A Crown of Swords
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Our view
“A Crown of Swords”, seventh of the fifteen Wheel of Time books, splits readers. Some feel the pace slacken as Jordan gives more room to exposition and description, and date the series’ long middle from here; others count it among the better volumes, with Rand, Mat and Perrin all given room and Mat’s chapters genuinely funny. Some readers also object to the way the books write women. Only for those well into the series.
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About the book
A Crown of Swords is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the seventh book of The Wheel of Time. It was published by Tor Books and released on May 15, 1996. A Crown of Swords consists of a prologue and 41 chapters.
Reading order · The Wheel of Time
Full order & progress →- The Eye of the WorldStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - The Great Hunt
8.38.3 / 10 - The Dragon Reborn
8.38.3 / 10 - The Shadow Rising
8.48.4 / 10 - The Fires of Heaven
8.28.2 / 10 - Lord of Chaos
8.18.1 / 10 - A Crown of SwordsThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - The Path of Daggers
7.57.5 / 10 - Winter's Heart
7.77.7 / 10 - Crossroads of Twilight
7.17.1 / 10 - New Spring
8.08.0 / 10 - Knife of Dreams
8.28.2 / 10 - The Gathering Storm
8.78.7 / 10 - Towers of Midnight
8.78.7 / 10 - A Memory of Light
9.09.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 1,037 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 88% of the weight and the score stays at 7.8 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 1K | 100% |
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