The Fires Of Heaven

eBook

English language

Published Nov. 3, 1994

4 stars (102 reviews)

1 edition

Review of 'The Fires of Heaven' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

The strands of storyline twist more and more intricately. The characters are all well developed and well rounded. I couldn't ask for better. Even if some of them annoy me, this is a sign that they are well varied too. If the pacing seemed a little slow at times, it was made up for by all of the development and also the way it picks up quickly near the end of this book. I'm loving this series and I can only imagine how detailed and cinematically intense a screen version would have to be. Someday, perhaps, we can hope.

Review of 'The Fires of Heaven' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

This is the first book in the series that feels just lazy. While the writing style is unchanged - both in the good and the bad sense -, the book seems to consist solely of talking and angry internal monologues. There is hardly any story development before the last 80 pages or so, which turn up the tempo considerably, and feature some major events. The overall feeling still remains one of missed opportunities.

Review of 'The Fires of Heaven' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Sending fire and lightning ahead of him, he stepped through and let the gateway close behind him. He was death.

"The Fires of Heaven" is more of the same as the previous four books and that is a good thing. This story follows the story of the same characters, introduces some new locations and players and turns the intensity up a notch. Forsaken are running free, Rand is unleashing more of his powers, and Matt rolls the dice and tries the Dark Ones Luck. As the story advances the stakes are raised and events do not unfold as planned.

I have rated the first five books four stars, but for what has been one long story I wish there was a way to rank these books better. I would likely put "The Fires of Heaven" closer to the top as the story takes on a grander scale so do the …

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