The fires of heaven
Into the forbidden city of Rhuidean, where Rand al'Thor, now the Dragon Reborn, must conceal his present endeavor from all about him, even Egwene and Moiraine. Into the Amyrlin's study in the White Tower, where the Amyrlin, Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan, is weaving new plans. Into the luxurious hidden c...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
TOR,
1993.
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| Edition: | First trade edition. |
| Series: | Jordan, Robert, 1948-2007. Wheel of time ;
5. |
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| Summary: | Into the forbidden city of Rhuidean, where Rand al'Thor, now the Dragon Reborn, must conceal his present endeavor from all about him, even Egwene and Moiraine. Into the Amyrlin's study in the White Tower, where the Amyrlin, Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan, is weaving new plans. Into the luxurious hidden chamber where the Forsaken Rahvin is meeting with three of his fellows to ensure their ultimate victory over the Dragon. Into the Queen's court in Caemlyn, where Morgase is curiously in thrall to the handsome Lord Gaebril. For once the dragon walks the land, the fires of heaven fall where they will, until all men's lives are ablaze. And in Shayol Ghul, the Dark One stirs... |
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| Item Description: | "A Tom Doherty Associates book." "A Tor book"--Title page verso. Map on lining papers. Maps by Thomas Canty and Ellisa Mitchell. Cover painting by Darrell K. Sweet. "Sequel to the shadow rising"--Jacket. |
| Physical Description: | 702 pages : maps (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781250251947 125025194X 9780312854270 0312854277 9780812550306 0812550307 9780613176354 0613176359 9780356503868 0356503860 9781857232097 1857232097 9780765334640 076533464X |
| Author Notes: | During the 1980's, he began writing several novels for the Conan the Barbarian series that was created in the 1930's by Robert E. Howard. He also wrote under many pseudonyms, which include the historical novels The Fallon Blood (1980), The Fallon Pride (1981) and The Fallon Legacy (1982) as Reagan O'Neal; and the western Cheyenne Riders (1982) as Jackson O'Reilly. He wrote articles for periodicals for the Library Journal, Fantasy Review and Science Fiction Review as Chang Lung. He was the author of the Wheel of Time series and The Towers of Midnight. He died on September 16, 2007 following a battle with cardiac amyloidosis. Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of St. James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston. (Bowker Author Biography) |
