Robert died on 16th March 2007 after battling with a rare blood disease known as cardiac amyloidosis. His past time activities were fishing, sailing, hunting, playing poker, chess and pool. Jordan lived with his wife Harriet McDougal who was his editor and continues to work as an editor. He went on to work as a nuclear engineer in the United States Navy. After the war he enrolled into the Military College of South Carolina and was awarded a Bachelors Degree in Physics and Mathematics. He served in the Vietnam War and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses and the Bronze Star. Robert Jordan started out in a military career where he served as a helicopter gunner in the US Army for almost two years. To describe him as a good writer would be an injustice to a writer who was and still remains a legend in the fantasy genre of writing. Not surprisingly he wanted to become a writer when he grew up.

Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Jordan was taught how to read at the tender age of five by his elder brother. His real name was James Oliver Rigney, Jr. However, Robert Jordan was just one of the pseudonyms that the author used. New Spring is a prequel to the Wheel of Time series.īorn on 17th October 1948, Robert Jordan was a great author and wrote the highly acclaimed fantasy series ”The Wheel of Time” that went on to become a bestseller. The Wheel of Time (Complete Series) (With: Brandon Sanderson) Towers of Midnight (With: Brandon Sanderson)Ī Memory of Light (With: Brandon Sanderson) That’s why some fans argue that you can skip the prequel, New Spring, but if you do wish to read it, it’s best to read it in order (as #11 in the sequence).The Gathering Storm (With: Brandon Sanderson) If you read the prequel as the first book in the series, you may not understand some of the events in their proper context. The best way to read the Wheel of Time books is in the order listed here (starting with The Eye of the World and ending with A Memory of Light). What Order Should You Read The Wheel of Time? When it’s all done, Rand is believed dead, but his friends know that he survived in another body, riding off in secret, albeit no longer able to channel the One Power.

It all finally comes down to an epic duel between Rand and the Dark One, as Rand must harness all of his powers to defeat evil for the sake of humanity.

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