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Robert Jordan

ロバート・ジョーダン　/　ろばーと・じょーだん

American military officer

October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007　・　Charleston, South Carolina, United States

South Carolina
military officer
writer
novelist

My Take

Robert Jordan, born James Oliver Rigney Jr., is one of those authors whose real life is almost as epic as his fiction. A decorated Vietnam veteran with the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star, he carried that hard-won understanding of conflict into The Wheel of Time, and you can feel it in the scale and weight of his battles. Selling ninety million copies across fourteen books is staggering, and his passing in 2007 before finishing the saga gives the whole story a bittersweet edge for me. I admire writers who build entire worlds with patience and conviction, and few committed to that scale as fully as he did.

Overview

James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. He is best known as the author of The Wheel of Time series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel. The series is among the highest-selling book series of all time, with 90 million copies sold.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Robert Jordan
Name (Japanese): ロバート・ジョーダン
Reading: ろばーと・じょーだん
Born: October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rat
Origin: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: military officer / writer / novelist / science fiction writer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
2005 Inkpot Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	The Wheel of Time	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3

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