Epic in every sense ? Sunday TimesA fantasy phenomenon ? SFXWith the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal ? New York Times Biografía del autor Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston. He was a graduate of the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics, and served two tours in Vietnam. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool and pipe collecting. He died in September 2007.