로버트 조던

소개

제임스 올리버 리그니 주니어(영어: James Oliver Rigney Jr., 1948년 10월 17일 ~ 2007년 9월 16일)는 필명 로버트 조던(Robert Jordan)으로 잘 알려진 미국의 판타지 작가였다. 조던은 14권의 책과 프리퀄 소설로 구성된 《Wheel of Time》 시리즈로 잘 알려져 있다. 또한, 야만인 코난 소설을 저술한 몇 작가 중 한 사람으로, 오늘날 높이 평가받는다.

James Oliver Rigney Jr., known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. He is best known as the author of The Wheel of Time series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel. The series is among the highest-selling book series of all time, with 90 million copies sold. In his earlier career he became one of several writers to produce original Conan the Barbarian novels; his are considered by fans to be some of the best written by authors other than the character's creator, Robert E. Howard. Jordan was the most well-known of several pen names he used, adopting different monikers for different genres.