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Title: The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, Book 5) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0-8125-5030-7 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 October, 1994 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.94 (193 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Saga Continues...
Comment: I love epic fantasies. I have since I first read the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit many years ago. The Fires of Heaven continues the saga of Rand al'Thor and his friends towards the final Last Battle. I will be the first to admit that this series is VERY long. I'm only at book five, with four more large tomes to go just to catch up, but I'm in no hurry. I like the fact that the series is stretching on and on. There have been many times when I've come to the end of an epic fantasy series only wishing it had been longer. Well, Jordan has heard those cries and is delivering. The book is good. The series is good and well written. The series is long. If those things appeal to you, what are you waiting for, grab The Eye of the World and get started. You're in for a treat. I give it 4 stars only because I reserve 5 star ratings for a select few books.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Addition!
Comment: Although I do generally agree with everyone else saying that the series is slowly beginning to lose some of its initial 'oomph', I must say that this book still tops the ranks of one of the best WoT books in the series.
And BTW, I do like Nynaeve so you guys can stop it with the insults about her 'braid tugging' and 'skirt smoothing'! Unfortunately, I don't quite like what Jordan has done with his characters. They started out pretty likable, with definitive characteristics and their own minds, but now I see that they've degenerated to extremes. The women as usual have almost formed their own unofficial universal Women's Circle, with Elayne, Aviendha, Egwene and the rest trying to rid the world of men (even though it's pretty obvious who they've thrown their hearts out for ...). Rand has lost all his appeal to me as the central character of the series, becoming more like a madman muttering to himself all the time, while trying to puzzle women out and defeat all the Forsaken for his 'immaculate' plans. Mat has always been irritating, so I'll just skip him, but Perrin was totally obliterated from this particular book! Sometimes, it gets pretty unnerving for someone with such a terrible memory like me to keep up with the central ppl in the story when they aren't even included in certain books... Anyway, the WoT is still THE series to read! I've already bought the next one, so I'm in no hurry to get to the end (if it ever comes! j/k Jordan! Take all your time! PLEASE!).
Rating: 4
Summary: The Fires of Heaven
Comment: Rand Al'Thor is the Dragon Reborn, He Who Comes with Dawn and possibly the Coramoor of the Sea Folk. He is destined to fight the Dark One in the Last Battle and then Break the World again. In this book The Fires of Heaven, you are with Rand a lot of the time and you see some of his characteristic development. You also read about Aes Sedai who wield the One Power, Darkfriends who serve the Dark One and Forsaken who in the Age of Legends were thirteen of the most powerful Aes Sedai who serve the Dark One and also have some Darkfriends under their command.
This book is a good fantasy novel about a young man with enormous responsibility on his shoulders and he must decide what to do with this power and responsibility that he possesses. He leads battles that get men killed, fights with his friends, orders people around and tries not to get captured in the nets of meddlesome Aes Sedai. This book is not just about Rand it also is about Mat Cauthon who is trying hard to forget what he is and has become, Egwene who is learning to become a Dreamer, Nynaeve and Elayne who are trying to find the hidden Blue Aes Sedai and many other characters who deal with their own problems.
This book is very detailed and descriptive and a very good adventure and fantasy story. I thought it was a very good book even if was a little drawn out in some parts. I think it strayed a little too much from the center of story and included none of Perrin which I was very disappointed about, but overall it was a well written and fun adventure/fantasy story. The characters were very realistic and believable and retain a lot of the characteristics people today, for instance Jordan writes about women never letting a man do what he wants and always convincing him to do what she wants, and how men can never stop women when they set their mind on something. I think it was very funny to read about all the social struggles the characters in the book go through, it was very realistic and entertaining. The theme of this book was courage, Moiraine Sedai showed innumerable amounts of courage when she faced Lanfear knowing that she was going to die, but she did it because she had to, to save the world, if she hadn't the Last Battle wouldn't have happened because Rand would have died. Nynaeve also showed courage when she went into Tel'aran'rhoid even after Moghedien almost killed her in it, if she hadn't conjured up the courage to do this then Rand Al'Thor probably would have been killed by Rahvin. Rand Al'Thor also showed courage by bearing his burdens and did what he had to do eventually and went and faced Rahvin.
I thoroughly enjoyed the entirety of this book even though at times it could be very slow, overall the book was very good if not quite as good as it's predecessors. I would recommend this series and book to anybody who likes a good fantasy novel and has a bit of time to read.
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Title: A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, Book 7) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0812550285 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, Book 3) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0812513711 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, Book 8) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0812550293 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, Book 2) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0812517725 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time, Book 9) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 081257558X Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 07 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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