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 Biography: Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina, where he now lives with his wife, Harriet, in a house built in 1797. 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, the Bronze Star with "V", and two Vietnamese Crosses of Gallantry. A history buff, he has also written dance and theater criticism. He enjoys the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting. He has been writing since 1977 and intends to continue until they nail shut his coffin. |
Fantasy Novels By Robert Jordan:
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Author: Robert Jordan (3) |
Series: The Wheel of Time |
Style: High Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312850093 |
Published By: Tor Books 1990) |
# of Pages: 670 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: Set in a world where two kinds of magic exist, one female and the other male, the Wheel of Time series features as its hero Rand, who begins the first volume as a simple shepherd. A visitor soon sends Rand on an epic journey to unite the people of his planet against the Dark One, who threatens vast destruction. Rand's quest takes him through a dazzling array of meticulously detailed alien cultures and such unforgettable characters as the mysterious and lovely Egwene, the sorceress Moiraine, and Moiraine's companion, Lan. |
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Author: Robert Jordan (3) |
Series: The Wheel of Time |
Style: High Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312851405 |
Published By: Tor Books 1990) |
# of Pages: 600 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: After centuries of searching for the Horn of Valere which possesses the power to raise past heroes from the dead, it is finally found and then stolen.
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Author: Robert Jordan (3) |
Series: The Wheel of Time |
Style: High Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312852487 |
Published By: Tor Books 1991) |
# of Pages: 595 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Rand al'Thor is the Dragon Reborn--able to touch the One Power, but unable to control it. Rand knows only that he must face the Dark One in a battle to the death. Ahead of him lies the greatest test. |
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Author: Robert Jordan (3) |
Series: The Wheel of Time |
Style: High Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312854315 |
Published By: Tor Books 1992) |
# of Pages: 701 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: As the Shadow rises to cover humankind, Min sees warnings of impending doom in Tar Valon, the Whitecloaks pursue a man with golden eyes, and the Lord Dragon plots his next move. |
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Author: Robert Jordan (3) |
Series: The Wheel of Time |
Style: High Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312854277 |
Published By: Tor Books 1993) |
# of Pages: 702 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: In the sequel to The Shadow Rising, Rand, The Dragon Reborn, defends himself against the many Aiel who reject him and ignites the purging fires of prophesy. |
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Author: Robert Jordan (3) |
Series: The Wheel of Time |
Style: High Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312854285 |
Published By: Tor Books 1994) |
# of Pages: 716 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: Struggling to unite his nations for the battle that would release the Dark One into their world, Rand al'Thor is unaware of the White Tower leader's plans to silence his efforts. |
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Author: Robert Jordan (3) |
Series: The Wheel of Time |
Style: High Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312857675 |
Published By: Tor Books 1996) |
# of Pages: 720 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: In the sequel to Lord of Chaos, Elayne, Aviendha, and Mat work to restore the world's natural weather, while Egwene gathers a group of female channelers and Rand confronts the dread Forsaken Sammael. |
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Author: Robert Jordan (3) |
Series: The Wheel of Time |
Style: High Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312857691 |
Published By: Tor Books 1998) |
# of Pages: 604 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: The eighth book in the "New York Times" bestselling "Wheel of Time" series, called by the "Chicago Sun-Times": "a fantasy tale seldom equaled and still more seldom surpassed in English". With the Seanchan invasion in possession of Ebou Dar, Nynaeve, Elayne, and Aviendha head for Caemlyn and Elayne's rightful throne, but discover an enemy worse that the Seanchan.
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Author: Robert Jordan (3) |
Series: The Wheel of Time |
Style: High Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312864256 |
Published By: Tor Books 2000) |
# of Pages: 625 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: Millions of Robert Jordan fans will rejoice at the release of the ninth book in the phenomenally bestselling series The Wheel of Time. The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller The Path of Daggers that swept the nation like a firestorm, Winter's Heart continues the remarkable tale that is mesmerizing an entire generation of readers.
Rand, with Min, is on the run, and Cadsuane, in Carhien, is trying to figure out where he is headed. His destination is, in fact, one she never considered. Mazrim Taim, leader of the Black Tower, is revealed to be a liar. But what is he up to? Faile, with her companions Bain and Chiad (the Aiel Maidens), and Queen Alliandre and Morgase, is prisoner of Sevanna's sept. Perrin is hunting desperately for Faile. With Elyas Machera, Berelain, the Prophet, and a very mixed "army" of disparate forces, he is moving through country rife with bandits and roving Seanchan . . . and in the wolfdream the man called Slayer seems to be hunting Perrin. In addition, the Forsaken are ever more present. In Ebou Dar, the Seanchan princess known as Daughter of the Nine Moons arrives - and Mat, who has been recuperating in the Tarasin Palace, is introduced to her. Will the marriage that has been foretold come about? There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the wheel of time. But it is a beginning . . .
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Author: Robert Jordan (3) |
Series: The Wheel of Time |
Style: High Fantasy |
ISBN: 0312864590 |
Published By: Tor Books 2003) |
# of Pages: 672 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: Fleeing from Ebou Dar with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons, whom he is fated to marry, Mat Cauthon learns that he can neither keep her nor let her go, not in safety for either of them, for both the Shadow and the might of the Seanchan Empire are in deadly pursuit.Perrin Aybara seeks to free his wife, Faile, a captive of the Shaido, but his only hope may be an alliance with the enemy. Can he remain true to his friend Rand and to himself? For his love of Faile, Perrin is willing to sell his soul.At Tar Valon, Egwene al'Vere, the young Amyrlin of the rebel Aes Sedai, lays siege to the heart of Aes Sedai power, but she must win quickly, with as little bloodshed as possible, for unless the Aes Sedai are reunited, only the male Asha'man will remain to defend the world against the Dark One, and nothing can hold the Asha'man themselves back from total power except the Aes Sedai and a unified White Tower.In Andor, Elayne Trakland fights for the Lion Throne that is hers by right, but enemies and Darkfriends surround her, plotting her destruction. If she fails, Andor may fall to the Shadow, and the Dragon Reborn with it.Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn himself, has cleansed the Dark One's taint from the male half of the True Source, and everything has changed. Yet nothing has, for only men who can channel believe that saidin is clean again, and a man who can channel is still hated and feared-even one prophesied to save the world. Now, Rand must gamble again, with himself at stake, and he cannot be sure which of his allies are really enemies. |
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