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The Fires of Heaven (Book 5) is an excellent follow-up to the 4th book (which I consider the best of the series). The Shadow Rising is a hard book to top, but this book came really close. The plot continues to ramp up, with more of the Forsaken appearing and Tel’aran’rhiod (aka the World of Dreams) having much more of a major role in the story. There’s tons of action, great character moments, an insane finale, and a phenomenal scene near the end of this book that broke me emotionally. There’s also good payoffs as some of the lingering plot threads and seeds that were planted in Books 3 and 4 come to fruition in The Fires of Heaven . This will be a spoiler-free review and it will be covered in 5 sections. Characters, Plot, Setting/World-building, Pacing, and my final thoughts along with a rating. Image: Moiraine Damodred. [Characters]: Rand and Nynaeve get the most page time in this book. Identity is a reoccurring theme for both characters in this story. Nynaeve is ques...

George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice & Fire Series is the best book series I’ve read in my life. It has layered and complex characters, phenomenal world-building, beautiful prose, and an epic and very intricate story. There are so many great hidden details, easter eggs, sophisticated plot threads, and deep history that it's very clear how much effort and planning has been put into this series and it’s no wonder that it’s taken so long for George R.R. Martin to write these books. I can’t wait to re-read this series a couple more times and I know for sure I’ll pick up a ton of new details that I’ve missed on my first read. Obviously, the series isn’t finished yet but it doesn’t look like the series is going to be finished anytime soon so until The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring gets published (which might never happen), this is going to substitute as my series review. This review will cover Books 1-5 in the series, it contains heavy spoilers, and it will be c...

  The Shadow Rising (Book 4) is the best book in The Wheel of Time series so far. The book had good pacing, great action sequences, shocking reveals, a lot of emotional moments, and it caps off with a brilliant ending for each of the main storylines. The first 3 books in the series were good but this 4th book is where the series elevates to another level. I was initially worried about how Robert Jordan writes action but he’s proven me wrong with the amazing action and battle scenes in this book. Also, my problems and complaints with the ending of The Great Hunt (Book 2) were fixed in this book and it made me appreciate that 2nd book much more because I saw where those story threads were heading. This will be a non-spoiler review and it will be covered in 5 sections. Characters, Plot, Setting/World-Building, Pacing, & my final thoughts along with an overall rating. Image: Lanfear. [Characters]: Perrin is the mainly featured character of this book (followed close...