
Jordan was born in Charleston, SC, and served two tours in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970 with the United States Army, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses. After Vietnam he attended The Citadel and received an undergraduate degree in physics.
In 2006, Jordan was diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and subsequently died on September 16, 2007.
Works by Robert Jordan:
- The Wheel of Time
- Conan the Barbarian
- Cheyenne Raiders
- The Fallon Saga