The Fires of Heaven

Paperback, 848 pages

English language

Published Nov. 12, 2012 by Tor Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-7653-3464-0

(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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Kadomi reviewed The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time (5))

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4 stars

Welp, I liked it better than the previous book, so I would rate it at 3.5, rounded up. I probably enjoyed it more because I did not have to read about Perrin and Faile, probably the worst relationship ever in my book. I ship Rand with Aviendha, so on that front the book delivered. The bad stuff is still bad. Like seriously, honest to god, why are all women awful to each other, why does every male character generalize women, and vice versa? It's just so freaking tiresome.

The good stuff however was good enough to keep me glued to this massive book, so there's that. The political machinations of the Forsaken, Nynaeve actually having some (minor) character growth instead of being a non-stop bitch face, and Birgitte is actually a cool character. Plus the stuff around Rand, as I mentioned before, I actually enjoy that.

Of course, at the …

Welp, I liked it better than the previous book, so I would rate it at 3.5, rounded up. I probably enjoyed it more because I did not have to read about Perrin and Faile, probably the worst relationship ever in my book. I ship Rand with Aviendha, so on that front the book delivered. The bad stuff is still bad. Like seriously, honest to god, why are all women awful to each other, why does every male character generalize women, and vice versa? It's just so freaking tiresome.

The good stuff however was good enough to keep me glued to this massive book, so there's that. The political machinations of the Forsaken, Nynaeve actually having some (minor) character growth instead of being a non-stop bitch face, and Birgitte is actually a cool character. Plus the stuff around Rand, as I mentioned before, I actually enjoy that.

Of course, at the end of this book, Faile's father showed up, so I will have to deal with that character again, and I don't know if I want that, QQ. Time to cleanse my palate with some lighter fare before I head on to The Lord of Chaos.