To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand
Fires of Heaven. The themes are extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of intricate world-building and character arcs, most of the nuances will go over a typical reader's head. There’s also the complex interplay of fate and free will, which is deftly woven into the narrative—its philosophical depth draws heavily from classical literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the layers of meaning, to realize that it’s not just an epic fantasy—it says something profound about HUMANITY. As a consequence, people who dislike
Fires of Heaven truly ARE missing out—of course, they wouldn’t appreciate, for instance, the tragic weight of characters’ choices, which itself serves as a cryptic reflection on the human condition. I’m smirking right now just imagining one of those bewildered simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Robert Jordan's genius unfolds itself on the pages before them. What fools... how I pity them.
And yes, by the way, I DO have a
Fires of Heaven tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It’s for the discerning few only—and even they have to prove they’re within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.
