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Crossroads of Twilight

Book 10 of The Wheel of Time

  • 704 pages · about 12 hours
  • First published 2003
  • 35 editions

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1 About this book

Crossroads of Twilight is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the tenth book of his The Wheel of Time series. It was published by Tor Books and released on January 7, 2003. Upon its release, it immediately rose to the #1 position on The New York Times best seller list for hardcover fiction, making it the third Wheel of Time book to reach the #1 position on that list. It remained on the list for the next three months.

Crossroads of Twilight consists of a prologue, 30 chapters, and an epilogue. Lord of Chaos, Knife of Dreams, New Spring, The Gathering Storm and A Memory of Light are the only other Wheel of Time books to have an epilogue. Many of the events of Crossroads of Twilight take place simultaneously with the events of the previous book, Winter's Heart.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: science fiction, epic fantasy, and a long read.

  • Fantasy
  • Science fiction
  • Fantasy, epic
  • Adventure
  • Rand al'Thor
  • Russian language edition
  • Good and evil
  • Imaginary wars and battles

2 About Robert Jordan

1948–2007

James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. His The Wheel of Time series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel, is among the highest-selling book series of all time, with 90 million copies sold. In his earlier career he was one of several writers to produce original Conan the Barbarian novels.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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