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Title: The Lair of Bones (Runelords, Book 4) by David Farland ISBN: 0-7653-0176-8 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 08 November, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.56 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Over so soon?
Comment: The last(?) book in the series. There are a few threads that seemed to be glossed over but the main part of the story is pretty good. Gaborn finally gets to the Reavers and the true enemy is revealed. He ends the story of the invasion of the Reavers but leaves the possibility for more. I give it a B/B- on the StuPage Reviews.
Rating: 4
Summary: Sad, but Satisfying.
Comment: A very sad book...but very clever as well...dont worry no spoilers... There is the resolution of the reaver war, and some friends are lost and others go onto other things... Its unclear if there is going to be a sequel or not... If not the series was definatly worth the read. and if there is a sequel i hope that the earth can rejuvinate some of those who have fallen...lest the remain in the lair of bones forever...
Well Done Mr. Farland.
Rating: 3
Summary: why not better cover art? [no spoilers]
Comment: I found the book to be entertaining. Well timed action and story arc changes. And I've liked the forcible concept.
My big concern is having so many Dedicates and those caring for them. Issues of agriculture, supply lines, education, armed forces, and politics could be more seriously damaged with the number of Dedicates used throughout especially when they are casualties of war. An example would be the extremely huge drain on a society considering the number used for Raj Ahten and his Invincibles. If you take a strong farmer for a strength endowment prior to a battle, now you need to care and feed him and still care for the land. Substitute the strength example with any of the attributes 1000 fold and you see a crisis develop.
I'm not happy with how a metabolism endowment affects the time process. If I understand correctly, the book starts 7 actual days since the first book although to Prince Gaborn or Raj Ahten it seems longer. For strategy I think of supply lines, (re)construction, establishing Dedicates, healing of non-endowed people, and (re)tooling instruments of war. The time affecting these issues are overlooked and could be if the campaigns lasted months but the battles occurred over 7 days. I feel they weren't properly addressed and leave me incomplete.
I'm picking at details but overall the story was decent. A nice surprise or two but Baron Waggit is no where to be seen (although I have my theories) and he was important in the first 3 books. Sadly it ends a little fast, as if at a high metabolic rate. I would have liked the equivalent of an additional book to better articulate some of the above comments.
Thank you.
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Title: Naked Empire (Sword of Truth, Book 8) by Terry Goodkind ISBN: 0765305224 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 21 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Wizardborn (The Runelords, Book 3) by David Farland ISBN: 0812570707 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 16 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Jarka Ruus (High Druid of Shannara, Book 1) by Terry Brooks ISBN: 0345435737 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Brotherhood of the Wolf (The Runelords, Book Two) by David Farland ISBN: 0812570693 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: New Spring (A Wheel of Time Prequel Novel) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0765306298 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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