A Crown of Swords
- Published
- 15 May 1996
- Pages
- 771
- ISBN-13
- 9780765336460
- Type
- novel
About this book
A Crown of Swords (1996, 771 pages) is the seventh Wheel of Time novel, continuing Robert Jordan's slow-burn epic of prophecy paying off literally, political maneuvering, and the One Power's tightly ruled magic system -- part of the sprawling middle stretch fans are famously warned to stick with.
Key facts about A Crown of Swords
A Crown of Swords is a novel by Robert Jordan. Readers have had it since 15 May 1996. It runs to 771 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of A Crown of Swords. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780765336460 to find the main one.
A Crown of Swords is book 7 of 15 in The Wheel of Time series. The series has 15 published books. However, the series starts with The Eye of the World (1990). A Memory of Light is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 8 January 2013.
Additionally, Robert Jordan writes The Fallon Trilogy and Conan: The Robert Jordan Novels as separate series. Those series sit on our historical fiction, sword and sorcery and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Warrior of the Altaii is the latest published Robert Jordan book on file, from 2019.
About Robert Jordan
Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney Jr., a decorated Vietnam veteran — two tours as a U.S. Army helicopter gunner, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star with V for valor, among other honors — before he became one of epic fantasy's most influential writers. See every Robert Jordan book in order.
Its place in The Wheel of Time
A Crown of Swords is book 7 in the The Wheel of Time series. It follows Lord of Chaos. It is followed by The Path of Daggers. See the full The Wheel of Time reading order.
In the Third Age, the Wheel of Time turns and ages come and pass, but the Dragon is bound to be reborn to save the world — or break it. Robert Jordan's fourteen-volume epic follows Rand al'Thor, a sheepherder from the Two Rivers, as his quiet life is shattered by Trollocs, Aes Sedai, and the growing, terrifying suspicion that he is the prophesied Dragon Reborn, doomed to fight the Dark One at the Last Battle even if it means going mad and destroying everyone he loves. Around him, his childhood friends Mat Cauthon…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780356517063
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780765336460