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The Fires of Heaven

Written by: Robert Jordan
Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
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Publisher's Summary

The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!

In The Fires of Heaven, the fifth novel in Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, four of the most powerful Forsaken band together against the Champion of Light, Rand al’Thor.

Prophesized to defeat the Dark One, Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, has upset the balance of power across the land. Shaido Aiel are on the march, ravaging everything in their path. The White Tower's Amyrlin has been deposed, turning the Aes Sedai against one another. The forbidden city of Rhuidean is overrun by Shadowspawn.

Despite the chaos swirling around him, Rand continues to learn how to harness his abilities, determined to wield the One Power--and ignoring the counsel of Moiraine Damodred at great cost.

Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.

The Wheel of Time®
New Spring: The Novel
#1 The Eye of the World
#2 The Great Hunt
#3 The Dragon Reborn
#4 The Shadow Rising
#5 The Fires of Heaven
#6 Lord of Chaos
#7 A Crown of Swords
#8 The Path of Daggers
#9 Winter's Heart
#10 Crossroads of Twilight
#11 Knife of Dreams

By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
#12 The Gathering Storm
#13 Towers of Midnight
#14 A Memory of Light

By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson
The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons
The Wheel of Time Companion

By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk
Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

©1993 The Bandersnatch Group, Inc. (P)1997 Books on Tape; Published by Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

What the critics say

"Jordan deftly weaves details from previous books into this narrative." (Publishers Weekly)
"Fires of Heaven upholds the very high standards of this major fantasy epic, with battle scenes, comic interludes, and character development all reaching perhaps the highest point in a work that has lacked for none of these." (Booklist)
"Jordan's epic saga of a world threatened by evil incarnate builds steadily as separate strands of a complex plot begin to come together. Fans of this richly detailed and vividly imagined series will not be disappointed." (Library Journal)

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fantastic listen

the books just keep getting better and better!!! another great listen in the world of the the wheel of time

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amazing

Loved it
The females are a bit boring as usual but still a masterpiece. The ending as usual well worth the wait.

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Terrific

I love Robert Jordan books. Not as good as Tolkien but still very good.
Be prepared to invest a lot of time in this series

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All the characters from Edmond’s Field have grown so much since the first book. It’s great to see characters like Rand and Matt finally come into their own and really accept who they are and the roles they have to play in the pattern. Also, Robert Jordan is not afraid of killing his characters which adds to the severity of the conflict…however some characters maybe fall a bit too easy? Great overall!

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Six thousand, eight hundred and twenty four

Thiar is how many times I wanted to box Nynaeve's ears!!! Of Jordan was attempting to slowly have her actions and thoughts knaw at you until you wanted to explode, he did a masterful job. It's not that she does anything bad but instead how blind she is to everything around her because of her stubbornness.

Many things happened in this book that had been foreshadowed where you will say "I knew it!" and much more hints of foreshadowing have been sprinkles throughout. It will be the anticipation that will have you at the edge of your seat as you may find out later in the book or give books from now. Jordan is a master at givi g you different tastes without even knowing what food you are eating.

To me, this book will be the turning point of the entire series as some key lines are drawn and future stages are set. The question is....... what will become of the various storylines that were not even brought up in this book and how the will affect, disrupt or change the course of what the wheel is weaving.

Stop reading reviews already and start this book!!!

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excellent performance, lots of actions, great valu

What a fantastic journey! Of all the books I've read so far in this series this one is currently my favorite. The tar'veerens grew considerably in this book, though I'm dying to know what Perrin and Faile have been doing this whole time. On top of excellent character development, the weight of actions also increased a lot in this book. Whether it's a duel between two people who can wield the power or mid-sized skirmishes, comparing to the lack of action in 'the eye of the world,' the fires of heaven have enough well paced action sequences/scenes for any nerd to geek out over in his head. Can't wait to start reading book 6.

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love this series

have the hard covers listen to the series multiple times always look forward to going back to it and starting all over again well worth the time

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Keep listening to the end

Not one of my favorite books in the WoT series however I started to enjoy it alot more once I got half way through!

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Graphic audio would've done better.

Needs more voice actors to properly do it justice. There are just too many important characters in this story and it's sometimes hard to distinguish between characters with one voice actor at a time.

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Please hire some different readers

The narration is tolerable at best. Would love to have some options in terms of reader choice. Nothing against Micheal and Kate but they kind of saturate the fantasy market and I'm tired of hearing them tbh

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