Heir of Fire

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Sequel to: Crown of midnight.
Royal assassin Celaena must travel to a new land to confront a truth about her heritage, while brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world.

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Very Well Written submitted by catlover17 on June 12, 2015, 11:58am This book was a really great read, and I finished it in one day, even though it's probably not intended to be a quick read. Even though there were multiple plots happening in the story, I felt as if this was more of a "connector" book in the series, rather than an actual, significant chunk.

Great series! submitted by MetaMara on June 23, 2016, 1:41pm This is a really great series with a strong female main character.

A thrilling set up submitted by cekandera on July 6, 2017, 11:29am My love for this series continues to grow. S.J Maas is a master story-teller; the way she cares and develops her plots, world, and characters shines. For the past two books we've only received hints as to the breadth and depth of Maas' world, and we are finally hit full force with the sheer scale of her world in Heir of Fire. This sudden expansion was both one of the highlights, and one of the worst parts of the novel, for me. The introduction of two new settings and characters (the witches and faeries) was thrilling but felt very rushed. While I was definitely entertained by the multiple storylines, I felt the dispersion of the plots was not carefully thought out. For instance, while I love Dorian, his and Sorscha's story felt rushed and underdeveloped. I really, really, really, wanted to like Sorscha but her character felt too one-dimensional and underdeveloped for the significance she played. Towards the end of the book, after the battle at Mistward, Mannon's storyline was wrapped up and I actually laughed out loud because -- in the heat and intensity of the battle scenes and the revelations intertwined with it -- I had completely, utterly forgotten about the witch's story.

Ultimately, I loved this book and cannot wait to continue the series. The ending set up some major, incredible narrative arcs for the rest of the series. But some issues with organization and sudden expansion I rated Heir of Fire with 4 stars.

Strong female characters submitted by singleka on June 14, 2019, 9:22pm I loved the strong powerful female characters in this book. Great read!

Good submitted by c_zhang on June 28, 2019, 12:48am I like how this book sets up a lot of plot lines and arcs for the series to continue with.

INDESCRIBABLY GOOD submitted by Nay7 on August 15, 2020, 10:34pm I can't tell you how many times I've reread this book

Slowwww submitted by clk.9123 on August 21, 2022, 3:16pm While I was SO excited to read this before it became published because I absolutely adore this series, my excitement quickly dwindled. This book was so slow. So slow in fact that I would go days without picking it back up. I had to <i> force myself </i> to even read it most days. It took me so long to get nearly halfway through the book that the eARC actually expired and out it was published into the world. So I laid it down for a couple of months, and went back to it.

Ironically, I picked it back up right as it was getting interesting. I should have just kept going to begin with. Alas.
The last few bits of the first half started picking up, but it wasn't until Part Two that I actually <i> enjoyed </i> reading Heir of Fire. When Celeana and Rowan both started coming to terms with their friendship and their issues, it actually became quite good. I was surprised and delighted, however; the first half of the book tainted this suddenly amazing plotline. While I say this, I can only admit that it was Caelena and Rowan's story and POV's that interested me in that second half.

The entire book I hated Manon and the witches. I realize that we will find out later on why they are so important but it was just so dreadful to actually read through. I hated those parts, and pretty much suffered through all of those chapters, which were way too long.

Dorian and Sorscha's POV's in the first half weren't too bad. Still not my favorite but for me it was about the only good thing going on, but in the second half they actually ended up becoming boring. It was like they all flip-flopped. Pretty annoying.

Aedion was okay, I liked him enough, but wasn't overly enthused about his chapters. Even Chaol was a bit droll for me. I loved him so much in Crown of Midnight and liked him immensely in Throne of Glass. I was very surprised that suddenly he was this character I wasn't caring very much about, and dreaded reading through. Was he being overshadowed by the addition of Rowan? I'm not sure what it was for me. I don't see Rowan and Celeana being romantic at any point, it's possible, and I think they both have thought about it but I don't see that being viable. So I'm just wondering how Chaol will play out.

As much as I loved part two with Celeana and Rowan, I still can't rate this more than 3 stars. All the other characters were just so boring, it was an actual chore to read their perspectives. That and the entire first half puts a giant shadow over the rest of it. It did end really well, and I'm optimistic for book #4. I just hope that Maas stops with the slow, boring, plotlines and picks up her usual, quick stride. Crossing fingers this was just a "filler" of sorts!

I loved it submitted by v_library on July 13, 2023, 2:00pm This is one of my favorite books from this series and I've purposely went back and read specific parts over and over again. I highly recommend.

Hier of Fire submitted by Ghutton88 on July 24, 2023, 12:05pm This book will always be my favorite in this series. I love how fleshed out the characters are able to be with so much time devoted to them