Reviews
David Farland's Runelords books are among the best fantasies on the market today. Great characters, a fascinating concept, and some really nasty monsters make each novel a pleasure to read., The author's imaginative approach to magic, coupled with a richly detailed fantasy world and a cast of memorable heroes and villains, adds depth and variety to this epic tale of war and valor., The suspense is real, the action is nonstop, and the characterizations continue to convince. . . . [this is] a series that has put Farland on high-fantasy readers' maps., David Farland has written a series that rivals the best of Terry Brooks, Terry Goodkind and Orson Scott Card., Stark, dark, and elegiac. . . . Farland ponders the fuzzy line between honor and obsession in a world where compassion comes with a high price. . . . Complex machinations soaked in mud and blood., Praise for the New York Times bestselling Runelords series: "Stark, dark, and elegiac. . . . Farland ponders the fuzzy line between honor and obsession in a world where compassion comes with a high price. . . . Complex machinations soaked in mud and blood." - -Publishers Weekly on Chaosbound "David Farland has written a series that rivals the best of Terry Brooks, Terry Goodkind and Orson Scott Card." -- SF Revu on Worldbinder " The suspense is real, the action is nonstop, and the characterizations continue to convince. . . . [this is] a series that has put Farland on high-fantasy readers' maps." - Booklist on The Lair of Bones "Fans of Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind will enjoy Farland's Runelords." - Romantic Times Book Reviews on The Lair of Bones "The author's imaginative approach to magic, coupled with a richly detailed fantasy world and a cast of memorable heroes and villains, adds depth and variety to this epic tale of war and valor." -- Library Journal on Wizardborn "Sure, Brotherhood has incredible edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting battle scenes--the finale being an exceptional example--but Gaborn's struggle to make a decision, and then facing the consequences, is equally thrilling." -- Starlog on The Brotherhood of the Wolf "When I reached the end of this first volume, The Runelords, and saw grace arise from a devastating battlefield where too many great hearts lay dead, Farland had earned the tears that came to my eyes. It was not sentiment but epiphany." --Orson Scott Card, author of Ender in Exile "Farland has created a vivid, detailed, different world that becomes perfectly believable." --David Drake, author of The Legions of Fire "David Farland's Runelords books are among the best fantasies on the market today. Great characters, a fascinating concept, and some really nasty monsters make each novel a pleasure to read." --Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of The Winds of Dune, "Stark, dark, and elegiac. . . . Farland ponders the fuzzy line between honor and obsession in a world where compassion comes with a high price. . . . Complex machinations soaked in mud and blood." -- Publishers Weekly on Chaosbound "David Farland has written a series that rivals the best of Terry Brooks, Terry Goodkind and Orson Scott Card." -- SF Revu on Worldbinder "The suspense is real, the action is nonstop, and the characterizations continue to convince. . . . [this is] a series that has put Farland on high-fantasy readers' maps." -- Booklist on The Lair of Bones "Fans of Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind will enjoy Farland's Runelords." -- Romantic Times Book Reviews on The Lair of Bones "The author's imaginative approach to magic, coupled with a richly detailed fantasy world and a cast of memorable heroes and villains, adds depth and variety to this epic tale of war and valor." -- Library Journal on Wizardborn "Sure, Brotherhood has incredible edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting battle scenes--the finale being an exceptional example--but Gaborn's struggle to make a decision, and then facing the consequences, is equally thrilling." -- Starlog on The Brotherhood of the Wolf "When I reached the end of this first volume, The Runelords, and saw grace arise from a devastating battlefield where too many great hearts lay dead, Farland had earned the tears that came to my eyes. It was not sentiment but epiphany." -- Orson Scott Card, author of Ender in Exile "Farland has created a vivid, detailed, different world that becomes perfectly believable." --David Drake, author of The Legions of Fire "David Farland's Runelords books are among the best fantasies on the market today. Great characters, a fascinating concept, and some really nasty monsters make each novel a pleasure to read." --Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of The Winds of Dune, Sure, Brotherhood has incredible edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting battle scenes--the finale being an exceptional example--but Gaborn's struggle to make a decision, and then facing the consequences, is equally thrilling., Sure, Brotherhood has incredible edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting battle scenes--the finale being an exceptional example|9780765361400|, Praise for theNew York Timesbestselling Runelords series:"Stark, dark, and elegiac. . . . Farland ponders the fuzzy line between honor and obsession in a world where compassion comes with a high price. . . . Complex machinations soaked in mud and blood." --Publishers WeeklyonChaosbound "David Farland has written a series that rivals the best of Terry Brooks, Terry Goodkind and Orson Scott Card." --SF RevuonWorldbinder "The suspense is real, the action is nonstop, and the characterizations continue to convince. . . . [this is] a series that has put Farland on high-fantasy readers' maps." -BooklistonThe Lair of Bones "Fans of Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind will enjoy Farland's Runelords." -Romantic Times Book ReviewsonThe Lair of Bones "The author's imaginative approach to magic, coupled with a richly detailed fantasy world and a cast of memorable heroes and villains, adds depth and variety to this epic tale of war and valor." --Library JournalonWizardborn "Sure, Brotherhood has incredible edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting battle scenes--the finale being an exceptional example--but Gaborn's struggle to make a decision, and then facing the consequences, is equally thrilling." --StarlogonThe Brotherhood of the Wolf "When I reached the end of this first volume, The Runelords, and saw grace arise from a devastating battlefield where too many great hearts lay dead, Farland had earned the tears that came to my eyes. It was not sentiment but epiphany." --Orson Scott Card, author ofEnder in Exile "Farland has created a vivid, detailed, different world that becomes perfectly believable." --David Drake, author ofThe Legions of Fire "David Farland's Runelords books are among the best fantasies on the market today. Great characters, a fascinating concept, and some really nasty monsters make each novel a pleasure to read." --Kevin J. Anderson,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Winds of Dune, When I reached the end of this first volume, The Runelords, and saw grace arise from a devastating battlefield where too many great hearts lay dead, Farland had earned the tears that came to my eyes. It was not sentiment but epiphany.