 44 exemplars
Lord of Chaos (Book 1 of 4) (1996) 44 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 1-8 (2000) 44 exemplars
Lord of Chaos (Book 3 of 4) (1997) 43 exemplars
Lord of Chaos (Book 4 of 4) (1998) 42 exemplars
A Crown of Swords (Book 2 of 4) (1998) 40 exemplars
A Crown of Swords (Book 3 of 4) (1998) 40 exemplars
Lord of Chaos (Book 2 of 4) (1997) 40 exemplars
A Crown of Swords (Book 1 of 4) (1996) 39 exemplars
Winter's Heart (Book 3 of 3) (2001) 37 exemplars
Winter's Heart (Book 1 of 3) (2001) 37 exemplars
A Crown of Swords (Book 4 of 4) (1999) 36 exemplars
Winter's Heart (Book 2 of 3) (2001) 35 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 0-14 (1990) 29 exemplars
Lord of Chaos (Book 2 of 3) (2001) 27 exemplars
Lord of Chaos (Book 1 of 3) (2001) 25 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 1-10 (2011) 25 exemplars
Lord of Chaos (Book 3 of 3) (2001) 22 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 1-4 (1990) 16 exemplars
Earlier: Ravens (2002) 16 exemplars
A Memory of Light (Book 1 of 2) (2013) 10 exemplars
A Memory of Light (Book 2 of 2) (2013) 10 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 1-15 (2020) 9 exemplars
River of Souls 7 exemplars
New Spring [novella] (1998) 4 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 6-10 (2015) 4 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 1-12 (1999) 3 exemplars
Conan: King of Thieves (1984) 2 exemplars
Wheel of time Calendar: 2001 (2000) 2 exemplars
Poster Path of Daggers (2006) 1 exemplars
The New Adventures of Conan (1984) 1 exemplars
Ole Miss: A Photographic Essay (2013) 1 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 1-13 (2012) 1 exemplars
The Wheel of Time Books 0-13 (1990) 1 exemplars

Obres associades

Legends I: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy (1998) — Col·laborador — 1,865 exemplars
Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy (2013) — Col·laborador — 400 exemplars
Unfettered III: New Tales by Masters of Fantasy (2019) — Col·laborador — 105 exemplars
Visions of Wonder (1996) — Col·laborador — 89 exemplars

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Coneixement comú

Nom oficial
Rigney, James Oliver, Jr.
Altres noms
O'Neal, Reagan (pseudonym)
O'Reily, Jackson (pseudonym)
Data de naixement
1948-10-17
Data de defunció
2007-09-16
Lloc d'enterrament
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Lloc de defunció
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Causa de la mort
Cardiac amyloidosis
Llocs de residència
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Educació
The Citadel (BS ∙ Physics)
Professions
novelist
short-story writer
nuclear engineer (US Navy)
helicopter gunner (US Army ∙ Vietnam)
Organitzacions
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
United States Army
Premis i honors
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Vietnamese Gallantry Cross
South Carolina Academy of Authors Hall of Fame (2008)
Biografia breu
James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), better known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. He is best known for the Wheel of Time series (finished by Brandon Sanderson upon Jordan's death) which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel. He is one of several writers to have written original Conan the Barbarian novels; his are highly acclaimed to this day. Rigney also wrote historical fiction under his pseudonym Reagan O'Neal, a western as Jackson O'Reilly, and dance criticism as Chang Lung. Additionally, he ghostwrote an "international thriller" that is still believed to have been written by someone else.

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 oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and 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.

Jordan 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.[11] 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.

Membres

Converses

Wheel of Time TV Series (and books?) Discussion a The Green Dragon (octubre 2023)
Group Read : The Wheel of Time - The Eye of the World (Book 1) a 75 Books Challenge for 2013 (desembre 2013)
The Wheel of Time a FantasyFans (febrer 2010)
The Eye of the World a Someone explain it to me... (octubre 2008)

Ressenyes

A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW

Despite having read the entire series, this book sheds light on things I didn’t know about the world of Wheel of Time.

The parts must enjoyable—to me at least—are the background information provided on the Age of Legends, the Breaking of the World, and the time of Arthur Hawkwing.

I wouldn’t recommend reading this book before or during a first read-through of the series, as it contains spoilers. But obtaining a better understanding of the setting may increase the quality of a reread.

Definitely worth checking out for a fan.
… (més)
 
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Thulan | Hi ha 10 ressenyes més | Mar 4, 2024 |
My only criticism is that I wish we had more of an epilogue. I want a "One Year Later" and I want to see what happened with everyone. How are they moving on from the Last Battle and what are they making of life? But that's it. This series is so great.
 
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ardaiel | Hi ha 142 ressenyes més | Mar 4, 2024 |
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the others (so far). A whole lot of hurry up and wait do nothing.
 
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jazzbird61 | Hi ha 78 ressenyes més | Feb 29, 2024 |
 
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jazzbird61 | Hi ha 97 ressenyes més | Feb 29, 2024 |

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Estadístiques

Obres
189
També de
7
Membres
162,285
Popularitat
#36
Valoració
3.9
Ressenyes
1,949
ISBN
1,511
Llengües
22
Preferit
71

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