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Summary: An amazing novel
Review: Robert Jordan composed a masterful work of literature when he wrote the Fires of Heaven. First, I admit that I am favorably biased toward any fantasy book. But if you also enjoy these types of novels, Jordan does not disappoint. I have read many authors who go into great detail and are able to weave deep plots. But as I read the last one hundred pages of the Fires of Heaven, I was amazed. I had forgotten how good this book was. The ending to the Fires of Heaven was better than any of the four previous Wheel of Time books, and I think better than the next four. The climax comes at you in two waves. The first wave is good enough to be the finish for the book, but Jordan continues, and left me ready to begin the next book.So what happens. Siuan, Leane, Min, and Logain are be hunted by Bryne for Oathbreaking. They do eventually make it to Salidar, where Aes Sedai opposing Elaida are gathering. But Bryne finds them there, and is chosen to lead rebel Aes Sedai's forces against Elaida. Nyn and Elayne have left Tanchico with Thom and Julian. Eventually they join a carnival, until they get passage to Salidar. Birgitte also becomes part of the real world. Once they make it to Salidar, Nyn captures Moghedien. Rand chases Couladin to Cairhien, where Rand defeats him. Mat becomes a talented military leader, and becomes one of Rand's generals-unwillingly. Moiraine dies killing Lanfear. Rand and Avienhda become lovers. This book continues to develop Mat's character more in depth. Additionally, much of Nyn's personality and thought process is described. With everything that occurs in this book, what makes Fires of Heaven one of my favorite Wheel of Time books is that Faile is never mentioned. Jordan created many good characters, but Faile makes me skip passages. Perrin went from being one of my favorite characters, to being a warning for Faile. This is a great book, but it has created a problem. I cannot decide if it was better the first or second time I read it.
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Summary: More of The Same
Review: My only complaint with this mammoth series is that sometimes I think Jordan loves the sound of his own voice. His descriptive prose has a tendency to run on and on, especially in regards to clothing!But aside from that, now re-reading this series for a second time I find it even more enjoyable. Small victories are won as the story moves closer to Rand's ultimate battle with The Dark One. One of the best things about this particular installment is that the character of Matt who in the previous novels I just found plain annoying, is finally becoming a more well rounded and interesting character with some real purpose. The downside to the book is Perrin is not mentioned once. Fans who've enjoyed the series thus far will find more of the same, but with some new twists. And not everyone makes it through this time.Personally I find myself breaking the novels up instead of reading them one right after the other. That way I find you don't get burned out too quickly.
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Summary: Not Very Good!!!
Review: I read the previous books and they were great!!! But this is a bit farfetched. I don't want to read a soap opera. That's what it's like. Characters argue about nothing, stupid, unimportant things happen. all the characters bicker endlessly with each other. jordan wants to be another tolkien, so hes describing everything describable. it's a very bad book. it's too long. read the previous books. don't bother with this one. his writing isn't good either. there is too many mistakes. sentences are bad. i can't believe people actually like this. don't let your children read it, there's nasty stuff.
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Summary: Save the environment
Review: I think writing these reviews for Jordan books are like grouptherapy.
"Hi, my name is...and I suffer from WOTmania. I started reading long time ago but I haven't been able to stop it and it has teared my life apart."
And everybody else in group is nodding. Some are saying yes I know how you feel but...maybe it ends some day. Or sure they hope so. No...really, somehow Jordan reminds me of myself as writer. I have played some rolegames when I was younger and I'm great making new worlds with interesting characters but at least I know when to stop. Jordan doesn't. I like that books are almost perfect. I mean that there aren't too many unnecessary words to describe something that reader doesn't want to know like Lini's advice number 44544576 and does Nynaeve change his clothes in the dreamworld and thinks like that. As said they are useless. At least after the time you have heard those words thousand times. Somehow I feel that all the characters in the books are living in some kind of fantasyworld. No, I'm not kidding. Everybody seem to have this terrible important mission to achieve but they hardly do anything about it until someone shows them the way. Then they achieve with almost no action at all. Let's face it. Jordan's characters are dull. Women even more than men. Women in the books just dream over something that never really has happened like twelve year olds. I mean not only the young women but also the more mature ones. It's pretty clear that age scale for this of series is about 15 years old. Just like Eddings books. In the books,
men are like they don't know anything about women.
Women are like they know everything about men.
How funny. I'm almost laughing. The series is based into this kind of small jokes and the thing that Rand al'Thor and his companions must face the evil one as in all the other series. Well, I think I know as well as you how that is going to end. I don't really even wait that series ends but that something would happen between the start of the book and the end. If nothing happens it's like watching photo of something when I could watch moving picture and I like movies more. Watch my point? I have tired of seeing that nothing happens. Jordan draws wonderful world and then let's it be. I'm tired of Rand killing another forsaken in seconds when before that he has used like dozen of lifetimes thinking should he do it or not. Just like this review Jordan's book are full of rambling. Nothing else. But I warn you. If you touch the first book, The Eye of the World and you may become ill. It's called WOTmania and it won't stop until bookserie stop. Then you will wake up from the dream and understand what you have just read and how many pages of it. Then you can use those pages for some better purpose. So my message is: Save the environment and don't read Jordan because he kills the rainforest with useless modern entertaiment more sure than anything on earth.
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Summary: Sorry for the rating, but . . .
Review: I love Robert Jordan, don't get me wrong. He is an *extremely* gifted author--the rare type of writer that can make you fly through a thousand pages and hungrily run to the bookstore for the next installment. He is definitely one of my favorite authors. Or was. Until he decided to join the ranks upon ranks of fantasy (and fiction in general) authors who seem to believe that the sex is more important than the story. If that sort of reading doesn't bother you, please, go ahead, enjoy. It *does* bother me, however, and so I (very, very sadly, because I want to know how the whole Lan/Nynaeve thing turns out! *pout*) set down the Wheel of Time. True, Fires of Heaven isn't all *that* explicit. But from what I remember, Eye of the World was almost totally clean. If in five books Jordan goes from practiaclly G to PG-13, I really don't want to read what he does in the next four. And I wish that Perrin had been present in this book--at all. Maybe I could edit my copy . . . . . . . :(
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Summary: Saga Continues...
Review: 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.
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Summary: A good series that needs much patience
Review: Well, I do not quite agree with the previous review (the very long one) comparing WOT with The Lord of The Rings. No doubt, LOTR is definitely the top notch of Fantasy world because it opens a new epic of imagination. (Who've ever created such a fantastic world of imagination?) However, I believe that Robert Jordan has done a good job himself (his world is definitely not some RPG games)
Although LOTR portrays beautiful languange and smooth writing that no Fantacy novels have yet beaten; I'm inclined to say that WOT has created a world that can stand in the same status as LOTR, if not better. LOTR is a tradition (where hobbits, elfs and different form of creatures dwell in the world). But WOT has outlived this tradition by developing a more "human-based" world. Much focus are on the human-human interaction instead of men fighting beasts. A whole new concept has evolved that deserves much merits. A good book does not necessarily follow the traditional trend of Fantasy.
"Fires of Heaven" may not be as good as the previous books. But as I say, much patience is needed, then you'll appreciate the complexity of the WOT.
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Summary: My favorite Series!
Review: The Wheel of Time has to be my favorite Fantasy series, though there are a lot of good ones out there. Many parts in this book were boring and descriptive, but the unanswered questions kept me reading it. The one thing I was dissapointed in with this book was Perrin's absense. During the last book I was really caught up with his character and Two Rivers. I kept reading and waiting for him to come up, but he never did. Other parts, however, were really good. Mat's character becomes increasingly interesting. His memory is very mysterious and makes you wander what will happen to him. Rand is also a good character and most of the action happens around him, which makes it very exciting. Min, Leane, and Suine Sanche also have enteresting parts, though they don't appear nearly as much as all the other characters do. Nynaeve, Elayne, and Bigitte are good characters, but were used to much. This is why I rate this book with 4 stars. I can't wait to read the others. Hopefully Perrin will eventually reappear!
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Summary: WoT RULES!
Review: I love The Wheel of Time series, plain and simple.
This is one of the best of the nine book (so far) series.
If you liked the others, you will love this.
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Summary: The Battles were Excellent
Review: Some of the chapters between the beginning and the battles and between battles are a little slow,perhaps, but I DID read the next four books before I wrote this review, so perhaps mine opinion is being influenced by the standard of book six, and the recentness(for this series) of book nine. It had many memorable chapters: The Craft of Kin Tovere; This Place, This Day; News comes to Cairhein, and others. Also Mat comes to terms that he is not immune to the Forsakens' attention. I think this is the first book where one of our three boys is not in the volume. That was a slight disappointment.
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