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A Crown of Swords

1996 novel by Robert Jordan
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A Crown of Swords

Summary

A Crown of Swords is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Crown of Swords authored Robert Jordan[3].
  • A Crown of Swords's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • A Crown of Swords was published by Tor Books[5].
  • A Crown of Swords's genre is fantasy[6].
  • A Crown of Swords's part of the series is recorded as The Wheel of Time[7].
  • A Crown of Swords's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • A Crown of Swords's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • A Crown of Swords was published on June 1996[10].
  • A Crown of Swords's characters is recorded as Rand al'Thor[11].
  • A Crown of Swords's has edition or translation is recorded as A Crown of Swords[12].
  • A Crown of Swords's has edition or translation is recorded as Q10715685[13].
  • A Crown of Swords's has edition or translation is recorded as Q10483355[14].
  • A Crown of Swords's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[15].
  • A Crown of Swords's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as The Wheel of Time universe[16].
  • A Crown of Swords's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Crown of Swords'}[17].
  • A Crown of Swords's form of creative work is recorded as novel[18].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ea6a3bfa-7e85-4770-a523-d6d902d29805[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Crown of Swords authored Robert Jordan[3]. It was published by Tor Books[5].

Publication

A Crown of Swords was published on June 1996[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is fantasy[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Wheel of Time[7].

Subject and Themes

A Crown of Swords's part of the series is recorded as The Wheel of Time[7].

Why It Matters

A Crown of Swords ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

literary work Robert Jordan United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → fantasy
    Form of creative work → novel
    Aliases → —
    Narrative location → Q2249508
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