Robert Jordan Books in Order
This page collects all Robert Jordan books in order, with reading order guides, plot summaries, series backgrounds, and suggestions on where readers should start.
Last updated: December 26, 2025
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Publication Order
39 books
The Great Hunt, Volume One
by Robert Jordan
2024
Beginning the graphic adaptation of The Great Hunt, this volume launches Rand and his companions on the fabled Hunt for the Horn of Valere. When the Horn is stolen, they pursue its thieves while Rand wrestles with what it means to be the Dragon Reborn.
Alvah
by Robert Jordan
2020
Drawing on the surviving writings of Civil War veteran Alvah Jordan, this nonfiction narrative follows one soldier’s march through battle and recovery. A modern descendant pieces together letters and records into a portrait of a nineteenth‑century life shaped by war and stubborn endurance.
Warrior of the Altaii
by Robert Jordan
2019
On a dying plain where the water holes are failing and monsters prowl, Wulfgar leads the horse‑riding Altaii against rival warlords and scheming twin queens. Prophecies, strange visitors, and dangerous magic force him to decide what future his scattered people can still claim.
The Wheel of Time Companion
by Robert Jordan
2015
This massive reference volume gathers biographies, timelines, maps, and glossary entries for thousands of people, places, and terms from The Wheel of Time. Compiled by Jordan’s closest collaborators, it’s designed as an encyclopedia for deep dives and post‑series rereads.
The Eye of the World, Volume 6
by Robert Jordan
2015
The final Eye of the World graphic volume reunites the Emond’s Fielders and takes them through the haunted Ways to the Green Man’s realm. There they face two of the Forsaken and a first, shattering glimpse of the larger battle tied to the Dragon Reborn.
The Eye of the World, Volume 5
by Robert Jordan
2014
Near Caemlyn, Lan, Moiraine, and Nynaeve rescue Perrin and Egwene from the Whitecloaks while Rand and Mat dodge Darkfriends and royal guards. This volume brings the threads together in the Andoran capital, setting the stage for the leap into the wider war against the Shadow.
The Eye of the World, Volume 4
by Robert Jordan
2013
As the separated companions struggle toward Caemlyn, Perrin and Egwene travel with Elyas and his wolf pack, wrestling with strange new abilities. Rand and Mat pose as gleemen to earn their keep, while Moiraine and Nynaeve race to find and reunite the scattered group.
The Eye of the World, Volume 3
by Robert Jordan
2013
Volume Three covers the party’s flight into the ruined city of Shadar Logoth and the disaster that follows. Split into separate groups, Rand and Mat take ship downriver while Perrin and Egwene cross the countryside alongside a mysterious man who runs with wolves.
The Eye of the World, Volume 2
by Robert Jordan
2012
In this installment of the graphic adaptation, the travelers seek refuge in Baerlon and learn just how far the Shadow’s reach extends. Rand’s nightmares darken, Egwene begins Aes Sedai training, and the group heads toward new dangers beyond the city walls.
A Memory of Light
by Brandon Sanderson
2012
The final Wheel of Time novel hurls every nation and faction into the Last Battle. As armies fight on shattered fronts and heroes fall, Rand al’Thor enters Shayol Ghul itself to face the Dark One and decide what kind of world will survive.
The Eye of the World, Volume 1
by Robert Jordan
2011
This first graphic‑novel volume introduces Rand, Mat, and Perrin in the village of Emond’s Field and follows their flight with Moiraine, Lan, and Egwene. Trolloc attacks, ominous dreams, and a desperate dash for Baerlon launch the classic story in full color.
New Spring
by Robert Jordan
2011
Set twenty years before The Eye of the World, this prequel shows how Moiraine and Siuan discover a prophecy of the Dragon’s rebirth during the chaos of the Aiel War, and how Moiraine first meets and bonds the warder Lan.
Towers of Midnight
by Brandon Sanderson
2010
Perrin wrestles with leadership, wolf‑dreams, and judgment from the Children of the Light, even as Trollocs mass in the shadows. Mat bargains with queens and monsters on a mad quest to rescue Moiraine, and Egwene confronts a hidden Forsaken inside the White Tower itself.
The Gathering Storm
by Robert Jordan
2009
With the Last Battle looming, Rand tries to hammer fractious nations into an alliance even as his own grip on sanity frays. In the White Tower, captive Amyrlin Egwene works from within to expose the Black Ajah and heal a bitter schism.
Knife of Dreams
by Robert Jordan
2005
Prophecies tighten and long‑running plots finally snap. Perrin risks everything to free Faile from the Shaido, Mat drags the Seanchan heir Tuon across a fracturing continent, and Egwene turns her captivity in the White Tower into a slow, subversive attack on Elaida’s rule.
New Spring
by Robert Jordan
2004
Set years before The Eye of the World, this prequel follows Moiraine and Siuan as newly raised Aes Sedai who discover a prophecy of the Dragon Reborn. As kingdoms reel from the Aiel War, Moiraine crosses paths with a young borderland lord named Lan Mandragoran.
Crossroads of Twilight
by Robert Jordan
2003
As the world reels from Rand’s cleansing of saidin, Perrin’s hunt for his kidnapped wife pushes him toward an uneasy bargain with the Seanchan. Mat flees their empire with Tuon in tow, while Elayne and Egwene fight separate political battles for crowns and towers.
Winter's Heart
by Robert Jordan
2000
Rand plots a desperate strike at the taint on saidin, gathering allies for a feat Aes Sedai call impossible. Perrin pursues the Shaido who took Faile, while Mat schemes to escape occupied Ebou Dar and the enigmatic Daughter of the Nine Moons.
The Path of Daggers
by Robert Jordan
1998
Rand marches against the invading Seanchan and learns how dangerous his own power can be when a battle goes disastrously wrong. Elayne and Nynaeve race home after using the Bowl of the Winds to mend the climate, while Perrin and Egwene shoulder new, uncomfortable commands.
The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time
by Robert Jordan
1997
An illustrated companion to The Wheel of Time, this guide digs into the series’ history, nations, cultures, and legends. Maps, character sketches, and in‑world essays expand on events only hinted at in the novels and help orient rereaders to Jordan’s sprawling world.
A Crown of Swords
by Robert Jordan
1996
Rand al’Thor struggles to hold Cairhien and Illian while preparing a risky strike at the Forsaken Sammael. Elsewhere, Egwene tightens her grip on the rebel Aes Sedai and Elayne and Nynaeve hunt a fabled weather‑working ter’angreal in Ebou Dar.
The Conan Chronicles
by Robert Jordan
1995
This omnibus collects Conan the Invincible, Conan The Defender, and Conan the Unconquered in one volume, showcasing Jordan’s early sword‑and‑sorcery work. It follows Conan through palace coups, sorcerous strongholds, and brutal wars as he carves a bloody path across the Hyborian Age.
Lord of Chaos
by Robert Jordan
1994
Rand tries to tame the new Black Tower of male channelers and balance uneasy truces with multiple Aes Sedai factions. Far away, Egwene is raised as Amyrlin to the rebel Tower, and plots and counter‑plots tighten around both of them as the Shadow presses closer.
The Fires of Heaven
by Robert Jordan
1993
Rand leads the Aiel out of the Waste toward war, trying to unite clans even as the Shaido and hidden Forsaken move against him. Nynaeve and Elayne hunt the Black Ajah through dangerous cities and dream‑haunted nights.
The Shadow Rising
by Robert Jordan
1992
Fresh from claiming Callandor, Rand journeys to the Aiel Waste to confront prophecy and claim a new people. Perrin races home to defend the Two Rivers, while Nynaeve and Elayne chase the Black Ajah into a crumbling coastal nation.
The Dragon Reborn
by Robert Jordan
1991
Declared the Dragon Reborn, Rand slips away toward Tear to seize the crystal sword Callandor and prove the prophecies true. Behind him, Moiraine, Perrin, Mat, and the women of the Tower scramble to stop Darkfriends and the Black Ajah.
The Great Hunt
by Robert Jordan
1990
After the legendary Horn of Valere is stolen, Rand joins Shienaran soldiers on a breakneck chase to reclaim it before the Shadow can. In Tar Valon, Egwene and Nynaeve begin Aes Sedai training just as a strange seaborne empire lands with enslaved channelers.
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
1990
In the isolated Two Rivers, a mysterious Aes Sedai arrives just as Trollocs descend on the village. Rand, Mat, and Perrin flee with her and their friends, discovering a wider world of Aes Sedai politics, ruined cities, and prophecies none of them are ready for.
Conan the Victorious
by Robert Jordan
1984
Fleeing false accusations, Conan journeys east to Vendhya in search of an antidote to a mysterious poison. Court intrigue, a seductive noblewoman, and demon‑guarded royal tombs all stand between him and survival as rival wizards gamble with forces they can’t control.
Conan the Magnificent
by Robert Jordan
1984
Hired to hunt a legendary dragon in the Kezankian Mountains, Conan finds himself trapped between Brythunian villagers, Zamoran soldiers, and a priest who serves the beast as a god. The quest for three enchanted rubies becomes a race to stop a fiery catastrophe.
Conan the Destroyer
by Robert Jordan
1984
Summoned to Shadizar, Conan is promised the return of his lost love if he escorts a princess on a quest for a magical gem and a god’s horn. Betrayals, monstrous guardians, and an awakened deity turn the bargain into a fight for his soul.
Conan the Unconquered
by Robert Jordan
1983
An ambitious sorcerer seeking to raise an army of undead draws Conan into a web of assassins, cursed jewels, and chaos‑warped magic. Battling across deserts and besieged cities, the Cimmerian has to stop a catastrophe that could unmake the border between life and death.
Conan the Triumphant
by Robert Jordan
1983
Leading a free company into the Ophirean capital, Conan is hired by the alluring Lady Synelle, unaware she serves a forgotten demon‑god. As factions vie for the throne, he has to outfight rival mercenaries, thieves, and a death cult determined to wake something best left buried.
The Fallon Legacy
by Robert Jordan
1982
Decades later, an aging Robert Fallon wages political war back east while his son James rides into Mexican Texas to build a ranching empire. Old family grudges, Comanche raids, and rising tensions with Mexico push the Fallons toward the fires that will create the Republic of Texas.
Conan the Invincible
by Robert Jordan
1982
Young Conan takes what seems like a simple burglary job in Zamora and ends up caught between a renegade necromancer and a cabal of rival sorcerers. To survive he must raid a king’s palace, escape a demon‑haunted fortress, and keep a promise to a slave girl.
Conan The Defender
by Robert Jordan
1982
In decadent Nemedia, Conan stumbles into a conspiracy to overthrow the king and a magical sword that drives men mad. Hunted by rebels, sorcerers, and city guards alike, he raises a company of mercenaries and storms the royal palace to settle scores.
Cheyenne Raiders
by Robert Jordan
1982
Yale‑educated Thomas McCabe joins the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is sent to live among the Cheyenne. After saving a young warrior’s life he’s grudgingly accepted—until his love for Night Bird Woman forces him to choose between his own people and the tribe he’s come to respect.
The Fallon Pride
by Robert Jordan
1981
Michael’s son Robert Fallon captains a privateer as the War of 1812 erupts. Torn between a woman he shouldn’t love and the call of battle, he fights from the Carolina coast to New Orleans while Britain tries once more to bring America to heel.
The Fallon Blood
by Robert Jordan
1980
An Irish tenant driven from his land, Michael Fallon arrives in colonial Charleston as an indentured servant and quickly finds trouble. His forbidden love for a merchant’s daughter pulls him into smuggling, duels, and the first violent stirrings of the American Revolution.
Where should I start?
If you want to follow the core saga: The Eye of the World → The Great Hunt → The Dragon Reborn.
If you like prequels and origin stories: New Spring → The Eye of the World → The Great Hunt.
If you’ve seen the TV series and want to catch up: The Eye of the World → The Great Hunt → The Shadow Rising → The Fires of Heaven.
If you prefer sweeping historical fiction: The Fallon Blood → The Fallon Pride → The Fallon Legacy.
If you’re here for pulpy adventure and monsters: Conan the Invincible → Conan The Defender → Conan the Unconquered → Conan the Triumphant.
Author bio
Robert Jordan grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, where books were as common as humidity. He taught himself to read at four and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne long before most kids his age had finished picture books.
Early on he fell for history and adventure stories—anything with ships, soldiers, or far‑off places. That mix of curiosity and precision would later shape the way he built armies, economies, and weather patterns into his invented worlds.
In 1968 he joined the U.S. Army and served two tours in Vietnam as a helicopter gunner. He came home with decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star, and with a lived sense of fear, boredom, and gallows humor among soldiers that quietly informs his battle scenes.
After the war he went back to school and started over.
Jordan studied physics at The Citadel, graduating in 1974, and then worked as a nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy in Charleston. He kept reading widely—history, theology, classic adventure fiction—and began to think seriously about writing his own novels. A local bookseller introduced him to editor Harriet McDougal; she bought his work, edited it, and in 1981 married him.
His first published novel was The Fallon Blood, a historical saga about an Irish immigrant caught up in the American Revolution, released under the pen name Reagan O’Neal. He followed it with more Fallon books and the western Cheyenne Raiders as Jackson O’Reilly. Under the name Robert Jordan he wrote a string of Conan the Barbarian novels, learning how to pace action, handle big casts, and make invented cultures feel lived in.
The Eye of the World, published in 1990, changed everything. It launched The Wheel of Time, a long, layered epic about prophecy, power, and the turning of ages in a world where time is a great wheel and lives are threads in a vast pattern. Across fourteen main volumes and a prequel, the story follows Rand al’Thor and friends from a small village into a struggle that spans continents and Ages.
Behind the scenes, Jordan kept thousands of pages of notes on languages, clothing, calendars, minor characters, and politics. The sheer density of that work helped the series sell tens of millions of copies around the world and eventually led to companion books, games, and a television adaptation. Readers come for the magic and prophecies and stay for the stubborn Two Rivers farmers, the Aes Sedai’s tangled politics, the Seanchan’s rigid empire, and the way ordinary people keep choosing duty over comfort.
Away from the desk he was a history buff and outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting. In 2006 he told fans he had been diagnosed with primary cardiac amyloidosis, a rare blood disease, and wrote frankly about his treatment. He died in Charleston on September 16, 2007, leaving detailed notes that Brandon Sanderson later used to finish the final three Wheel of Time novels, ensuring that the story—and Jordan’s world—could reach its planned end.
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