Saturday, 31 December 2016

The Wheel of Time (Wheel of Time, #1-8) By Robert Jordan

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Title:The Wheel of Time (Wheel of Time, #1-8)
Author:Robert Jordan
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ISBN:0312875045

Robert Jordan s bestselling Wheel of Time epic is one of the most popular fantasy series of all time for a reason Jordan s world is rich and complex, and he s assembled an endearing, involving core of characters while mapping out an ambitious and engaging story arc.

The Age of Prophecy is a time of magic and peril, when everything hangs in the balance and one man, Rand Al

Robert Jordan s bestselling Wheel of Time epic is one of the most popular fantasy series of all time for a reason Jordan s world is rich and complex, and he s assembled an endearing, involving core of characters while mapping out an ambitious and engaging story arc.

The Age of Prophecy is a time of magic and peril, when everything hangs in the balance and one man, Rand Al Thor, may hold the key to time s wheel Rand is the Dragon Reborn, the living embodiment of prophecy The Wheel of Time series tells his story, a fantastic adventure and a journey of discovery beyond compare

This exciting gift set includes the first eight books of the Wheel of Time series The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, The Fires of Heaven, Lord of Chaos, A Crown of Swords, and The Path of Daggers.


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Librarian Note There is than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series He also wrote under the names Reagan O Neal and Jackson O Reilly.Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina He served two tours in Vietnam from 1968 to Librarian Note There is than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series He also wrote under the names Reagan O Neal and Jackson O Reilly.Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina He served two tours in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970 with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner He was awarded 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 After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer He began writing in 1977 He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting He described himself as a High Church Episcopalian and received communion than once a week He lived with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor currently with Tor Books she was also Jordan s editor in a house built in 1797 Responding to queries on the similarity of some of the concepts in his Wheel of Time books with Freemasonry concepts, Jordan admitted that he was a Freemason However, like his father and grandfather, he preferred not to advertise, possibly because of the negative propaganda against Freemasonry In his own words, no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement that he had been diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and that with treatment, his median life expectancy was four years, though he said he intended to beat the statistics He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intended to have a long and fully creative life.He began chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in early April 2006 Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.Jordan died at approximately 2 45 p.m EDT on September 16, 2007, and a funeral service was held for him on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston



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Robert Jordan s bestselling Wheel of Time epic is one of the most popular fantasy series of all time for a reason Jordan s world is rich and complex,
The Wheel of Time (Wheel of Time, #1-8)
Robert Jordan

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