David Farland
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 613 pages Rating: 3.76 | 17654 Users | 493 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Runelords (The Runelords #1) |
| Author | : | David Farland |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 613 pages |
| Published | : | July 1999 by Tor Fantasy (first published June 1998) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Young Prince Gaborn Val Orden of Mystarria is traveling in disguise on a journey to ask for the hand of the lovely Princess Iome of Sylvarresta when he and his warrior bodyguard spot a pair of assassins who have set their sights on the princess's father. The pair races to warn the king of the impending danger and realizes that more than the royal family is at risk--the very fate of the Earth is in jeopardy.Itemize Books Toward The Runelords (The Runelords #1)
| Original Title: | The Sum of All Men |
| ISBN: | 0812541626 (ISBN13: 9780812541625) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/therunelords/DavidFarland |
| Series: | The Runelords #1, Runovládci #1 |
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Ratings: 3.76 From 17654 Users | 493 ReviewsColumn Out Of Books The Runelords (The Runelords #1)
As I said in my review of On My Way to Paradise, I don't know how I missed Dave Wolverton back in the late 1990s, but I'm sure it had something to do with starting college, doing more homework and reading fewer novels, and, probably, girls. Whatever it was that distracted me at the time, I've found Wolverton, or Dave Farland as he goes by for his fantasy novels (and which name I'll use from here on out since this is a fantasy novel), and I feel like I've discovered some kind of not-so-hiddenI am so on the fence about this book. It has a lot to admire and a lot that's just "blah." In the end I can't say that I enjoyed it, but what rubbed me wrong the most about this book is the most ingenious, original, and crucial part of the story - the magic system. It skeeved me so badly I almost quit reading several times, but I toughed it out to the end. I'm glad I did, but I won't be picking up any more in the series.First, the other bits: Intellectually, this is a really complex and
The Runeloards was everything I wanted in a fantasy. David Farland's world really blew me away. It feels ancient and believable in all the right ways, without clinging to racial tropes of the genre. He is one author that I could say surprises me with the decisions he makes throughout the story. I kind of ran through reading this without even realizing how fast I was devouring the tale. I'm already moving on to the second book now with an eagerness that excites me.
I don't know at all what to think about this series. There's its basic concept of people being used like livestock to give superpowers to a few boneheads. It does dwell on the...DUBIOUS morality, but not in a way that really provokes any thought or reaction.There's the naturalist religion that is SORT OF a counter to the rampant rune use and possibly a stand-in for christianity. But then it veers off into fairly arbitrary moral standards and inconsistent miracle-work (okay, maybe that reinforces
*NOTE: SPOILER*Overall it wasn't that bad, but left me very disappointed. I think this was mainly due to the fact that I thought the author had some very promising ideas with a good plot, making a bad final quarter of the book leaving me feeling empty and dissatisfied. The original 'Endowment' concept was pretty interesting. The book was too long for what the storyline required, consequently, a lot of it was a tad boring. And i didn't like how there was no victory for the 'hero'. The blurb
This was a reasonably good swords-and-sorcery type of fantasy adventure, well thought-out and with a very unusual magical system, and popular enough that it's a series of eight books so far. But I just could not with the way that their magic worked. It was highly disturbing, and it ruined the entire book for me. The magic functions on a system of "endowments": using the magical spells, one person permanently (until either the giver or the recipient dies) gifts another with his or her personal
This book was first published in 1998, but for some strange reason I had never read any work by David Farland. That omission, however, has been rectified. I am now a drooling fan! The novel begins violently. A man is set upon and injured most gruesomely. He later dies from his injuries, and a series of events is set into motion. Meanwhile, young Runelord, Prince Gaborn Val Orden of Mystarria has traveled to the kingdom of Heredon with the intention of winning the hand of Princess Iome
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