The Fires of Heaven: Book Five of The Wheel of Time Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Kate Reading (Narrator), Michael Kramer (Narrator), Robert Jordan (Author),

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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.

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#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
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36 hours and 27 minutes
Author

Robert Jordan
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Kate Reading, see all
Audible release date

26 December 2004
Language

English
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Macmillan Audio
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B00NX93N4U
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	36 hours and 27 minutes
Author	Robert Jordan
Narrator	Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	26 December 2004
Publisher	Macmillan Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NX93N4U
Best Sellers Rank	233 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 22 in Military Fantasy (Books) 29 in Epic Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals) 39 in Epic Fantasy (Books)

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Karen Wallace

wheel of time book 5

Reviewed in Australia on 8 August 2021

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The premise of this series of books is really original. Fantasy books have become a genre that is very derivative, but the complexity and world creation is exceptional in the wheel of time series. Robert Jordan is an excellent writer with an astounding imagination. Highly recommended.

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Bernard

A timeless classic fantasy series gets truly epic in its 5th book...

Reviewed in Australia on 13 September 2018

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Book 5 of one of the great epic fantasy series of all time is where the depth of the world spanning plot of intrigue and magic really starts to move along.

While the characterisation of relationships between men and women can be a bit dated and cliched - although saved by its humour - and the pacing can be inconsistent with long slow stretches culminated in rapid advancements in the plot, ultimately the sheer scope of the genuinely epic fantasy story and the deep and engaging character arcs with likeable and by now long known characters, make this a great read in a great series.

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Barbara

Still Intriguing at the third time around reading this series

Reviewed in Australia on 21 June 2017

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This is my third read of the series. I read my first series when the books were being written and we had to wait forever for the next book. Nyneave still irritates me no end. The military stuff is boring BUT I love the twists and new characters and think Mat and Egwene's characters are very well developed. I find it interesting that the landscape is eerily similar to global conflict in the 21st century and can see sone parallels with military history.

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Michael Clews

Solid addition to the series

Reviewed in Australia on 3 May 2021

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The first 25% is a slog, but once it picks up its pace it really delivers.

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Harold Hadland

A great story line

Reviewed in Australia on 7 February 2021

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A great read and leaves you looking forward to the next book, a real page turner

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Bevan Johnston

Very fast delivery

Reviewed in Australia on 19 July 2022

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Fast delivery.
Books are good

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Sammi

Amazing

Reviewed in Australia on 17 February 2021

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Super great book, heaps to keep you interested and no downers for me! Totally recommend the series so far!

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Stewart

The entire series is amazing

Reviewed in Australia on 28 April 2018

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If you've started, you better keep going. Don't want to miss a beat!

The adventure in Randland continues, with more systems than before

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Luke

Another long story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2021

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That might sound like a pretty odd and simple title. This whole series is filled with long books. This latest isn't the longest and yet it took a week and a half of reading and audiobook every day. It's an epic for sure.

This particular entry in the series is a very strong one filled with some great action, huge plot moments and some real story progression. Have to say, this is the my favourite since the second. Though - my ongoing two major complaints remain: all women in this book are portrayed as short tempered and angry and not a single person in this book has a sense of humour or seems like they have fun - maybe Mat!

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Farhad Shawkat

The Book of Travels

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 May 2020

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Having rated all the previous books in the series 5 stars already, it’s not possible for me to go any higher. I will say this though, this is my favourite in the series so far. All the books have contributed to the lore, of course, and this one builds on it. A very brief and unfair review would be to say that this is a book about traveling. Rand Al Thor travels west with Egwene, Mat, Moraine, Lan, and the Aiel. Elaine travels with Nynaeve, Thom, and Julien. Siuan Sanche travels with Leane and Min. No Perrin in this book, unfortunately, but a bit more of Mat. Some good stuff there!
The series has me so involved in these characters, that even the slowly diminishing influence of Moraine and Lan hasn’t upset me too much (so far). Once again, a five star book, in what has so far been a five star series. Slow at times, lengthy to an intimidating extent, but definitely worth it.

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Kob

Another great book in the series but the same complaint

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2022

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Overall yet another great book in the series. And what I do love is how the plot develops without the author feeling the need to fleshing the book out with filler.

Reason for 4 stars instead of 5: The one complaint I have, which is getting worse book by book is how every female character seems to constantly insult men in the general sense. Every other line from a female character seems to be - men are fools. Men are stupid. Men can't think for themselves. Men shouldn't be let off their mum's apron stings... it is literally every other sentence and it gets tedious. Especially when they do the exact thing right after/before that they accuse men of being stupid for doing.
Funny enough the men make no such comments about women. They often talk about not understanding women, or wishing they understood women better, but not insulting all women constantly.

Amazon Customer

A great fantasy read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 February 2022

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First of all, I am a fan of this series and was inspired to re-read the books. It is set in a post-technology post-apocalyptic feudal future, where thought magic exists. The story is told from many perspectives. Each book has it's share of action, and there is an overall arc of character creation and evolution. Each character and culture is written independently of each other, and their thoughts and feelings are frequently in conflict. There is a very small touch of science fiction, but this is very firmly a fantasy series. Whilst some might be cautious about how many books there are, I have sometimes got to the end of a series and wanted more. Well the Wheel of time has 'more' built right in from the start.

MP HARRIS

A bit of a slog, but worth it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2016

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I started the series a few weeks ago and have stopped reading anything else, moving from one book to the next as soon as I finish the latest one. Funnily enough I didn't think the first book was more than 3 stars - pretty derivative, unnecessarily tangled and replete with mangled references to 'this' world's myths and legends (Tarmon Gai'don, Artur Paendrag for example) - but I decided to carry on to see if it improved. Which I feel it promptly did in the second book, which gave me ample momentum to continue.

From the five I've now read, it feels that Jordan relies heavily on cramming the denouements into the last fifty pages, which throws out the balance of the narrative. That said, I've really enjoyed his firm grasp of plot, his ability to make me care about the main characters and his descriptive flair.

Another tendency is that the first hundred or so pages waste too much time reiterating story elements or character backgrounds that anyone following the series would have at top of mind. After all, no-one would be reading them out of order.

I'm peeved that there is no explanation of what happened to the Seanchan woman, Egeanin that Nynaeve and Elayne befriended in book four. Not a single word about it, just a few sentences saying that Amanthera of Tarabon hustled the girls out of the city laden with jewels and gold in gratitude for their freeing her from the Black Ajah. Harrumph! Anyone who has the answer to this that I might have missed is welcome to comment 😊

Perrin's absence was felt, yet I thoroughly enjoyed the expansion into the Aiel world and the exploration of Tel'aran'rhiod by 'the ladies' was also fascinating.

I was disappointed by the Aes Sedai's reception of Elayne and Nynaeve as it felt mismatched and clunky in comparison to the heights the girls had reached by themselves. I do get it, though.

I read the book on Kindle and was frequently checking how long was left, which does suggest that plot was sacrificed to local colour. I'd agree with some other reviewers who have favoured a heavier editing hand.

All that said, I've got books six and seven out of the local library and plan to devour them through the coming week or so.

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