Friday, April 11, 2014

A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan

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Title: A Crown of Swords
Author: Robert Jordan
Series: Wheel of Time (Book #7)
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Length: 684 pages
Published: 1996
Publisher: Tor Books
Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) In this volume, Elayne, Aviendha, and Mat come ever closer to the bowl ter'angreal that may reverse the world's endless heat wave and restore natural weather. Egwene begins to gather all manner of women who can channel - Sea Folk, Windfinders, Wise Ones, and some surprising others. And above all, Rand faces the dread Forsaken Sammael, in the shadows of Shadar Logoth, where the blood-hungry mist, Mashadar, waits for prey.

My Review:
I give this book a 5 out of 5. 

Picking up in the aftermath of Dumai's Wells, this volume adds in some new characters that can only be considered important to the story through the remainder of the series. While Rand deals with the aftermath of the events in Cairhien, Elayne and Nynaeve spend their days in frustration, searching for the Bowl of the Winds. Egwene has some struggles and some victories in her quest to get the Aes Sedai to treat her as more than a child. Perrin is sent away from Rand and Cairhien along with the Two Rivers men, the Mayeners, Aiel Wise Ones, Aes Sedai, and a pair of Asha'man. Supposedly, he is sent away in disgrace after a very public fight with Rand. 

Rand leaves the Bargain with the Sea Folk in Merana's hands, and nearly gets himself killed in the process when he visits the camp of some of his sworn enemies. 

This volume moved pretty quick. There was a lot of action and enough plots to follow and keep track of that events were not confusing, as some epic fantasy series can be. 

Next up: The Path of Daggers.

You can purchase A Crown of Swords through Amazon in hard copy or Kindle format. 

Have you read A Crown of SwordsIf so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts! 

Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.

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