The Fires of Heaven
- 894
- Pages
- about 16 h
- Reading time
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Our view
The fifth volume of The Wheel of Time is for readers already committed to the series: nearly nine hundred pages are a commitment in themselves. The ideas behind the world remain its strongest draw. Some readers find the pacing slow and the characters hard to warm to, object to the way the women are written, and feel that a plot steered by destiny leaves everyone with little say in their own story.
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About the book
The Fires of Heaven is a fantasy novel by American writer Robert Jordan, the fifth book in his series The Wheel of Time. It was published by Tor Books and released on October 15, 1993.
Reading order · The Wheel of Time
Full order & progress →- The Eye of the WorldStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - The Great Hunt
8.38.3 / 10 - The Dragon Reborn
8.38.3 / 10 - The Shadow Rising
8.48.4 / 10 - The Fires of HeavenThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - Lord of Chaos
8.18.1 / 10 - A Crown of Swords
7.87.8 / 10 - The Path of Daggers
7.57.5 / 10 - Winter's Heart
7.77.7 / 10 - Crossroads of Twilight
7.17.1 / 10 - New Spring
8.08.0 / 10 - Knife of Dreams
8.28.2 / 10 - The Gathering Storm
8.78.7 / 10 - Towers of Midnight
8.78.7 / 10 - A Memory of Light
9.09.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 1,276 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 90% of the weight and the score stays at 8.2 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 41 | 3% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 25 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 1.2K | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Fires of Heaven?
It has 894 pages — longer than 90% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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