false 13890 18 The seventh volume of Jordan's bestselling high fantasy series carries on the tradition of colossal, dauntingly complex storytelling established by the previous entries (Lord of Chaos, 1994, etc.). In a richly woven post-holocaust world where magic is normally a woman's monopoly and a man who can use it is a menace, Rand al'Thor, a sheepherder, discovered that he could "channel"; he and his companions have gone on to set their world aflame. Here, Rand is engaged in a fight for control of the weather and of the growing number of men and women who have turned out to be magic-wielders. The narrative employs elements of realism rare in high fantasy, including the sense that innocent bystanders are being mauled in an epic joust of magical giants. There's wit at work here, too, in Jordan's exploration of the possibilities created by women being the magic workers.<P>—From <i>Publishers Weekly</i> 791214 book 15 5 1996 A Crown of Swords (Wheel of Time, #7) total:7869|5:1955|4:2673|3:2399|2:675|1:167| 7869 29181 9777 133 1 2 false false Tue Jan 06 07:03:07 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 07:14:52 -0800 2009
I think this is about where I gave up on this bloody series. (And I only got this far because I was on a long road trip/camping trip, and I picked them up cheap at a used book store in Anchorage, IIRC.) But I have to admit that I can't tell the...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Sep 04 13:59:31 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 06:32:06 -0700 2008
I kept reading, hoping he would redeem himself. Sadly, he didn't. There's a message there for all of us. If something's worth doin...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Dec 16 11:40:30 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 11:48:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Mar 31 06:55:44 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 06:55:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Fri Oct 02 21:00:26 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 21:00:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 14:33:54 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 14:36:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 22:50:35 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 12:17:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 16:48:55 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 14:45:56 -0700 2009
I find Rand...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 07 18:37:02 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 18:40:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false true Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 14:31:43 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 10:43:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 16:58:36 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 11:06:39 -0700 2009 A Crown of Swords. Another fantastic book, and though it is not my intent to give away spoilers, this book does see the death of Sammael by Mashadar in Shadar Logoth, the mindtrapping of Moghdien, t...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 02 07:06:29 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 07:00:52 -0800 2008 Sure the plot progresses a little, there is a final battle (with an ending that is almost an afterthought), and you get to spend quality time with a bunch of characters that you'd rather not read about.
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The warning is not because the books are bad. The first few, actually, are very good. Great characte...more...]]> 1 0 false true Sat Feb 14 04:52:30 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 04:52:30 -0800 2009
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Rand and Sammuel face off in this book. Nynaeve is finally able to approach her lost love.
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