He described himself as a 'High Church' Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week. He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. 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. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner.

Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He also wrote under the names Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly. 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. Darren Lemke will also executive produce, with Jordan’s widow Harriet McDougal serving as consulting producer.Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Judkins previously worked on shows such as ABC’s “Agents of SHIELD,” the Netflix series “Hemlock Grove,” and the NBC series “Chuck.” Red Eagle partners Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon will executive produce along with Radar’s Ted Field and Mike Weber. Rafe Judkins is attached to write and executive produce. TV series update: 'Sony will produce along with Red Eagle Entertainment and Radar Pictures. Morgase of Caemlyn finds a most unexpected, and quite unwelcome, ally.And south lies Illian, where Sammael holds sway. In Emond's Field, Perrin Goldeneyes, Lord of the Two Rivers, feels the pull of ta'veren to ta'veren and prepares to march. In Salidar the White Tower in exile prepares an embassy to Caemlyn, where Rand Al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, holds the throne-and where an unexpected visitor may change the world.

On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the Myrddraal swords are forged, and the sky is not the sky of this world What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend.

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