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A Crown of Swords (Wheel of Time) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Robert Jordan (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 896 pages
  • Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates; Reprint edition (Nov 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0812550285
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812550283
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 328,391 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Robert Jordan has created a rich and intricate tapestry of characters in his Wheel of Time series. In this seventh volume, Rand al'Thor--the Dragon Reborn--draws ever closer to the Last Battle as a stifling heat grips the world. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A CROWN OF SWORDS is Book Seven of THE WHEEL OF TIME, Robert Jordan’s international best-selling epic fantasy series.

Praise for Robert Jordan

‘With THE WHEEL OF TIME, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal’ THE NEW YORK TIMES

‘A powerful vision of good and evil’ ORSON SCOTT CARD

‘Epic in every sense’ THE TIMES

‘A great read … the volumes only get richer as they go along’ LOCUS

‘Well written adventure on the grand scale’ ANNE MCCAFFREY

‘Glowing with true magic’ FRED SABERHAGEN

The Wheel of Time series: THE EYE OF THE WORLD, THE GREAT HUNT, THE DRAGON REBORN, THE SHADOW RISING, THE FIRES OF HEAVEN, LORD OF CHAOS, A CROWN OF SWORDS, THE PATH OF DAGGERS, WINTER’S HEART --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Continually excellent!, 7 Aug 2001
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This review is from: A Crown of Swords (Wheel of Time) (Paperback)
...This book, in my opinion, mantains Jordans high standards and is an improvement on the last book. Once more the pace is slow and you need to be prepared for this. It won't suit all people no matter how detailed a world he is building up this way. Personally I love this. It makes a marvellous contrast to other books such as the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson. Both are different but excellent in their own ways. Its good to read books of variety in pacing.

However, Jordan did get a little bogged down occasionally in the last book which I would give 4 stars for this reason. Crown of swords is different. I never once felt that a passage was unneccessary and all the detail simply added up to paint a wonderful picture of another world.

Some would say tht nothing happens in much of this book. I disagree, we see a subtle developments in character interaction particualrly between Mat, Elayne and Nynaeve, the intruduction of new elements to the world (true source for example) as well as a cliff-hanger of an ending. This all serves to set us up nicely for not only the next book but the rest of the series.

The aforementioned character development helps to negate the fact that Jordan still uses descriptions of Nynaeve tugging her braid, thinking all men are dumb etc. This is because you can see that these developments are leading us away from this. Hence me saying earlier that there are no wasted words. Without this, I would have begun to have become fed up with this but Jordan, skilled writer that he is has advanced things at just the right time.

So basically if you love the series then you will love this. It has many classic Jordan moments that stir the soul (a'la dumai wells!). If you are beginning to tire of things then please give it a chance as hopefully you will see the advancements that take place to make this one of the great achievments of fantasy literature. And he hasn't even finished yet!

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Another superb Robert Jordan WoT installment!, 9 Nov 2004
By Liam (Dublin) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Crown of Swords (Wheel of Time) (Paperback)
A Crown of Swords picks up where Lord of Chaos left off. Rand al'Thor, The Dragon Reborn has been worrying about Forsaken Sammael for some time. It is in this story that he finally decides to confront him. Meanwhile, Nynaeve, Elayne, Mat, Thom, Juilin, Aviendha and Birgitte head to Ebou Dar to find the Bowl of the Winds and make the weather right again. A number of new characters are introduced - the sultry Queen Tylin of Altara and the mysterious and bossy Cadsuane Melaidhrin. We get to hear more of Sevanna and the Shaido Aiel, mostly from Sevanna's point of view, and Sammael and Graendal both make numerous appearences. Despite being slow in some places (Perrin is STILL the most boring wheel of time character, and Faile the most annoying), A Crown of Swords is an able successor to the great lord of chaos. But don't get it until you have read the 6 preceding books!
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6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Wake me when we get to a good bit..., 20 Sep 2003
By Oswald Cobblepot (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Crown of Swords (Wheel of Time) (Hardcover)
I am on book 7 of the Wheel of Time and it's beginning to annoy the hell out off me. It's clearly never going to end;
Jordan is either going to be dropped or die before they are finished. Books go by now and NOTHING happens! He spends chapters explaining why chairs are set up in a room and pages discussing the necklines on dresses!

In book six they get an army together to storm a town; as far as I can see it takes until book 9 to get there! All they do is travel places!

The basic book is like this:
Pages 1 - 250 explaining what happened in the last book and explaining the people etc.
Pages 251 - 950 all the people in the story start moving to somewhere else and talking and drink tea etc.
Pages 951 -1000 something happens, normally nothing to do with anything else that has gone on in the rest off the book and normally takes the first 250 pages of the next book to work it out!

Its annoying to say the least. I keep going just for the sake of it now! The really frustrating part is he builds up a really
good story now and again (for example in book 5 a village is being attacked and one of the main guys bonds everyone together to defend it) and then he forgets out it for several books (this bloke doesn't reappear until book 7!).

Crazy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Poor old Rand
The series of books is brilliant, but the story line seems to be dragging on and on now chasing in never ending circles. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. P. Gilliver

4.0 out of 5 stars A decent addition to the series, but the cracks are starting to widen.
The seventh volume of The Wheel of Time carries us over the halfway point of the series (with the final book now being split into two volumes, bringing the series total to... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2004 by A. Whitehead

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
Im only 15 years old and i have found the Robert Jordan books fascinating! im only up to A crown of Swords and i dont care about how long the book is, it gives more detailed... Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2003 by jamesbournerocks

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant depth!!
I cannot believe that one book can give so much depth! The plot is well thought out and the action is gripping. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling book with great plot and characters
Robert Jordan's fantasy epic never ceases to amaze me. The level of suspense, plotting and intrigue, set against a backdrop of a rich and colourful world, aswell as the length and... Read more
Published on 18 Jul 2001 by mikegaff@one.net.au

3.0 out of 5 stars Much anticipated but disapionting sequel
Whilst I enjoyed this book and the serise as a whole I felt the numerous plot elements failed to gel in to a coherent story and that the charecteriseation was becoming... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars yeeeaaahh! great book!
Amazing storyline, even tho Rand is put on the back-burner a bit you dont notice, great ending with Sammael and all, all in all one of the best RJ has written, nuff said
Published on 26 Jan 2000 by mnemonic12@hotmail.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Jordan is slowing down
Jordan is a master at creating a new world. His attention to detail, and making every detail important to the story is incredible. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Stupendous, Excellent, Wounderfull, Magnificen(Need I go on)
This book filled all of my expectations! I am a livid fan of the wheel of time series and I am eagerly awaiting for the 9th installment! Read more
Published on 23 Sep 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The series gets better with every book Jordan writes.
The story has so many twists and plots covering the entire world that it is just so engrossing. As soon as you finish it, you will be reaching for The Path of Daggers.
Published on 13 Aug 1999

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