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The Fires of Heaven

The Fires of Heaven

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  • Author：Robert Jordan
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Summary

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。

And the Fires of Heaven scour the world。

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Reviews

Franco ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 （spoilers del final）Me dolió muchísimo lo de Asmodean。。。 Me ilusioné cuando se salvó al principio y eso hizo peor lo que siguió。 Me interesaba muchísimo ese personaje， todo lo que podía revelar sobre el pasado。。。 Y quizás terminaba siendo bueno en serio。 Ni una pista de quién fue。。。。。 ¿Lanfear？ No creo， sería muy pronto。 Por lo menos alguien puso en su lugar a Nynaeve， kinda。 No la soporté en todo el libro， con esa actitud suya。 Necesita que la mantengan a raya y le enseñen a pensar。

Marc *Dark Reader of the Woods* ，

The one where Nynaeve runs off to join the circus。

Jorge Schumacher ，

Apesar da história ser muito boa， a execução torna a leitura muito arrastada。

Fernando ，

En mi opinión， este quinto libro ha sido el menos bueno。 Pasan cosas interesantes cada 100 páginas o así。 Ya queda menos。

Brandon ，

Finally finished reading this book！ Was good but not the best of the series this far。 Slow at points and really bummed there was no Perrin。 Interesting developments with Rand and those around him。 Sad parts towards the end， but some nice twists too。 Curious what will happen with Nynaeve and the information she dropped to the one character in her last section， I'm guessing she will duplicate in the real world what she d done in Dreamland。 Finally finished reading this book！ Was good but not the best of the series this far。 Slow at points and really bummed there was no Perrin。 Interesting developments with Rand and those around him。 Sad parts towards the end， but some nice twists too。 Curious what will happen with Nynaeve and the information she dropped to the one character in her last section， I'm guessing she will duplicate in the real world what she d done in Dreamland。 。。。more

Nicolas ，

"No comprendía por qué los que se arrodillaban ante el empezaban a sudar y a lamerse los labios mientras pronunciaban， entre balbuceos las palabras del juramento de lealtad。 Claro que él no veía la fría luz que ardía en sus ojos。"Rand Al´Thor sigue consolidándose como uno de mis personajes favoritas de cualquier medio， seguimos viendo su desarrollo y cómo se enfrenta a las dificultades de las consecuencias de sus actos en el libro pasado y todo lo que eso conlleva。Moraine y Mat tienen momentazos "No comprendía por qué los que se arrodillaban ante el empezaban a sudar y a lamerse los labios mientras pronunciaban， entre balbuceos las palabras del juramento de lealtad。 Claro que él no veía la fría luz que ardía en sus ojos。"Rand Al´Thor sigue consolidándose como uno de mis personajes favoritas de cualquier medio， seguimos viendo su desarrollo y cómo se enfrenta a las dificultades de las consecuencias de sus actos en el libro pasado y todo lo que eso conlleva。Moraine y Mat tienen momentazos en la trama， se extraña un poco a Perrin。El arco emocional y narrativo de Nynaeve se lleva el otro gran peso de la trama ya que al igual que Rand tiene que afrontar las consecuencias de sus actos， Nynaeve es un personaje que si bien en los primeros libros es un poco difícil de tragar cada vez le vas entendiendo mas a ella y su forma de actuar con la gente。Otro gran libro de La Rueda del Tiempo， con muchas ganas de seguir 。。。more

Kiko ，

This book is lit。

Barry ，

NOTE: In hindsight， this may be less of a review and more venting frustrations that have been building over 5 books！ I gave this 3 stars。 At times I could give it 2。 As a series 4， 4 and a half so far。 For me it suffers from what most of the books in this series feels lacking in; editing。 So much content could be removed and the book would be better for it。 The detail of the characters thoughts and feelings are what makes this series particularly good， but there's too much repetition。 I want to NOTE: In hindsight， this may be less of a review and more venting frustrations that have been building over 5 books！ I gave this 3 stars。 At times I could give it 2。 As a series 4， 4 and a half so far。 For me it suffers from what most of the books in this series feels lacking in; editing。 So much content could be removed and the book would be better for it。 The detail of the characters thoughts and feelings are what makes this series particularly good， but there's too much repetition。 I want to recommend this book， and the series， to people， but its hard when so much of it infuriates me。 And I think what frustrates me most are the depictions of women， and the gender stereotypes in general。 Taking into account when this was written and how much the conversation around gender and sex has progressed， still how its treated in this is just lazy。 This is only more frustrating when you have these awesome powerful female characters in a world where women rulers are the norm。 I could forgive the rigid gender binary thats written into the mechanics of the magic （though I would love to see a contemporary version of this world that takes a more nuanced view of gender） and this could easily be one of my favourite fantasy series。 But every time a female character sniffs indignantly and thinks "I just don't understand men"， clutching the necklace nestled between their breasts as she stares， shocked， at the other ladies low cut dress， while the guy notices the necklace between her breasts， trying not to stare at the other ladies breasts under the low cut dress， and he hears the woman sniffing loudly and thinks "i just don't understand women" and we're reminded again how women are crazy and men are stupid and。。。。ugh。 The world seemed to start out as a subversion of gender stereotypes that felt exciting considering it was written in 80s/90s， but its so ingrained in this over simplification of sexes that threatens to reduce any complex character-building to cartoons。 I keep trying to justify this writing as "oh its from the characters perspective， he's a horny guy， or a self conscious girl"， which would be fine， but again， the repetition！ The pace of the story， which I particularly enjoyed in this book， is continually slowed by this copy/pasted inner dialogue of one sex being repeatedly confused and frustrated by the other。 There are other troubling takes， but this is the most consistent failing I find。 On a positive note， it was such a relief to see some characters actually talk to each other like they might like one another。 Its book 5 and I think it may be the first time two people hugged in friendship。 At least thats how it feels。 For so many long-held friendships and emotional experiences shared， it always seems like everyone hates each other。 I really did enjoy it though :） And I'm going to keep reading them。 But I would love to see the upcoming TV adaption take some sort of nuanced approach to gender。 *sniffs loudly* 。。。more

Grace Dionne ，

It gets more and more challenging to write reviews the further into the series I get， but I am still really enjoying myself with these books！I will say that though I enjoyed this book， my favourite character （view spoiler）[Perrin （hide spoiler）] didn't make an appearance so that brought it down slightly for me。 I do understand why his storyline didn't quite fit， and there was more than enough content in here that it wasn't lacking， but it doesn't stop me from wanting to see him。A different chara It gets more and more challenging to write reviews the further into the series I get， but I am still really enjoying myself with these books！I will say that though I enjoyed this book， my favourite character （view spoiler）[Perrin （hide spoiler）] didn't make an appearance so that brought it down slightly for me。 I do understand why his storyline didn't quite fit， and there was more than enough content in here that it wasn't lacking， but it doesn't stop me from wanting to see him。A different character， however， is definitely giving him a run for his money。 （view spoiler）[Mat （hide spoiler）] is REALLY continuing to grow on me。 I said in my review of the The Shadow Rising that I was super interested to know what was going on with the mystery surrounding him， and the more we learn about it the more I love following this storyline。 I think 'the reluctant hero' is one of my favourite tropes， and especially the way it's done here， where there is no hesitation to save people or do what needs to be done， followed by vehement denial that they could possibly be a hero。 I love it。（view spoiler）[Nynaeve （hide spoiler）] is a character I really have no idea how to feel about。 I don't think I've ever read a more contradictory person in my life。 She is such a hypocrite， it's almost unbelievable， but she remains interesting to follow nevertheless， and I like where her and （view spoiler）[Elayne's （hide spoiler）] storyline is taking them。 I just barely know what to make of her or what we'll get whenever we're inside her head！Obviously， one of the primary characters in this book was Rand， which is unsurprising and probably not a spoiler， so I won't hide it。 And if we're talking about his storyline， one of my favourite parts about it is （view spoiler）[Aviendha （hide spoiler）]， who I absolutely love。 It's interesting to watch her struggle with her feelings， since she is a fiercely independent woman but also kind and loyal。 I think she has helped Rand grow a lot throughout the past couple books， and has also helped keep him grounded。 His character arc is very interesting because you see him struggle a lot with how far to go， and I'm so glad we get to be inside his head for that struggle， because I think we see based on other characters perspectives what it must look like from the outside。 Regardless， it is ironic how I feel like I'm coming to understand Rand more and more the further he goes down this path where he is less sure of himself。The ending of this book was definitely explosive and interesting， and I really don't want to believe that （view spoiler）[Moiraine （hide spoiler）] is gone， but based on （view spoiler）[Lan's （hide spoiler）] words and actions it really does seem to have happened。 I don't know how to feel， because that was a character I thought was sticking around for the long haul and hoped they would， but there needs to be stakes， and I hope Robert Jordan sticks to his decisions。 A resurrection would be worse。My thoughts are very jumbled at the moment， so I think this is the most coherent review I can put together， and I'm really looking forward to picking up Lord of Chaos whenever I have time！ 。。。more

Sam ，

Loved it。 There was quite a twist at the end that I did not see coming！ Another good book in the series。

Mona ，

What really amuse me about jordans writing， the whole adventure is great and everything， but there us no fight scenes whatsoever。。。 It's funny but yeah 。。。great adventure no action 😁 but i like the series overall。。。 What really amuse me about jordans writing， the whole adventure is great and everything， but there us no fight scenes whatsoever。。。 It's funny but yeah 。。。great adventure no action 😁 but i like the series overall。。。 。。。more

Becky ，

Making my way through the Wheel of Time。 I read the first 11 （？） books starting around the time that book 8 came out， but the gap between releases meant I just missed out on a few releases。 It's amazing to me how little I remember。 I am excited for the tv series that is coming soon。 It's going to be so cool to see this played out by actors！ This particular book had no Perrin almost at all。 A few dreamworld visits hinting at things， but otherwise， nada。 I also somehow forgot that a certain someon Making my way through the Wheel of Time。 I read the first 11 （？） books starting around the time that book 8 came out， but the gap between releases meant I just missed out on a few releases。 It's amazing to me how little I remember。 I am excited for the tv series that is coming soon。 It's going to be so cool to see this played out by actors！ This particular book had no Perrin almost at all。 A few dreamworld visits hinting at things， but otherwise， nada。 I also somehow forgot that a certain someone "dies"。 Very ready to jump right in to book six and see what I've forgotten from that one！ 。。。more

Karl Muller ，

I actually "really liked it"， but what kept me from giving it 4 stars was that it didn't need to be this long。 We were told the same things so many times that we could have lost about 100 pages without even trying。 Nyn thinks that tight/revealing clothes are scandalous。 Aes Sedai are ageless。 Egwene thinks Rand is wool-headed。 Dozens of others。 These just weigh down the story， which is good otherwise。 I actually "really liked it"， but what kept me from giving it 4 stars was that it didn't need to be this long。 We were told the same things so many times that we could have lost about 100 pages without even trying。 Nyn thinks that tight/revealing clothes are scandalous。 Aes Sedai are ageless。 Egwene thinks Rand is wool-headed。 Dozens of others。 These just weigh down the story， which is good otherwise。 。。。more

Sebastian ，

I have to admit that I have mixed feelings about this installment。 There were things that I liked， but there were quite some things that left me perplexed， lost， begging for more clarity and direction。 For the most part of the recent books I was asking myself a question: where is Min？ This interesting character got criminally marginalized and her persona kind of disappeared from the pages of the book。 I am still hoping for her comeback in full force but let's see whether this will actually happe I have to admit that I have mixed feelings about this installment。 There were things that I liked， but there were quite some things that left me perplexed， lost， begging for more clarity and direction。 For the most part of the recent books I was asking myself a question: where is Min？ This interesting character got criminally marginalized and her persona kind of disappeared from the pages of the book。 I am still hoping for her comeback in full force but let's see whether this will actually happen。 I have a feeling the plot lines have become unnecessarily convoluted and sometimes it is pretty difficult to follow what is actually happening。 I think the writing here could be definitely more focused and character development more directed。 I enjoyed the meetings in Tel'aran'rhiod and what was happening there but even there things just take far too long。 Again， as with the last installment already， I am missing the anchor of the story - where is this all actually going？ I know where I am going though currently with the series - moving to audiobooks and hoping it will work better for me。Favorite character development: SiuanWorst character development: Asmodean （I think there was barely any development there）Favorite new character: Birgitte （not really new but getting far more attention here）Favorite plot twist: Birgitte / MoiraineFavorite location: Tel'aran'rhiod 。。。more

Abi ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I continue to be impressed with the way Jordan takes magical concepts that he has established in previous book and develops them further。 We continue to learn new things about channeling， bealfire， aidams， and Tel'a'ranrhiod -- things that seem a natural extension of what we learned before。The end of Moiraine and Lanfear surprised me only because we are not yet halfway through this series and I had expected those characters to continue to play big roles as we move forward。 But the scene was perf I continue to be impressed with the way Jordan takes magical concepts that he has established in previous book and develops them further。 We continue to learn new things about channeling， bealfire， aidams， and Tel'a'ranrhiod -- things that seem a natural extension of what we learned before。The end of Moiraine and Lanfear surprised me only because we are not yet halfway through this series and I had expected those characters to continue to play big roles as we move forward。 But the scene was perfectly set up and executed。 Beautiful and touching。 I'm also so glad that Rand FINALLY accepted Moiraine's help and support in this book before the end！ Been waiting on that since book 1！I appreciated the way that both Rand and Nyneave are presented as the main characters whose storylines we consistently follow -- and then both characters have an important role in the climax。 A lot of great character growth for both of them！I'm glad Jordan let Perrin have a break after all he went through in the last book！ I hope when we come back to him he's been living happily in Emon's Field with Faile and not gone through anything unpleasant。 I have to mention that Mat's reluctant heroism at the battle for Cairhien made for some of my favorite scenes。BUT-- Jordan continues to ramp up all that unnecessary stuff he had in the last book。 For at least the first half of the book， I doubt there was a chapter without some mention of a transparent dress， swooping neckline， or insinuating reference， at the very least。 Leanne's drastic change of character made me gag， and it got to the point where I didn't even want to read the chapters about Elayne and Nynaeve's adventures at the menagerie。 Side note， I still don't know how I feel about the menagerie。 Horses are called horses， but elephants are s'redit？ And all these ladies beating each other up like little kids during that section felt unnatural， not to mention annoying。 Min does nothing in this book except watch Siuan do things。 Oh， and decide to wear rogue。 Come on， Min！ 。。。more

Arun Varma ，

Finished the first 5 books non stop。 Great plot and writing。 Though initially there were too many similarities with LOTR and I almost lost interest。 But glad I didn’t。 The only criticism is that the female characters， so far， are uniformly terrible personalities。 Arrogant， impulsive， stubborn， judgmental， temperamental， manipulating and intolerant。 Could have interspersed some with a positive personality。 Else， brilliant so far！

Joel Håland ，

Slow first two thirds and then a lot of action towards the end。 I probably only made it through to the good parts because I read it as an audiobook。 Still all in all an enjoyable book with some really cool parts that shift my rating for the better。 Hoping the series picks up for the coming books。

Maggie ，

So far， not my favorite WoT book。 Don't get me wrong， it was still amazing。 But both Nynaeve and Egwene's characters took a dip that I wasn't a huge fan of。 Nynaeve is probably still my favorite character， but here's hoping she improves in the upcoming books。 So far， not my favorite WoT book。 Don't get me wrong， it was still amazing。 But both Nynaeve and Egwene's characters took a dip that I wasn't a huge fan of。 Nynaeve is probably still my favorite character， but here's hoping she improves in the upcoming books。 。。。more

Truls Ljungström ，

Nu börjar saker dra ihop sig！ Jag uppskattar verkligen dussinfantasy ibland， och denna var precis lika lätthanterlig och intrigrik som en bra Sword-&-Sorcery。 Framförallt gillar jag fälttågsplaneringsscenerna。 Visst att de ständiga referenserna till Sun Zi efter ett tag blir lite enkelspåriga， och att Oden-symboliken i Mats gestalt blir lite väl tung， men ändå！

Umang Upadhayay ，

3。5⭐（Deducting extra 0。5 stars for the circus）This was the most Uneven Wheel of Time book for me at this point。。The GOOD parts in this book were so good， they are some of the best moments in the whole series till this point for me。 Seriously there are some huge character moments which are so important for the series as a whole。。 Well the BAD parts in this book were so bad， they were nightmares for a book reader。 Nothing significant happened in almost 50% of the book and the things which happened 3。5⭐（Deducting extra 0。5 stars for the circus）This was the most Uneven Wheel of Time book for me at this point。。The GOOD parts in this book were so good， they are some of the best moments in the whole series till this point for me。 Seriously there are some huge character moments which are so important for the series as a whole。。 Well the BAD parts in this book were so bad， they were nightmares for a book reader。 Nothing significant happened in almost 50% of the book and the things which happened were not engaging as well， and this being an almost 1000 pages book， 50% is a huge chunk。P。S The end is so heartbreaking， it gave competition to the ending of a Malazan book。 Is Wheel of time even allowed to have such scenes？？ 🥺🥺Nooooooooooo！！！！！！！！ 。。。more

Bradyvk。1995gmail。Com ，

Just another 5/5 for Robert Jordan again。

J。 Scott Marlatt ，

3。5Where the bloat begins。

Joseph ，

Back at it。。。。

Elsa ，

I don’t really know how to rate this book， so I think I'll give it 3。5 for now。 I like the issues that the overarching story tries to illustrate （what happens between The Chosen One proclaiming themselves and actually getting to The Last Battle？）， the worldbuilding continues to impress me， and there were some interesting character developments。 But… it’s a very long book。 I wasn’t expecting that all of it would be interesting and cool and exciting， but I’d hoped that more of it would be。 Or no – I don’t really know how to rate this book， so I think I'll give it 3。5 for now。 I like the issues that the overarching story tries to illustrate （what happens between The Chosen One proclaiming themselves and actually getting to The Last Battle？）， the worldbuilding continues to impress me， and there were some interesting character developments。 But… it’s a very long book。 I wasn’t expecting that all of it would be interesting and cool and exciting， but I’d hoped that more of it would be。 Or no – most of the events were interesting and cool， but the pacing was a bit uneven and some character interactions were too repetitive。 I’m still interested enough to continue on to the next part， but I’m starting to understand why some might not be。 。。。more

Chris Di ，

Take a shot every time RJ uses the word “bosom”

Meredith Phillips ，

I found this easier and more enjoyable to go through than the fourth book。 This was mostly to do with the reduced number of perspectives which made it more simple to follow。 I felt that it was incredibly slow until the last 100 pages or so， but I'm still very enthusiastic to continue the series。 I found this easier and more enjoyable to go through than the fourth book。 This was mostly to do with the reduced number of perspectives which made it more simple to follow。 I felt that it was incredibly slow until the last 100 pages or so， but I'm still very enthusiastic to continue the series。 。。。more

Steven ，

I'm VERY mad at some choices that were made in this book， but other than that just as enjoyable as most of the other series so far just。。。 why。 I'm VERY mad at some choices that were made in this book， but other than that just as enjoyable as most of the other series so far just。。。 why。 。。。more

LENA ，

MAS RESEÑAS Y COSASLos Aiel son tan desconcertantes como mortíferos•En una saga tan larga es normal que haya libros más pausados （o eso dicen）。 Este es una muestra。Aunque los 5 últimos capítulos son apoteósicos cuesta tanto llegar a ellos como salir de la Comarca y que empiece lo interesante del viaje。•Os aviso que si sois fans de Perrin， aquí no le vais a ver ni un pelo （ni un colmillo tampoco）。 Estará de luna de miel con Faile•Por suerte （para mi） Mat empieza a destacar estando incluso al lado MAS RESEÑAS Y COSASLos Aiel son tan desconcertantes como mortíferos•En una saga tan larga es normal que haya libros más pausados （o eso dicen）。 Este es una muestra。Aunque los 5 últimos capítulos son apoteósicos cuesta tanto llegar a ellos como salir de la Comarca y que empiece lo interesante del viaje。•Os aviso que si sois fans de Perrin， aquí no le vais a ver ni un pelo （ni un colmillo tampoco）。 Estará de luna de miel con Faile•Por suerte （para mi） Mat empieza a destacar estando incluso al lado del Dragón Renacido （me gusta mas que Rand #teamMatCauthon）•Elaida es la nueva Amyrlin， pero la Torre Blanca está fracturada entre sus apoyos y las que huyeron。 Además， cada vez vamos sabiendo de mas Aes Sedai del Ajah Negro （vaya nido de víboras！）•Mientras Egwene prosigue su educación con las Sabias Aiel， Elayne y Nynaeve hacen lo posible por encontrar a las Aes Sedai huídas sin que las capturen a ellas。 Exasperantes estas chicas （las tres！ Arg）•Lin， Siuan， Leane y Logain también van en pos del grupo fugitivo de Aes Sedai。 Me encanta como maquina y manipula Siuan！•Rand une a los clanes Aiel， menos a los Shaido， cuyo líder se autoproclama también Car’a’carn y acaban ocasionando una guerra en Cairhien•El Oscuro aun sigue en prisión， pero tenemos Renegados por todas partes。•6/10 ME HA COSTADO MUCHO PRESTAR ATENCIÓN PORQUE NO SUCEDÍA NADA REVELANTE （mucha descripción de las extrañas costumbres Aiel y ni siquiera se le dan bien las escenas hot）。SIN EMBARGO， CON ESTE FINAL AHORA SOLO PUEDO ESPERAR ANSIOSAMENTE QUE COMENCEMOS EL SIGUIENTE （club de lectura @clubliterario_atreyu）•Me habéis preguntado por el significado de las cartas del tarot que pongo de imagen con los libros: siempre son un guiño a la historia！！ 😊 （pensé que nunca saldríamos del circo 🎪） 。。。more

Chris ，

Excellent

Literature & Lofi - Benjamin Blackmore ，

The pattern isn't always entirely predicable。。。 I'm going to apologise in advance for this review。 Out of all of the Wheel of Time fantasy books I've read so far， this one has had the heaviest impact on me so far。 I'm still buzzing like during the aftermath of a concert where my emotions are still high but my body is mentally battered and abruptly crashing。 Simply put， this book will test you and put you through the ringer。The Fires of Heaven picks up right where we left off with the fourth boo The pattern isn't always entirely predicable。。。 I'm going to apologise in advance for this review。 Out of all of the Wheel of Time fantasy books I've read so far， this one has had the heaviest impact on me so far。 I'm still buzzing like during the aftermath of a concert where my emotions are still high but my body is mentally battered and abruptly crashing。 Simply put， this book will test you and put you through the ringer。The Fires of Heaven picks up right where we left off with the fourth book in the series， The Shadow Rises。 Rand has finally embraced his destiny as the chosen one and he no longer tries to hide as the simple shepherd from Two Rivers （we still want proof that he ever was a shepherd）。 And now he has to unite a fractured tribe to lead them towards the final battle with the Dark One。It might sound like a standard classic fantasy at it's best。 But with some modern twists， it grows from a good fantasy series to an exceptional one。Since the Dragon Reborn， Robert Jordan has mixed things up a little， and in truth， I'm still adjusting to the new narrative style put in place。 His classic RJ prose is still there， expect heavy descriptions， repetitions and and alot of。。。 *Ahem* references to women folding their arms under a certain body area。 But it grows on you。 And while this new story structure is quite "abrupt" and somewhat fractured。 I get it！ He has a lot ideas he wants to get included onto the page。 His foreshadowing is brilliant and when R。J hits his stride with critical moments it's both emotionally engaging and creatively spectacular。You can tell R。J has a plan set in place。 The plots appear to be continuously growing in sense of severity and you can tell that this series is becoming increasingly more unapologetically ambitious。 It's exciting to venture deeper into the abyss with no clue as to what treasure lies within。One of the main characters， Perrin is AWOL for the complete book。 While his character had a huge role in the previous entry， I did feel like his presence was missed。 We were down to two big storylines as opposed to three and it felt a little unbalanced。 But hey， Perrin's on honeymoon vacation which leaves the rest of the characters to carry the story。 Let's see how they fared。。。 Rand: The main man， the chosen one， the Dragon Reborn， dominates the majority of the page time。 I've still yet to warm to Rand's character arc。 It's gaining more substance with each book， but to me the most interesting part of his storyline was exploring the relationships he has as well as the ones he's developing。 To see him react with a diverse cast of characters， Mat， Egwene， Moiraine， Lan， Aviendha， the Aeil， Aes Sedai， The Foresaken and darkfriends。 There's some great dynamics beginning to emerge。 Mat: I'm beginning to see why he's a fan favourite。 His storyline started off slow in the series but he's slowly moving more and more to the forefront with some fantastic character moments。 His character arc has become far juicier。 His future arc is by far the most intriguing currently。 Nynaeve （and Elayne）: The two adopt a duology within this book。 They have great chemistry bouncing off of one another。 This definitely felt like the B storyline， but I actually loved this one far more。 It seemed to have a smoother pace。 Egwene: she kinda takes a backseat in this entry。 I feel like there's something big coming for her arc but we're not quite at that point yet， so she's in a somewhat limbo until her story picks up。 I find the Aes Sedai the most compelling faction in the story。 I constantly want to learn more about them。 Egwene will definitely be prominent in this going forward。 We're now being indulged with so many pov's and honestly， it's awesome to see the world through Siuan Sanche's pov or from an Aiel's or Foresaken's。 The world has so much depth and R。J is demonstrating an incredible talent for crafting such a diverse， historic and cultural universe。 The villains are also gaining more substance， while the big bad is still very much the epitome of evil， we're getting so many Foresaken members with different motives and agendas。 Gone is the simple， evil baddie and instead， we're seeing dangerous and crafty antagonists manipulating scenes in unique and compelling ways。I must sound like a record on repeat by now。 But the characters are the reason why I keep on reading。 They're moving across the chess board， mixing and interacting with one another more。 The relationships and dynamics are either hit or miss。 But when they hit。 They hit hard。 You'll find yourself cheering for these characters， even if you're following an antagonist。 This is R。J's bread and butter。 Wholesome characters that you will grow attached to。I feel like some of the content is used as filler。 For example one character grows an unexpected crush on another and I found it a hindrance and annoyance to the development they recieved previously。 That said there were some moments which were heartfelt and poignant， which while， for now seem inconsequential， definitely will pay off down the line。To me Rand's storyline with the Aiel really dragged and slowed down the pacing。 The first two acts are a slow burn。 But the final act just skyrockets in pace。 Some huge revelations occur and you will be surprised and shocked。 The build up was worth it and I can't wait to see where we go next。The Fires of Heaven， like the Shadow Rising is certainly going to divide readers。 If you're here for solid character work， chemistry and what seems like an amazing amount of planned out plotting， then this will really be the book which gets you hooked on the series。 R。J clearly is a passionate writer， and it's easy to get carried away in the rich and imaginative world he's created。 We're slowly moving away more and more from the common fantasy tropes and instead we're getting some serious depth and substance。 This is book which contains the highest of highs but also the lowest of lows。 There's something poetic about that and it feels like R。J is still working on finding that perfect balance and harmony。 The irony is that the whirlwind of emotions experienced with this entry counteract any negative thoughts and you'll find yourself remembering the positives in this story far more than the negatives。 It's a pleasure to see this book series evolving into a story with so much uniquity and allure。 It's a farcry from the Lord of the Rings love letter homage， that was The Eye of the World。 It's a defining moment for the Wheel of Time books where it is now an entity entirely it's own。 The Final Verdict: 8 out of 10 。。。more

Reference

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