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A Crown of Swords

Book Seven of The Wheel of Time

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A Crown of Swords

By: Robert Jordan
Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
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Now an original series starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!

Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters.

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind.

In Tar Valon, Min sees portents of hideous doom. Will the White Tower itself be broken?

In the Two Rivers, the Whitecloaks ride in pursuit of a man with golden eyes, and in pursuit of the Dragon Reborn.

In Cantorin, among the Sea Folk, High Lady Suroth plans the return of the Seanchan armies to the mainland.

In the Stone of Tear, the Lord Dragon considers his next move. It will be something no one expects, not the Black Ajah, not Tairen nobles, not Aes Sedai, not Egwene or Elayne or Nynaeve.

Against the Shadow rising stands the Dragon Reborn...

The Wheel of Time®
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#2 The Great Hunt
#3 The Dragon Reborn
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#6 Lord of Chaos
#7 A Crown of Swords
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#10 Crossroads of Twilight
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#13 Towers of Midnight
#14 A Memory of Light

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Critic reviews

"Amid all the Sturm und Drang...is a finely tuned comic strain that both leavens the story and adds to its development. This latest installment of a major fantasy epic definitely will not disappoint its fans." (Booklist)

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Sentences were repeated at section changes, and the volume changes from one section to the next

sentences repeated at section chang Varied volume

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felt like the story was dragging with filler for the most part of the book.
so much so that I could skip parts and I did not feel I lost the story
I read from other reviews that it picks up again after book 10 or 11. shame as that is 3 books away and 90 hours of listening effort :-)
the narrator's I feel are clear however lack energy in their narration. it makes listening a less enthusiastic experience. I would love more energy in the narrations. that said it's a long book so does feel like they are set for the long marathon effort of the task but it loses a lot of energy till the end.
only the last quarter of the book is where the action kicks in. there was some other highlights throughout but largely filler for me. shame really.

picks up in the last quarter

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Many lines are spoken twice. It seems someone forgot to edit out second takes.
That is an annoying detail for a product of this price

Sloppy editing

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The prrformance was great, as usual. I can't wait to move onto the next book in the series.

Excellent book

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Great book in a fantastic series. The only issue is the editing. Some paragraphs get repeated a lot.

Great book. Shame about the editing

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