ROBERT JORDAN (1948-2007) is best known for his internationally bestselling epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time®, which has sold over 100 million copies worldwide and is currently being adapted for the screen. A native of Charleston, Jordan graduated from The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army and received multiple decorations for his service.

HARRIET MCDOUGAL is the former VP, Editorial Director of Tor Publishing Group, and was Robert Jordan's wife and editor. She selected Brandon Sanderson to complete The Wheel of Time® series after Jordan's untimely death, and was his editor as well. She is the main editor behind Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time Companion.

ALAN ROMANCZUK, with Maria Simons, has been part of Robert Jordan and Harriet McDougal's editorial assistant team for a combined 18 years, and Harriet's for 14. They worked with Brandon Sanderson to complete the last three volumes of the Wheel of Time (TM) series: The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, and A Memory of Light. Romanczuk is also a contributor to The Wheel of Time Companion.

MARIA SIMONS, with Alan Romanczuk, has been part of Robert Jordan and Harriet McDougal's editorial assistant team for a combined 18 years, and Harriet's for 14. They worked with Brandon Sanderson to complete the last three volumes of the Wheel of Time (TM) series: The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, and A Memory of Light. Simons is also a contributor to The Wheel of Time Companion.