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Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina. He taught himself to read when he was four with the incidental aid of a twelve-years-older brother, and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne by five. He is a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army; among his decorations are the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. A history buff, he has also written dance and theater criticism and enjoyed the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.
 
Jordan began writing in 1977 and went on to write The Wheel of Time books, one of the most important and best selling series in the history of fantasy publishing with over 14 million copies sold in North America, and countless more sold abroad. Jordan died on September 16, 2007, after a courageous battle with the rare blood disease amyloidosis.


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Team Jordan on "The Gathering Storm" (Wheel of Time Bk 12)


Harriet McDougal, Brandon Sanderson, Maria Simons and Alan Romanczuk talk about the process behind "The Gathering Storm," Book 12 of the beloved and international bestselling Wheel of Time® and the first of three books to conclude the magnificent series based on notes and materials left behind by the late great Robert Jordan. "The Gathering Storm" releases Oct. 27th, 2009.

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Interview with Harriet McDougal and Brandon Sanderson

Robert Jordan's widow and editor Harriet McDougal and bestselling author Brandon Sanderson get together and talk about how Harriet picked Brandon to complete the beloved Wheel of Time® series and how Brandon first saw the final notes and material left by Jordan. These notes and material have now become The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, and A Memory of Light.

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Robert Jordan fans celebrate The Wheel of Time



People from the Wheel of Time® community share stories of their first experiences with Robert Jordan’s legendary series. Interviewees include bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, who helped complete The Gathering Storm, Book 12 of the Wheel of Time, due out in stores this October 27th.

http://www.dragonmount.com
http://www.encyclopaedia-wot.org
http://www.tarvalon.net
http://www.theoryland.com
http://www.ageoflegends.net 
http://13depository.blogspot.com
http://tinyurl/wot-reread14 
http://wots.spiralent.com

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