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Author Profile
| Robert Jordan
 Writing under the name Robert Jordan, James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (1948-2007) was the author of the phenomenally popular The Wheel of Time fantasy series. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he served two tours in Vietnam as an Army helicopter gunner, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses. After Vietnam, he attended The Citadel and received an undergraduate degree in physics. A nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy, he began writing in 1977. Jordan was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool and pipes. He amassed a huge collection of bladed weapons, which he studied closely in order to write realistic combat scenes. Jordan leaves behind his wife, Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor with Tor Books. Titles by This Author
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