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The Fires of Heaven : Book Five of 'The Wheel of Time'

The Fires of Heaven : Book Five of 'The Wheel of Time'

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Surely not as good as the earlier books
Review: This is definitely better than Part 4 (TSR). The ending was quite exciting, I think second to that of Part 2 (Great Hunt).The characters have definitely matured more & the Dragon is able to understand that he should not easily trust anyone -- even Eqwene.

But hey, this series is getting way too long! Is this going to end? The story has resolved into a stagnant state where we hardly see any advancement in the story at all. That's why I refrain from giving it more than a 3 star.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Debating How Much I Liked This One
Review: I really love the series, and I feel like I know the characters-- they are even in my dreams! But I get irritated with the repetitive nature of the books, how Jordan is always reiterating things that we already know, such as: Nynaeve can only channel when she is angry (I don't know how many times I have read that!) and that she is much stronger than Egwene or Elayne, if she can channel at all! I get sick of it because I have read all of the books so far, and I manage to keep the characters in line-- I figure everyone else probably does, too. Also, I felt that there was something lacking in the fact that Perrin didn't make an appearance at all. But I guess I shouldn't complain-- the book was indeed impossible to put down, and I will be looking forward to starting #6 as soon as possible!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: A nice bedtime story......
Review: Mr Jordan first started the style of branching out new sub plots from the main ones in Book 3. At that time, I was quite impressed that he could actually compile the various little storylines into 1 book and all seem to be interconnected.

However, in Book 4 & 5 (esp. 5, The Fires of Heaven), he definitely overstretched his limits. No longer do I see the clearly defined links between those little plots. The storylines revolving around {Rand} and {Nynaeve + Elayne} have absolutely no connections at all. It's just like reading 2 completely different short stories compiled together in a book. Those meetings in dreams between Eqwene and Nynaeve seem a feeble attempt by Jordan to show that the 2 different stories are actually related.

The 300 pages on Nyn. & Elayne's travels are stuffed with insignificant details.(70 odd pages were spent on describing their lives with the circus? Is this book about circus life?)

Last but not least, the ending, I believe was quite poorly done and predictable. Mat roasted by Rhavin? Of course he wont die and the only way to do it is burning Rhavin with balfire. I think that most people would have guessed that as well.

I really hope book 6 can pack more punch.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Main plot was good, but spoiled by unneccessary sub-plots...
Review: After reading through FOH for about 300 pages, I found out a good reading tactic that I would like to share with you.

Firstly, I agree with most readers here, the storylines revolving around Nynaeve & co. are an absolute boredom! In fact, I can outline their entire jorney with a sentence:They started out in Tanchico & ended up with Min. There is only one very interesting part concerning Brigette. The 300 or so pages on them include mainly descriptions of seamen, circus fellows & of course the infamous tarven owners! I do not understand why RJ Potrays such a negative aspect of the female character on most girls here?

BUT... I like the parts on Rand, Mat, Min & even Moraine. They were refreshing for a change & though the story still moves quite slowly, at least they were worth mentioning.

So, here's my recommedation: 1.Read the book as normal, but I strongly advise skimming through parts on Nyanaeve & Elayne ( I know thats not good reading habits, but better this than give up a good story in frustration ). I don't see how their endless scenarios in the dream world & on carriages and ships contributes to the plot at all. Bye! ^_^

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: flawless
Review: this book had everything and lacked nothing. it's definitely the best book in the series.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another Great sequel from the Master of Fantasy!
Review: I am a freshman in high school and have been reading WoT since the middle of 8th grade. The Fires of Heaven is an excellent continuation of Jordan's masterpiece. TO ALL OF YOU THAT THINK THE WHEEL OF TIME SERIES IS BAD: I am surprised that a young man has more imagination than some middle aged men. I was surprised to read reviews of the other books that said completely false statements. Try to open your mind a little more.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Absolutly Briliant
Review: A must read book. Not the best in the series, but deffinatly worth the time to read. Robert Jordan continues to amaze me. After I was done with The Fires of Heaven I quickly started The Lord of Chaos and stil can't put that one down.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: He's done it again!
Review: I should probably stop being amazed by RJ's talent (capitalized?) for writing... this series is already epic and getting better by the word! The death of two characters at once is shocking, to say the least, and I can't blame Rand for feeling how he does, doing all he can to keep from killing a woman and his lack of action kills 2 and injures two more. That meeting in the prologue between the four Forsaken is worrisome at best... but what's on Lanfear's agenda, lying about Asmodean? I'm wondering how long Rand has, both till the Last Battle and until he goes crazy. He will definately need help to win against the Dark One, though... it took 101 of the most powerful channelers besides the Forsaken to lock the Dark One up again the last time. It was more than time for the girls to get out of Tarabon altogether, what with an angry Moghedien on their tails. All in all, this makes for a great read. I can't find flaws or discrepacies: RJ is obviously keeping tabs on what happens when. It's clear he gave up any attempt to control this size of the series within the first 5 chapters of Book One, and all the better. A series this big, there's no way to control it and make it this good. Keep it up, RJ!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: "Best series I have ever read!"
Review: Exceptionally great book and series. Once you start reading it's hard to put the book down! It allows you to get deeply involved with every character.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Pretty ok, I guess
Review: Not a great book, but it was a good read


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