Robert Jordan
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James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), better known by his pen name Robert Jordan,[1] was an American author of epic fantasy. He is known best for his series The Wheel of Time (finished by Brandon Sanderson after 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 considered by fans to be some of the best of the non-Robert E. Howard efforts.[2] Jordan also published historical fiction using the pseudonym Reagan O'Neal, a western as Jackson O'Reilly, and dance criticism as Chang Lung. Jordan claimed to have ghostwritten an "international thriller" that is still believed to have been written by someone else.[3]
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Born | James Oliver Rigney Jr. (1948-10-17)October 17, 1948 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | September 16, 2007(2007-09-16) (aged 58) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Occupation | Novelist |
Education | The Citadel (BS) |
Genre | Fantasy |
Notable works | The Wheel of Time |
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