The Wheel of Time · Book 7
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.
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