Liadan’s Mes

The fifth book of the Wheel of Time series: The Fires of Heaven starts with our new Amyrlin Seat Elaida fighting to be seen as more than a puppet for the women who helped her overthrow Suian Sanche.

The adventures of Mat, Rand and Perrin continue. Mat and Rand find themselves still in the Aiel waste again in the city of Rhuidean. The dragon reborn has found an unlikely teacher to help him learn to channel.

Faced with a crazy Aiel who is intent on giving The Dragon Reborn/He who comes with the dawn a bad name, our group heads towards the land of Cairhien. They defeat the Shado, and save Cairhien. The dragon reborn refuses the crown offered to him, and says that he has plans for another to rule the land. One who has the right to claim the throne.

News comes of Elayne’s mother being dead at the hands of one of the Forsaken. Moiraine asks The Dragon Reborn to meet him at the docks. There Lanfer one of the Forsaken tries to kill Aviendha and Egwene. Moiraine and Lanfer disappear through a door frame to another world. The dragon Reborn travels with companions to Camelyn in Andor and another battle ensues in which our Dragon Reborn is victorious.

Nynaive and Elayne traveling from Tancho arive in Salidar where the Aes Sedai who supported Suian are gathered, and Egwene continues her studies with the AielWise Ones as a dreamer. Nynaive captures Mohigden another of the forsaken through an altered a’dam made by Elayne, and essentially hold her as a Sanchean would a damne.

Aviendha has discovered the secret to traveling as she runs from fate and the Dragon Reborn, and the Dragon Reborn finds himself in Sanchan home to the Sanchean and their damne.

Overall this is a wonderful book, and I highly recommend the series. I do recommend reading all of the previous books in the series before attempting this book.