A Crown of Swords
core novel 1996 Wheel of Time
Record
| First published | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (192,560 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 880 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312857677 |
Synopsis
With the Forsaken Sammael entrenched in the city of Illian, Rand al'Thor prepares to move against him while also managing a rebellion among the nobles of Cairhien, all while maintaining his relationship with Min Farshaw. His campaign is complicated when the vengeful Padan Fain, seeking revenge for past humiliations, inflicts a severe wound on Rand that threatens to derail his plans. Elsewhere, Egwene al'Vere and Siuan Sanche continue working to consolidate power among the rebel Aes Sedai based in Salidar, maneuvering politically against Elaida's faction at the White Tower. In Ebou Dar, Elayne, Nynaeve, Aviendha, and Mat search for the Bowl of the Winds, a powerful ter'angreal that could help reverse the Dark One's unnatural manipulation of the world's climate, a quest that requires forging alliances with the secretive Kin and the seafaring Atha'an Miere.
Where it sits
- Universe: Wheel of Time
- Series: The Wheel of Time core; position 7 of 15 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Robert Jordan
Notes
- From the series record (The Wheel of Time): 14 main-sequence novels (1990-2013) + prequel New Spring (2004).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Wheel of Time: position 7 of 15: previous Lord of Chaos (1994) · next The Path of Daggers (1998)
Sources
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