Author

Books by Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney Jr. (1948–2007), an American novelist who served as a Vietnam War veteran before turning to writing. He published the first Wheel of Time book in 1990 and spent the next seventeen years producing twelve volumes before his death from cardiac amyloidosis. Brandon Sanderson completed the series from Jordan's notes, outlines, and completed scenes, publishing the final three volumes between 2009 and 2013. Jordan is credited with defining and popularizing modern epic fantasy alongside George R.R. Martin.