Robert Jordan

Født i 1948

Fantasy

Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., best known for authoring The Wheel of Time fantasy series.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he served two tours in Vietnam as a helicopter gunner, earning multiple military honors.
Jordan studied physics at The Citadel and worked as a nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy before beginning his writing career in 1977.
A history enthusiast and Freemason, he described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian.
Jordan was diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis in 2006 and passed away on September 16, 2007.
His ashes were buried in Goose Creek, outside Charleston.

Bøker av Robert Jordan

Verdens øye

av Robert Jordan • 1990

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

4.19

500 000+

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

Verdens øye

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

av Robert Jordan 1990 800 sider

4.19

500 000+ vurderinger

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

Den store jakten

av Robert Jordan • 1990

A stolen horn. A prophesied youth must retrieve it before a dark god breaks the world.

4.27

300 000+

🐉 Reluctant Chosen One 🏺 Quest For Artifact 👑 Political Intrigue 🌑 Dark Prophecy ☠️ Dangerous Magic

Den store jakten

A stolen horn. A prophesied youth must retrieve it before a dark god breaks the world.

av Robert Jordan 1990 705 sider

4.27

300 000+ vurderinger

🐉 Reluctant Chosen One 🏺 Quest For Artifact 👑 Political Intrigue 🌑 Dark Prophecy ☠️ Dangerous Magic

Den gjenfødte dragen

av Robert Jordan • 1991

The Dragon Reborn must seize Callandor from the Stone of Tear before the Forsaken's trap closes.

4.28

300 000+

🧙‍♂️ Reluctant Chosen One 🔮 Tangled Prophecies 🐉 Ancient Evil ♀️ Female Mages 🏰 Impregnable Fortress

Den gjenfødte dragen

The Dragon Reborn must seize Callandor from the Stone of Tear before the Forsaken's trap closes.

av Robert Jordan 1991 624 sider

4.28

300 000+ vurderinger

🧙‍♂️ Reluctant Chosen One 🔮 Tangled Prophecies 🐉 Ancient Evil ♀️ Female Mages 🏰 Impregnable Fortress

The Shadow Rising

av Robert Jordan • 1992

To claim his army, he must unearth a secret his desert warriors have buried for millennia.

4.29

200 000+

👑 Chosen One Prophecy ⚔️ Reluctant Ruler 🖤 Tainted Magic 🗺️ Split Party Quests 🏘️ Small Town Siege

The Shadow Rising

To claim his army, he must unearth a secret his desert warriors have buried for millennia.

av Robert Jordan 1992 1007 sider

4.29

200 000+ vurderinger

👑 Chosen One Prophecy ⚔️ Reluctant Ruler 🖤 Tainted Magic 🗺️ Split Party Quests 🏘️ Small Town Siege

Himmelens flammer

av Robert Jordan • 1993

To reclaim a stolen kingdom, a prophesied champion leads desert warriors into an immortal's trap.

4.20

200 000+

🏹 Chosen One Prophecy 💔 Mentor Sacrifice 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy

Himmelens flammer

To reclaim a stolen kingdom, a prophesied champion leads desert warriors into an immortal's trap.

av Robert Jordan 1993 912 sider

4.20

200 000+ vurderinger

🏹 Chosen One Prophecy 💔 Mentor Sacrifice 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy

Lord of Chaos

av Robert Jordan • 1994

Aes Sedai imprison the Dragon Reborn; his wolf-guided friend races to save him across the plains.

4.20

100 000+

👑 Chosen One Epic 🏛️ High Fantasy Politics ⛓️ Captured Protagonist 🐺 Magical Rescue Mission 🖤 Dark Magic Academy

Lord of Chaos

Aes Sedai imprison the Dragon Reborn; his wolf-guided friend races to save him across the plains.

av Robert Jordan 1994 1011 sider

4.20

100 000+ vurderinger

👑 Chosen One Epic 🏛️ High Fantasy Politics ⛓️ Captured Protagonist 🐺 Magical Rescue Mission 🖤 Dark Magic Academy

En krone av sverd

av Robert Jordan • 1996

Scarred and paranoid, Rand al'Thor conquers Illian while his allies hunt a cure for a dying world.

4.07

100 000+

👑 Reluctant Ruler 💔 Traumatized Hero 🎲 Reluctant Hero 🏛️ Magic Politics 🏺 Dangerous Artifact Quest

En krone av sverd

Scarred and paranoid, Rand al'Thor conquers Illian while his allies hunt a cure for a dying world.

av Robert Jordan 1996 880 sider

4.07

100 000+ vurderinger

👑 Reluctant Ruler 💔 Traumatized Hero 🎲 Reluctant Hero 🏛️ Magic Politics 🏺 Dangerous Artifact Quest

Den kommende stormen

av Robert Jordan • 2009

To prepare for the Last Battle, the Dragon Reborn must first win the war inside himself.

4.44

100 000+

🤍 Redemption Arc 🌟 Chosen One 😈 Inner Demons 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🕸️ Secret Society

Den kommende stormen

To prepare for the Last Battle, the Dragon Reborn must first win the war inside himself.

av Robert Jordan 2009 824 sider

4.44

100 000+ vurderinger

🤍 Redemption Arc 🌟 Chosen One 😈 Inner Demons 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🕸️ Secret Society

Towers of Midnight

av Robert Jordan • 2010

Rand al'Thor will break the ancient seals imprisoning evil, and Egwene al'Vere must stop him.

4.48

100 000+

🔥 Epic Fantasy Finale ⚡ Hard Magic System 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🐺 Wolf Companion Bond 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Towers of Midnight

Rand al'Thor will break the ancient seals imprisoning evil, and Egwene al'Vere must stop him.

av Robert Jordan 2010 863 sider

4.48

100 000+ vurderinger

🔥 Epic Fantasy Finale ⚡ Hard Magic System 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🐺 Wolf Companion Bond 🏛️ Political Intrigue

A Memory of Light

av Robert Jordan • 2013

Reality crumbles, the Shadow advances, and the world's last hope is a man marked for death.

4.58

100 000+

🔮 Chosen One 🪄 Hard Magic System 🌑 Apocalyptic Fantasy 🕊️ Redemption Arc 🏴 Underground Resistance

A Memory of Light

Reality crumbles, the Shadow advances, and the world's last hope is a man marked for death.

av Robert Jordan 2013 912 sider

4.58

100 000+ vurderinger

🔮 Chosen One 🪄 Hard Magic System 🌑 Apocalyptic Fantasy 🕊️ Redemption Arc 🏴 Underground Resistance

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