A Crown Of Swords by Robert Jordan

A Crown Of Swords (Wheel of Time, #7)

by Robert Jordan

Now a major TV series on Prime Video

The seventh novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published.

The war for humanity's survival has begun.

Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, has escaped the snares of the White Tower and the first of the rebel Aes Sedai have sworn to follow him. Attacked by the servants of the Dark, threatened by the invading Seanchan, Rand rallies his forces and brings battle to bear upon Illian, stronghold of Sammael the Forsaken . . .

In the city of Ebou Dar, Elayne, Aviendha and Mat struggle to secure the ter'angreal that can break the Dark One's hold on the world's weather - and an ancient bane moves to oppose them. In the town of Salidar, Egwene al'Vere gathers an army to reclaim Tar Valon and reunite the Aes Sedai . . .

And in Shadar Logoth, city of darkness, a terrible power awakens . . .

'Epic in every sense' Sunday Times

'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times

'[The] huge ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre' George R. R. Martin

'A fantasy phenomenon' SFX

The Wheel of Time series:
Book 1: The Eye of the World
Book 2: The Great Hunt
Book 3: The Dragon Reborn
Book 4: The Shadow Rising
Book 5: The Fires of Heaven
Book 6: Lord of Chaos
Book 7: A Crown of Swords
Book 8: The Path of Daggers
Book 9: Winter's Heart
Book 10: Crossroads of Twilight
Book 11: Knife of Dreams
Book 12: The Gathering Storm
Book 13: Towers of Midnight
Book 14: A Memory of Light
Prequel: New Spring

Look out for the companion book: The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

Reviewed by Ben Pick on

2 of 5 stars

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Books 5-8 felt like pieces moving about a chessboard without much happening. There are a few standout exceptional scenes, among the otherwise long middle section.

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