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The Fires of Heaven: Wheel of Time, Book 5 (Unabridged)
 
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The Fires of Heaven: Wheel of Time, Book 5 (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Robert Jordan (Author), Kate Reading (Narrator), Michael Kramer (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 36 hours and 34 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Macmillan Audio
  • Audible Release Date: 10 Mar 2005
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ7MD2
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times best seller The Shadow Rising, Robert Jordan again plunges us into his extraordinarily rich, totally unforgettable world:

...Into the forbidden city of Rhuidean, where Rand al'Thor, now the Dragon Reborn, must conceal his present endeavor from all about him, even Egwene and Moiraine.

...Into the Amyrlin's study in the White Tower, where Amyrlin, Flaida do Avriny a 'Roihan, is weaving new plans.

...Into the luxurious hidden chamber where the Forsaken Rahvin is meeting with three of his fellows to ensure their ultimate victory over the Dragon.

...Into the Queen's court in Caemlyn, where Morgase is curiously in thrall to the handsome Lord Gaebril.

For once the Dragon walks the land, the fires of Heaven fall where they will, until all men's lives are ablaze. And in Shayol Ghul, the Dark One stirs.

©1993 Robert Jordan; (P)1997 Books on Tape; Published by Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed the first four books of this series but now that I've gotten to the fifth they seem to be flagging. The only exciting chapters are the ones detailing the adventures of Rand and Mat. Nynaeves, Elaynes and Egwenes chapters are terribly boring and mostly involve them commenting on "stupid" or "stubborn" men or complaining about "revealing bodices" or some such claptrap. This kind of stuff was peppered throughout the first four books and I thought they'd be through with this stuff by now but instead Jordan ups the anty and every second sentence involving the girls merely involves them complaining about men, they're clothes, or eachother. The constant moaning of the female characters does not make for exciting reading and the parts that take place in tel'ahnriod(if thats how you spell it) are probably the most boring yet. The relationships the female characters have with their male counterparts are quite ridiculous too, Nynaeve and Elayne who've been travelling with Thom and Juilin in the book for months somehow manage not to become friends with them and instead still view them as "stupid men".

The simple fact is that without any chapters dedicated to Perrin whos adventures were by far the most exciting in the previous book make this one seem incredibly boring and slow paced thanks to the terrible moaning of other characters. I've found myself skimming through paragraphs looking for something interesting for the first time in the series.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I recently finished Book 5 of the considerable Wheel of Time series. It took me longer than expected as there were numerous occassions when I had to put it down and read something better. Indeed it was only my own Herculean determination that allowed me to grind on through painful chapter after excruitiating chapter, alleviated now and then when Jordon returned to Rand.

The reason behind this excruitiating experience lies solely at the feet of Nynaeve and Elayne. The phrase 'he is only a man', or variations on this, must crop up over 100 times! Whilst I can appreciate that the author is trying to establish the (somewhat obvious) differences in the way the sexes perceive each other and the self evident tribulations associated with any male / female relationship, the reader does not need to be told 'he is only a man' every other sentence. It's derogatory and pointless.

To summarise; Elayne and Nynaeve appear to think of men as being entirely useless whilst Rand and Mat remain merely 'confused' by women. The chapters dealing with Rand are still enjoyable and by the conclusion of the book Jordon is back to near his strongest, but the over repetition of certain annoying phrases detracts from any enjoyment this book may have offered. The other classic - 'Her piercing / clear / penetrating / flashing blue (and occassionally green) eyes' also makes several dozen appearances and whilst less irritating than the above, does rather suggest that every character is going around with rather special optical abilities!

I wont be reading the next book in the series for a long long time.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Well thats book 5 read and after reading some reviews I was expecting it to be bad. But apart from having slightly less action than the previous 4 books it was just as good.

Some have mentioned that elayne and nynaeve are more annoying than normal in this book but I have to say it's more likely that its the cumulative effect after 5 books of them moaning,and braid pulling.

The characters are still many and varied so it never lost my interest.

I still found the book good to read and wanting to read 'just one more chapter', so am looking forward to book six.

Hope this helps
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Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time 05)
I really enjoyed reading this book along with the other books in the series. I love how quickly it was downloaded onto the kindle and I look forward to getting the rest of the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Siobhan
Great series, great book
If you're well into the Eye of the World series, this book will be drawing you more into the world of Rand and friends. A great installment, can't wait to read the next book.
Published 2 months ago by K. Cooper
Very Slow...
Don't get me wrong, WoT is epic and all-encompassing, with Jordan the most omniscient and benevolent God-Author I know, but even so, 'The Fires of Heaven', and 'Lord Chaos' (the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Stephanopolisrose
It's pretty good, but misses the edge of the first books
"The Fires of Heaven" is the fifth installment in the epic fantasy saga "The Wheel of Time", written by Robert Jordan and published in 1993. Read more
Published 5 months ago by ManInsideTheHelm
Review of Fires of Heaven
The fifth book in the Wheel of Time series continues the story of Rand al'Thor, The Dragon Reborn and his childhood friend, Mat Cauthon. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Noor Jahangir
Good
The quality of the book was as described, and the delivery was swift. However, the cover was not as shown in the image. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ben Holman
Gritting my teeth in frustration
The Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time)

Please, please, please, please - give me the patience the read sections involving Nyneave and Elaye. I'm so very tired of them. Read more
Published 12 months ago by B. Roche
Slow, slow, slow
I read the first four books in a little over four weeks.
So far, I've been trying to plough through this garbage for nearly six months. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. P. Lewis
Fantastic!
This book is simply amazing as I love Robert Jordan.
Am very pleased with the delivery time and packaging.
Published 17 months ago by Nirvana
A Great Follow Up to Shadow
After the brilliance of The Shadow Rising i was worried about this one. But yet again i was taken to another world and the epic battle with Rand vs the Shaido is superb!
Published on 19 April 2010 by Ben D
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