The Fires of Heaven

Hardcover, 944 pages

Published by Turtleback.

ISBN:: 978-1-6903-8996-5

(1 review)

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.

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thom_reads_books@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time (5))

Still a great fantasy read

4 stars

Yes, Jordan's writing can be a bit lengthy at times - and book 5 is certainly a good example. I'll agree that a lot of what happens with Nynaeve drags on more that it needs. Some tighter editing could have kept the Fires of Heaven closer to 900 pages than what it is. But WHEN he get's into action, few fantasy works pack as much of a punch as WoT does, even in book 5. The way that every book (still!) adds more layers to the world's lore, reveals more stuff that neither reader nor characters knew previously - that's just amazing and I love it.