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| Title | : | The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time #5) |
| Author | : | Robert Jordan |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 912 pages |
| Published | : | July 4th 1994 by Orbit (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Paperback | Pages: 912 pages Rating: 4.16 | 129996 Users | 2636 Reviews
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The fifth book in Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling epic fantasy series, THE WHEEL OF TIME, now reissued with a stunning new cover design. The bonds and wards that hold the Great Lord of the Dark are slowly failing, but still his fragile prison holds. The Forsaken, immortal servants of the shadow, weave their snares and tighten their grip upon the realms of men, sure in the knowledge that their master will soon break free... Rand al' Thor, the Dragon Reborn, knows that he must strike at the Enemy, but his forces are divided by treachery and by ambition. Even the Aes Sedai, ancient guardians of the Light, are riven by civil war. Betrayed by his allies, pursued by his enemies and beset by the madness that comes to the male wielders of the One Power, Rand rides out to meet the foe.Mention Books In Pursuance Of The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time #5)
| Original Title: | The Fires of Heaven |
| ISBN: | 1857232097 (ISBN13: 9781857232097) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Wheel of Time #5 |
| Characters: | Rand al'Thor, Nynaeve al'Meara, Egwene al'Vere, Matrim Cauthon, Min Farshaw, Elayne Trakand |
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Ratings: 4.16 From 129996 Users | 2636 ReviewsEvaluation About Books The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time #5)
I cannot speak highly enough of this series. Its sweeping epic storytelling just blows so many other fantasy series out of the water. This is the fifth book in the Wheel of Time series. We don't see any of Perrin and Faile in this book, it mostly goes back and forth between Elayne and Nyneave fighting to get to Salidar unseen by Moghedian so they can seek the aid of the Aes Sedai, and Matt, Rand, Moiraine, Egwene, and Aviendha leading the Aiel from the Three Fold Land into cities like CairhenIt's funny, because if you read other's reviews of this book, you'll notice that folks start to split into two camps. They're either ridiculously addicted and love it, or they're getting frustrated. They don't want a 400 plus page book in a series that should have been a trilogy. They don't like the fact that Jordan is "getting all epic on your ass" in this continuing study of the adventures of our characters. They don't like the fact that there are 1239724897923489084 more books after this one
To this point, Ive enjoyed my re-read of THE WHEEL OF TIME, but I struggled at times to wade through this one. The length nearing 1,000 pages in the mass-market paperback edition wasnt so much the problem as the character Nynaeve.To this point in the series Ive been mostly positive about Jordans use of women. Theres no disguising the fact that WHEEL OF TIME is heavily inspired by LORD OF THE RINGS, and seeing Jordan correct one of Tolkiens weaknesses the role of women in his stories seemed
Full review to come, but for now, here are some random observations:The book started out strong, with those tricky Forsaken up to their shenanigans, which is always fun to watch.But as Rand and company traveled without getting anywhere, things got slower......and slower......and sllllllllloooooooowwwwwwwer!But then Nynaeve and Elayne met a circus menagerie, which was really cool!And the Forsaken started causing trouble again, so my interest was once again piqued. But then a battle that had been
Like all the rest of the Wheel of Time books this was an enjoyable and engaging read. It was not quite as well paced as the 4th book in the series, but Jordan has a knack for keeping my attention even when not a lot is actually happening. A sure sign of a master storyteller. The biggest shock was that this book did not feature Perrin at all! That left Rand and the pairing of Nynaeve and Elayne as the main POV characters. Luckily that worked out well enough as both story arcs were good. Rand and
The Wheel weaves as The Wheel wills - this is Moiraine's favorite saying. In this book all of the Forsaken plot against The Dragon Reborn practically in broad daylight, high lords and ladies in different kingdoms pursue their own interests - the Dark One be damned, and the troubles in the White Tower split the Aes Sedai into two fractions. The interesting part about the latter is that I counted exactly two (arguably three) full Aes Sedai who try to support The Dragon Reborn with only one of them
So, another WoT book down! These books are soo massive, and unnecessarily long at times that I just want to DNF them, give a 2 star and a trashy review and be done with the series!!!😑Before you get cognitive dissonance with the 4 star rating and the above rant,let me say that I enjoy this world and the characters and their journeys so much that I just become stupidly generous with my stars.There is *something* about this world that pulls me in, calls me at a very deep level... I cannot let go of
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