Robert Jordan
Writer
James Oliver Rigney, Jr, (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007) better known under the pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. He is best known for The Wheel of Time, which consists of 14 books and a prequel novel. Rigney also wrote historical fiction under his pseudonym Reagan O'Neal, a western as Jackson O'Reilly and dance criticism as Chang Lung. He also ghostwrote an "international thriller" that is still believed to have been written by someone else.
Personal facts
Alias (AKA) | Rigney James Oliver Jr. (birth name); O'Neal Reagan (pseudonym); O'Reilly Jackson (pseudonym) |
Birth date | October 17, 1948 |
Birth name | James Oliver Rigney Jr. |
Birth place | South Carolina , Charleston South Carolina , United States |
Date of death | September 16, 2007 |
Place of death | South Carolina , Charleston South Carolina , United States |