A Crown of Swords

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</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Original cover of A Crown of Swords, showing Rand al'Thor standing in Shadar Logoth</td></tr> <tr><th>Cover Artist</th><td>Darrell K. Sweet</td></tr><tr><th>Country</th><td>United States</td></tr><tr><th>Language</th><td>English</td></tr><tr><th>Series</th><td>The Wheel of Time</td></tr><tr><th>Genre(s)</th><td>Fantasy</td></tr> <tr><th>Media Type</th><td>Print (Hardback & Paperback)</td></tr><tr><th>Pages</th><td>720 pp (U.S. hardback edition)</td></tr><tr><th>ISBN</th><td>ISBN 0-312-85767-5 (US hardback edition)</td></tr><tr><th>Preceded by</th><td>Lord of Chaos</td></tr><tr><th>Followed by</th><td>The Path of Daggers</td></tr>

**The Dragon Reborn**
Author	Robert Jordan
Publisher	Tor Books (U.S.)
Released	May 15 1996

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.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Plot summary

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

A Crown of Swords has three primary plotlines:

Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, prepares to attack the Forsaken Sammael in Illian while enjoying life with his lover, Min Farshaw, and attempting to quell the rebellion by nobles in Cairhien. In the end, Rand al'Thor, accompanied by Asha'man, attacks Illian and defeats Sammael in a duel of the One Power in Shadar Logoth. Rand then takes the crown of Illian, formerly the Laurel Crown, but now called the Crown of Swords.
Egwene al'Vere and Siuan Sanche attempt to manipulate the Aes Sedai rebels in Salidar to move against Elaida's Aes Sedai in the White Tower in Tar Valon.
In the city of Ebou Dar in Altara, Elayne Trakand, Nynaeve al'Meara, and Mat Cauthon search for a ter'angreal, the Bowl of the Winds, to break the unnatural heat brought on by the Dark One's manipulation of climate. They find it and enlist the help of the Kin and the Atha'an Miere, or Sea Folk. They also confront a Gholam.

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The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Prequel: New Spring Book 1: The Eye of the World Book 2: The Great Hunt Book 3: The Dragon Reborn Book 4: The Shadow Rising Book 5: The Fires of Heaven Book 6: Lord of Chaos	Book 7: A Crown of Swords Book 8: The Path of Daggers Book 9: Winter's Heart Book 10: Crossroads of Twilight Book 11: Knife of Dreams Book 12: A Memory of Light
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