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 battles and the risks, which makes for a fun read.