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The Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Robert Jordan (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 992 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Classics; Reprint edition (Oct 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0812550307
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812550306
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 378,955 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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, sue 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 trachery 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. And the fires of Heaven scour the world. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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‘With THE WHEEL OF TIME, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal’ THE NEW YORK TIMES

‘A powerful vision of good and evil’ ORSON SCOTT CARD

‘Epic in every sense’ THE TIMES

‘Well written adventure on the grand scale’ ANNE MCCAFFREY

‘Glowing with true magic’ FRED SABERHAGEN

The Wheel of Time series:
THE EYE OF THE WORLD, THE GREAT HUNT, THE DRAGON REBORN, THE SHADOW RISING, THE FIRES OF HEAVEN, LORD OF CHAOS, A CROWN OF SWORDS, THE PATH OF DAGGERS, WINTER’S HEART --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty sure not all women view men like this!, 20 Sep 2007
By D. J. Matthews (London, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time) (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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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Just Great!, 15 Jul 2004
This review is from: The Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time) (Paperback)
I have just finished this book and moved onto book 6. Where I would be if I was one of the poor souls reading these books as they were released, I don't know.

I don't understand reviews that literally tell you the content of the books...but I will try and help you make a decision about this series.

The series so far is great! If you like fantasy, and enjoy the use of magic and power...you get excited when someone starts channeling magic in battle...you like surprises that are quite literally sprung on you when you just don't expect it - this is book/series for you!. Literally. When you're quite happily sitting on the train on the way to work, reading what seems like an interesting conversion between 2 folk, and all hell breaks lose....you just don't want to get off that train to go into work. It isn't fair like that. ;)

Yes, there's a lot of excitement, and well written prose in his novels, but he has his down-sides. These are actually so bad that it has made me put the book down out of frustration. What is it?
It is his persistent repetition of the women's views of men. Personally, what women think of men, I don't care...and to mention it here and there is fine, but when it is an pre-, during- and post- every sentence when dealing with characters such as Elayne and Neyeavne (can't spell), it gets mightily frustrating! It really, really does. Constantly telling the reader that men are useless, can't tell men this and that, they're stupid most of the time - although it isn't author opinion clearly, ya just get sick of hearing it and you read on solely to get back to Rand, Perrin and Mat. They just get on with what they gotta do, they get you excited etc...but the women just moan.

Maybe it is trying to reflect real life in that sense, but I read these books to get away from that sort of stupid nonsense. :)

If you can put up with that, you'll be fine...heartily recommended!

Make sure and start with the first in the series.

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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not as amazing as the rest of the series, 28 Feb 2002
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This review is from: The Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time) (Paperback)
Having read the previous books in the series, I was really looking forward to reading it. However as the plot developed I realized that the best thread of the story (perrin and loial) were missing from the whole book entirely. I found that totally anoying and bewildering. The next downfall was the fact that most of the book is based around Nynaeve and Elayne and their boring travels. Being fair, the parts about Rand and Mat are a stark contrast to the rest with Robert Jordans stunning literacy skills keeping me hooked all through the night into the morning. But once again Nynaeve and Elayne crop up spoiling the story with their insistant offensive sexist remarks.

Had Robert Jordan edited those parts to make them more interesting and less offensive he would have made the book as amazing as the rest of the series.

A disappointing 5th book but still looking forward to the next one.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Dull story, peppered with some highlights
Although book four slowed down the pace, it does not prepare readers for the lengthy political wrangling, tactical debate and shoe-horned action sequences that are presented in... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars women!!!!!
I ve just finished this book and although I think Jordan is a great writer I will be taking a break from them for a while. Read more
Published on 8 May 2007 by R. Cullagh

1.0 out of 5 stars Starting off poor and gradually getting worse.
This book, like the series is derivative tosh. There is nothing to recommend it. Jordan follows a strict line of quantity over quality and has strived hard to cram 1 book's... Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2005 by andrewsmith107

3.0 out of 5 stars Its ok but not as good as the first 3
Ok, I have just finished reading The Fires of Heaven and want to share my thoughts. I only started reading the Wheel of Time this summer and overall its been an enjoyable... Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2005 by nonamejoe

4.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
For any of those who have read the previous and subsequent books, this is unusual - Nynaeve actually does something useful instead of just tugging her braid and being a whinging... Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars Some dubious moments, but redeemed by the killer ending.
With The Shadow Rising, Robert Jordan moved The Wheel of Time series out of its 'adventure' arc into a 'political' phase as the characters finally moved into positions of high... Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2004 by A. Whitehead

5.0 out of 5 stars dreams within dreams
robert jordans writing technic is one of the best yet the first few lines hit you and you cant wait to finish to see what happens next. Read more
Published on 9 April 2001 by joanne

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an incredible series
This series just gets better and better. This is the first time that I have spent a day at work, waiting for the shift to end, just so I can get home to read a few more chapters... Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The best thing since Tolkien
Whether picking up this book as a one off or as part of the excellent series it is well worth reading. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars another cracker from jordan
the prologue alone got me hooked on this book, i will not upset the readers by giving away the plot but i find it amazing how he can get people so easily hooked by a few starting... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2000

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