A Crown of Swords

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A Crown of Swords
Original cover of A Crown of Swords
Original cover of A Crown of Swords, showing Rand al'Thor standing in Shadar Logoth
Author Robert Jordan
Cover artist Darrell K. Sweet
Country United States
Language English
Series The Wheel of Time
Genre(s) Fantasy
Publisher Tor Books (U.S.)
Publication date May 15, 1996
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 720 pp (U.S. hardback edition)
ISBN ISBN 0-312-85767-5 (US hardback edition)
Preceded by Lord of Chaos
Followed by The Path of Daggers
A Crown of Swords was the first Wheel of Time book for which the cover of the first paperback edition, shown here, did not use the same art as the hardcover edition.
A Crown of Swords was the first Wheel of Time book for which the cover of the first paperback edition, shown here, did not use the same art as the hardcover edition.

A Crown of Swords (abbreviated as aCoS by fans) is the seventh book of The Wheel of Time fantasy series written by American author Robert Jordan. It was published by Tor Books and released on May 15, 1996.

[edit] Plot summary

A Crown of Swords consists of a prologue and 41 chapters.

A Crown of Swords has three primary plotlines:

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