The Fires Of Heaven: Book 5 of the Wheel of Time (Now a major TV series) Paperback – 16 Sept. 2021

As much as i have enjoyed the series up until this book, i cant really say that the standard of story telling has been flawless, until now. The fires of heaven really brings things up a notch, with fast paced storytelling, lots of exciting events, and overall not as many boring talking long winded chapters that i feel have plagued the series so far.Nynaeve and Elaynes characters get a lot of plot time, and there are some very good bits, esepcially the circus bit, although thom seems to be being underwritten and slightly boring, and julein the thief catcher even more so.Rands characters, along with egwene, aviendha, lan, moraine and everyone else who was in the waste get a lot of attention on them, as well as mat, although he really only shines in a couple of chapter.The forsaken become a bit more known to us as well, after rand captures asmodeon at the end of book 4 he is there throughout book 5 as his guide to all things forsaken. Lanfear and moghedien also turn up quite a bit.Unfortunately Perrin, and everyone else who was in the two rivers, have been missed out of this book completely. But then some things such as the whole whitecloak taking over the world thing which i found a bit boring has been mostly left out of it as well. Lets just say book 5 is all about the car'a'carn and the dragon reborn.

A great story and book well written but unfortunately not as well narrated as the previous titles by Rosamund Pike. She is far superior in accents as an actress would be.

Read all the books the 90's and I loved them. Loads of characters that add depth and personalities to the whole story. IMO some of them are a bit annoying sometimes, but they all add to a great story. Set in a fantasy world that has been knocked back to basically a medieval time frame from an advanced technological age thousands of years ago fighting an ancient evil. People with power fight for and against this evil in a struggle that can end all.

Having rated all the previous books in the series 5 stars already, it’s not possible for me to go any higher. I will say this though, this is my favourite in the series so far. All the books have contributed to the lore, of course, and this one builds on it. A very brief and unfair review would be to say that this is a book about traveling. Rand Al Thor travels west with Egwene, Mat, Moraine, Lan, and the Aiel. Elaine travels with Nynaeve, Thom, and Julien. Siuan Sanche travels with Leane and Min. No Perrin in this book, unfortunately, but a bit more of Mat. Some good stuff there!The series has me so involved in these characters, that even the slowly diminishing influence of Moraine and Lan hasn’t upset me too much (so far). Once again, a five star book, in what has so far been a five star series. Slow at times, lengthy to an intimidating extent, but definitely worth it.

Read it years ago, Books 1- 10 (this is Book 5) of15. Now being made as a TV series, at Book 2. Many significant differences between book and TV.

Overall yet another great book in the series. And what I do love is how the plot develops without the author feeling the need to fleshing the book out with filler.Reason for 4 stars instead of 5: The one complaint I have, which is getting worse book by book is how every female character seems to constantly insult men in the general sense. Every other line from a female character seems to be - men are fools. Men are stupid. Men can't think for themselves. Men shouldn't be let off their mum's apron stings... it is literally every other sentence and it gets tedious. Especially when they do the exact thing right after/before that they accuse men of being stupid for doing.Funny enough the men make no such comments about women. They often talk about not understanding women, or wishing they understood women better, but not insulting all women constantly.

Brilliant!

Can’t understand why people say nothing happens in this book. Sure it’s slow going to begin with and of course you have to get past all the pathetic comments/sniffs and annoying insults dished out by the girls (Nyneave, Elyane and Egweyne ) who act like a bunch of 12 year olds in a playground!!If you can grit your teeth and bear with it then it does get better in the last few chapters.This is the third time I have read this series and although I have enjoyed the story the constant childishness of the girls has really annoyed me this time around. Maybe it’s because I’ve read better books???

Great Author!

La trama se va desarrollando en Este 5 libro. Desvelando los planes de Rand y los de los elegidos. Los personajes van creciendo en poder y destreza tanto en el mundo real como en los sueños. Me ba gustado este libro.

Alright, once again I'm in a 'four or five stars' predicament. And as usual, I'm calling it a 4.5 and rounding up. Call it generosity, call it not being critical enough, whatever. This was a great book. I don't know why I even say when I'm between ratings, I could just rate it and move on. And now I'm talking about the fact that I didn't just rate it and move on. Anyway...Another thread in the Pattern complete. The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills and it wills me to love this series. I am in deep now, this being the fifth of fourteen books, and the best way to describe my feeling within this world is.. comfortable. I have reached a point where even areas of the story that are paced slower still remain interesting to me, simply because I've grown fond of this world and the characters that fill it. Jordan remains a descriptive master, and if you give his writing the thought that it asks for you will find yourself in places as fully realized as those around me as I type. Now, that isn't to say that I will let any and all slow pacing off the hook, I'm just saying that it didn't bother me in this book. Maybe it will in the future, who knows?Now, the slower pace for this one did lend itself to some excellent characterization. Especially in Nynaeve. We get to spend (what felt like) more time with she and Elayne in this one, and I am really enjoying Nynaeve's growth. She is finally becoming a bit more self-reflective, which I've been waiting for for some time. You can feel her start to change, and feel how it affects the characters around her too. I will admit that she has a long way to go when it comes to her attitude toward men. And really, no character gets a pass on this. It seems every man in the series can hardly stand to be around women, and the same for every woman with men. At least in their internal dialogue. It comes off false, and frankly a little weird. It's one thing to fear Aes Sedai, but this is just frustratingly blind, and way too generalized. I'm ready for that to change. It doesn't bother me totally, because it's sort of been this way from the beginning, but if it did change it would be welcome. Anyhow, I was also pleased with Mat's POVs, I just wish there were more of them! I won't detail his growth because it's a major spoiler for readers in the earlier books, but it is very satisfying to watch, and Mat has come a long way from the boy he was back in Emond's Field. I have the sense that he has a long way yet to go, too. I was a bit surprised to find that Perrin has no POV chapters whatsoever in this one. He is mentioned offhandedly a couple of times but other than that, we are left in the dark as to just what Perrin Goldeneyes is up to during this book. I'm eager to have that cleared up in the next book. Rand's part of the story remains as compelling as ever, and is likely still my favorite bit, but I'm glad to see some interest building in areas of the story where it may have lacked before.Areas of slow pacing aside, The Fires of Heaven really did have some moments that packed a punch. These are long books, and reality never takes a break, so they can take me some time to finish, but I was pretty enthralled with the story throughout. I can usually tell how invested in a series I am by how many notes and highlights I have for each book in my Kindle, and I've got a whole hell of a lot for this one. The Wheel of Time is so far living up to its reputation for me, and has maybe even exceeded my expectations a bit. It's ambitious, interesting, full of magic, and shows no signs of stopping now. Lord of Chaos is up next.Life is a dream from which we all must wake before we can dream again.

Great read

I really enjoyed reading this book as it was never boring to read and offerend many different perspectives in the story line. While five stars may seem excessive I am certainly eager to read the next book in the series.