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by Robert Jordan · 1996

Book 7 of The Wheel of Time

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Genre

Fantasy

What it is about

Rand al'Thor
Magic

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss · 2007 · Adult

about 740 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
- Fantasy
- Magic
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Crown of Swords: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject)
  The Name of the Wind: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject)
- magic
  A Crown of Swords: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  The Name of the Wind: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Crown of Swords; Open Library and Wikidata for The Name of the Wind.
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Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros · 2023 · Adult

about 520 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
- Fantasy
- Magic
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Crown of Swords: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject)
  Fourth Wing: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
- magic
  A Crown of Swords: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
  Fourth Wing: "Magic -- Fiction" (Library of Congress)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Crown of Swords; Open Library and Wikidata for Fourth Wing.
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Storm Front
Jim Butcher · 2000 · Adult

about 350 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
- Fantasy
- Magic
What both books share
- fantasy
  A Crown of Swords: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject)
  Storm Front: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, urban" (OL subject)
- magic
  A Crown of Swords: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Storm Front: "magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Crown of Swords; Open Library and Wikidata for Storm Front.
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A Crown of Swords next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.

Book	Fantasy	Magic
The Name of the Wind	shared	shared
Fourth Wing	shared	shared
Storm Front	shared	shared
The Night Circus	shared	shared
The Red Pyramid	shared	shared
Outlander	shared	not shared
The Time Traveler's Wife	shared	not shared
Gardens of the Moon	shared	not shared
The Blade Itself	shared	not shared
The Lies of Locke Lamora	shared	not shared

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A Crown of Swords: the facts, checked

Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.

First published: First published in June 1996. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 684-page edition from TOR. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 0312857675 ... 684 p. ... TOR

About Robert Jordan

Born: Born in Charleston, United States, in 1948. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Robert Jordan received the Inkpot Award in 2005. Source: Wikidata, citing comic-con.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Distinguished Flying Cross among Robert Jordan's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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