Crown of Fire

{{short description|1994 novel by Ed Greenwood}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{infobox book |  | name = Crown of Fire | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:Crown of Fire (first edition).jpg | caption = Cover of the first edition | author = Ed Greenwood | cover_artist = Jon Sullivan | country = United States | language = English | series = Shandril's Saga | genre = Fantasy novel | publisher = TSR | release_date = 1994 | media_type = Print (Paperback) | pages = | isbn = 0-78693-619-3 | oclc = 57895333 | preceded_by = Spellfire | followed_by = Hand of Fire }}

'''''Crown of Fire''''' is a 1994 fantasy novel by Ed Greenwood. It is the second novel in Greenwood's book series, ''Shandril's Saga'', and takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting based on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game.

==Plot summary== Shandril, who has risen from being a humble kitchen maid to being one of the most powerful magic users in the Realms, is now hunted by enemies who want to acquire her Spellfire ability. With her allies, Elminster, the Knights of Myth Drannor, and her lover Narn, she must face the dark magicians of Zhentarim and a group known as the Cult of the Dragon.

==Reception== One reviewer described it as "better than its predecessor, but not by much. Arguably stronger writing, more focus in the storytelling and the narrative doesn't drift as much."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://petergreenwell.com/tag/reviews/ |title=Ocean travel without a boat |access-date=2016-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204005530/http://petergreenwell.com/tag/reviews/ |archive-date=2016-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Reviews== *''Kliatt''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/sim_kliatt_1994-09_28_5/page/18/mode/2up | title=Kliatt 1994-09: Vol 28 Iss 5 | date=September 1994 | publisher=Kliatt Paperback Book Guide }}</ref>

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Category:1994 American novels Category:1994 English-language novels Category:1994 fantasy novels Category:Forgotten Realms novels Category:Novels about orphans Category:Novels by Ed Greenwood