Firestorm (Weather Warden, Book 5)
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Product Description
Putting aside the personal chaos that has plagued her, rogue Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin must rally the remnants of the Weather Warden corps against a double threat-the Djinn who have broken free from Warden control, and a cranky Mother Earth who's about to unleash her full fury against the entire world.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
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Best for Last
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Overall, this is a terrific book.
Firestorm features a kicking final 1/3, and an absorbing beginning 1/3. You just have to force yourself through the middle 100 pages, and if you're able to do that, you'll be glad you stuck with what is easily the least enjoyable of the Weather Warden series. There is action aplenty, magic everywhere, and a middling amount of sex in the pages. What isn't here as much is the humor, and there's way too much introspection in the middle third. But once you get to the last 100 pages, you're in for a treat.
Recommended, but not as highly as the previous four entries.
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Another good book in the series
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You never know whats going to happen next in this series. I'm really glad they finally started getting good book covers, the first books had really ugly covers, so good thing my library had the 1st book or I would not have started this series, but now I'm hooked on this non-stop adventure.
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What a Blazingly Good Time
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I have read all the books in this series. It has made me a big fan of Rachel Caine's Weather Warden series. I found Firestorm to be a fast-paced continuum in the series and read it in a couple of days. There is a lot going on in this book, but I enjoyed the characters and situations. There is a constant urgency in Firestorm and the situations were quite interesting and original. I am not so jaded yet that I don't think, "Wow! That was cool." Could the pace have been slowed down? Sure and sometimes I caught myself thinking, "Dang, Joanne just can't catch a break." Firestorm starts where Windfall abruptly ended. I really liked the further development of the relationship between Joanne and her friend Cherisse. All the main characters are back, but drawn a little thinly in spots, because they ALL seem to be back. The Wardens have been devastated by the freedom of the Djinn, the headquarters' a mess and the Demon Marks are spreading through the ranks. Joanne's half-Djinn daughter, Imara figures largely in this book which is good, but is more the protector to Joanne than vice versa, not so good. I do think Rachel Caine could have left out the Sara and Eammon storyline and we would not have missed anything. After the first third of the book, the action and events are so absorbing I couldn't put it down. Joanne's interactions/fights with the Demons, Oracles and the hated Ashan is worth the price of the book.
My book club normally selects books from the bestseller fiction lists. I selected Ill Wind as a departure from our usual genre. I think the entire series is a good one for those who are just starting out in the SF fantasy genre and has a different spin for those who already enjoy SF fantasy. The response at our review meeting was the 11 women started reading with some trepitation, but ended up enjoying the book, to their surprise. Several mentioned the one thing that struck me when I started reading the series, how it makes you think about current events involving the weather, earth(quakes) and fire. The other thing I like about this series are the "love scenes." They are just that, "love scenes", not a cover for soft porn. Very tastefully handled, but still passionate. I really liked Firestorm and would highly recommend the entire series and I give this book 4.25 stars.
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Another excellent story in the series
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Consistent and driven, a good book; it appears that Ms. Caine is beginning to deepen the characters while simplifying their relationships, as well as focusing to a greater degree on the struggle without granting sudden god-like powers to the protagonists.
The reintroduction of certain characters in an ambiguious way lends to the charm of this particular story, and clearly is an indication of returning elements as the plot unfolds in the next books.
A good read, and I'll be continuing to follow this series!
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It's Not Nice to Fool with Mother Nature! Best Weather Warden book yet
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Why did I give Firestorm 5 stars? Why do I love it so much more than some of the other reviewers? First, I do not necessarily like my books soft, sappy soap operas that always have a 100% happy ending. I love adventure, adversity, excitement, humor, depth of character and a plot that encourages me to read the novel again and again to catch the nuances I missed the first time (and let's not forget sheer paranormal coolness - reading about the "magic" of the earth, fire and weather wardens is hair-raising fun). FIRESTORM has all of the characteristics I love in a paranormal fantasy and more.
Second, Joanne, David and to a lesser extent Lewis grew in this book because Rachel Caine didn't spend so much time fleshing out side characters. Don't misunderstand me, I adore Rahel and Paul, and I loved Jonathan and so many others (you hear the "but" coming, don't you?) but I was tired of the continuously growing list of characters that detracted from Ms. Caine's ability to develop Joanne, David and Lewis and the world in which the Wardens and Djinn live and the (now changing) rules by which they operate. In each of the previous books, we learned more and more about the side characters - enjoyable, of course - leaving less time for the key characters and long-range plot development.
In Firestorm, Ms. Caine is getting back to basics and that's a Good Thing. You will be amazed at the changes in the Warden & Djinn Rulebook (my phrase, not hers). Remember those commercials in the 70s with the catchphrase "It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature!"? That phrase should be the subtitle of Firestorm. I stand in awe of Ms. Caine's imagination and creativity in this novel - she's changing the rules on us, but the new rules are so fascinating I not only don't mind, I'm looking forward to reading the new playbook. Personally, I love the tension in the Weather Warden series - in fact, it's easy to see why Jim Butcher (the Harry Dresden novels, and quite possibly my favorite author) loves Rachel's books - since his books are similarly action-packed.
I also recommend visiting Ms. Caine's website, where you can read what appears to be two chapters in the sixth book, Thin Air, due August 2007. Although part of this work is contained at the end of Firestorm, more is found at Ms. Caine's website. It's worth reading, especially if you're like me and can't wait for August to arrive.
Lastly, some good news - I believe ROC has agreed to publish three more Weather Warden books after Thin Air. Go Rachel, you deserve it!
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