Jordan Robert (EN)
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Джордан Роберт
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Язык страницы автора: Английский
Дата рождения:
17 October 1948
Место рождения:
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Дата смерти:
16 September 2007
Место смерти:
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
ID автора:
32618
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James Oliver Rigney, Jr. 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, 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.
Personal life
He 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. 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.
Illness and death
On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement that he had been diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and that with treatment, his median life expectancy was four years, though he said he intended to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and announce that he intended to have a long and fully creative life.
He began chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in early April 2006. Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.
Jordan died at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT on September 16, 2007, and his funeral service was held on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St. James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston, South Carolina.
Написанные книги
| Заголовок | Оценка | Добавлена | Жанры | Серии | Язык | Издана | Написана | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Crown of Swords |
9.50 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:14 | Фэнтези | 198 | The Wheel of time #0007 | EN | ||
A Memory of Light |
9.00 (1) | 0 | 3 ноября 2015 09:49 | Фэнтези | 259 | The Wheel of time | EN | 2013 | |
Crossroads of Twilight |
9.50 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:14 | Фэнтези | 183 | The Wheel of time #0010 | EN | ||
Knife of Dreams |
10.0 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:14 | Фэнтези | 220 | The Wheel of time #0011 | EN | 2005 | |
Lord of Chaos |
9.50 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:14 | Фэнтези | 270 | The Wheel of time #0006 | EN | ||
The Dragon Reborn |
9.50 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:13 | Фэнтези | 165 | The Wheel of time #0003 | EN | ||
The Eye of the World |
10.0 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:13 | Фэнтези | 202 | The Wheel of time #0001 | EN | ||
The Fires of Heaven |
10.0 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:14 | Фэнтези | 234 | The Wheel of time #0005 | EN | ||
The Gathering Storm |
10.0 (2) | 0 | 28 октября 2010 08:59 | Фэнтези | 219 | The Wheel of time #0012 | EN | 2009 | |
The Great Hunt |
10.0 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:13 | Фэнтези | 176 | The Wheel of time #0002 | EN | ||
The Path of Daggers |
9.50 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:14 | Фэнтези | 154 | The Wheel of time #0008 | EN | ||
The Shadow Rising |
9.50 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:14 | Фэнтези | 263 | The Wheel of time #0004 | EN | ||
Towers of midnight |
10.0 (2) | 1 | 3 ноября 2015 09:47 | Фэнтези | 246 | Wheel of Time #0013, The Wheel of time | EN | ||
Winter's Heart |
10.0 (2) | 0 | 2 декабря 2010 08:14 | Фэнтези | 163 | The Wheel of time #0009 | EN |