Crown of Shadows
- 422
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Crown of Shadows” brings the “Coldfire Trilogy” to a dark close built on revenge, magic and old secrets finally laid open. Friedman keeps the bleak, adventurous tone of the earlier volumes to the last page. Some readers find it demanding going and think the whole story could have fitted into fewer books, yet see the ending as a strong one. It only works after the first two volumes.
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About the book
Crown of Shadows is a fantasy novel by American writer C.S. Friedman, first published in 1995 by DAW Books. It is the final book of the Coldfire Trilogy.
Reading order · Coldfire Trilogy
Full order & progress →- Black Sun RisingStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - When True Night Falls
7.97.9 / 10 - Crown of ShadowsThis book
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 76 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 34% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 76 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Crown of Shadows?
It has 422 pages — shorter than 70% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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