Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, 7)

Wheel of Time (7)

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Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, 7) (AudiobookFormat, 2004, New Millennium Press)

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Published Nov. 30, 2004 by New Millennium Press.

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978-1-59007-397-1
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A Crown of Swords is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the seventh book of The Wheel of Time. It was published by Tor Books and released on May 15, 1996. A Crown of Swords consists of a prologue and 41 chapters.

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3 stars

CN: sexual harassment

I thought I had only read the first 6 books of WoT back in the day, but no, I was wrong. As I read this long-winded book where not much of anything happened in 800 pages, a lot of the stuff from Ebou Dar came back to me.

The good: I like Mat, I liked his Ebou Dar chapters, and the end of the book with the attack on Ebou Dar is very promising. I liked the machinations of the Black Ajah, and generally the intrigue and political stuff.

The bad: Incredibly lame pacing. My usual complaints about the author not understanding female relationships, or women in general, having created a wide cast of super-unlikeable women. Inherent mysogyny everywhere. I get that the author tried a power role reversal but it doesn't change that sexism is everywhere in this book. I mean, come on, Rand is fine …

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  • Fantasy - General
  • Fiction
  • Abridged Audio - Fiction/Religious
  • Unabridged Audio - Fiction/General
  • Audio Adult: Books On Tape
  • Fantasy - Epic