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Summary: WOW
Review: While when i started reading i didn't find it that impressive... by the end i was in awe... some things may be considered repetitious... the author has wonderful charecter developement... both of individuals and the interactions between them... he also explores the acts of evil for good... and the rise from evil to good... all in all it is a good surface read... but, if one chooses much more can be found between the cover of this book.... while not the greatest of books written it is a very intersting story... from what i would venture to say ranks with the best of authors of this era... his style is fast, fluid, and gripping... i must say i am looking foreward to reading the next book "the Brootherhood of the Wolf"... a great read... and much better than anything on television these days...
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Summary: boringness is the least of this books flaws
Review: gak!!! This book started like it might have some potential, but stock characters, a cliched villian, and plot holes you could drive a truck ( like why would anyone give an "endowment of their own free will) pass on this one
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Summary: Outstanding epic fantasy!
Review: Paul Hughes, in his amazon.com review sums it up well. This is a startlingly good book by a very talented storyteller. Don't be put off by the accusations that this is a 'door-stopper' or 'conventional fantasy fare'. The series promises to be long (though not as long as Jordan ... 5 books are projected, according to the author's web site, www.runelords.com), but readers will be begging for more if the first book is any indication. Farland manages the rare feat of creating a fantasy world with many truly unique aspects while not alienating the reader. The story is very fast paced and gripping, told with elegant and concise language reminiscent of Orson Scott Card. The action and combat scenes, while somewhat graphic, are not gratuitous. The characters are very well drawn, far from being 'anonymous' as some reviewers have suggested. If I had to describe the book in one line, I would say it's like what you would get if Orson Scott Card wrote Stephen R. Donaldson, but without the angst. That wouldn't really be fair though, because Farland is not short on true originality in any way. The author has plans to play the story out in other media as well. He has commissioned several extraordinary artworks by some wonderful artists with hopes of releasing a Runelords calender or series of calenders. Apparantly he also plans a role playing game based on the books, as well as a PC game. More power to him! David Farland has really found his voice here, and I expect a large following for this series. The Runelords stands up to the best of new epic fantasy, such as Terry Goodkind or Robert Jordan. We're lucky to have this for its own sake, not just while waiting for the other guys to move on. Give it a try, you won't regret it, and be sure to look at the images on the Runelords website.
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Summary: Amazing- you will laugh and you will cry. . .
Review: I love trying new authors, and when I picked up this book I never thought that I would sit down and finish it in two hours- its that good!
David Farland has started something new and absolutely incredible here, a book that shouldn't be missed. I laughed and I cried, and who ever will read this next will also. The characters are real, the world they live is real, the plot is amazing! Do yourself a favour and buy this book, you won't be disappointed!
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Summary: Unrealized Potential - A Disappointment
Review: Wanting to find a new and fresh author to add to my favorites list, I read The Runelords. The anticipation was high, partly because of recommendations, but the result was a resounding disappointment. While Farland does introduce some nice fantasy concepts, "endowments" for example, the characterizations are weak. Most disappointing however is the arbitary way in which he disposes of characters that I had hoped would become the nucleus of the series. While some characters are "disposable" in most fantasy, there is a core that you can count on to carry the plot and the emotional attachment. While Farland does give us two such characters, their development could be stronger. I found them hard to identify with, especially as fantasy heroes. Some readers will like the more human qualities of the main character and the touches of thought provoking reality in the work. Personally, I read fantasy percisely because it is just that - fantasy. If I want reality I'll read the newspaper. In eliminating, somewhat arbitairly, so many of the potentially heroic core characters, I had no anchor for emotional identification or diversity of characterization. The main character isn't strong enough to fulfill this role alone. Finally, by eliminating so many of the "good guys," I found myself several hundred pages into the book, with no real fantasy hero, wondering who was going to get killed off next and asking myself why I was bothering to read further. Refusing to give up on a book, I read on. I hoped for a plot twist that could only happen in fantasy - something fantastical would happen to salvage the potential that the book did have. Unfortunately, it never materialized.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is the best fantasy book I've read in a long time. The very idea that it's based on is very imaginative. There are some obvious references to "earth's" history and some tend to be a little racist (arabs are the bad guys, white europeans the good guys). Even with this nagging distraction (it sits there in the back of your mind while reading certain passages) the book is very fun to read and at times very exciting. If you like heroic sagas you will most certainly love it. I don't think anyone has come up with a more original concept in a long time.
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Summary: The Runelords : Sum of 'Grade 100'
Review: This book was great. i havent read such a good book for a long time. Unlike Robert Jordan, David Farland is keeping me reading without stopping, he doesn't describe anything over and over again with a thousend words for a charcter, but he does it short and to the point. If you havent read this book yet, you are lucky, i can't wait for the next one, wich suppose to arive in few weeks.
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Summary: Great potential , intelligent characterisation
Review: Initially I felt the magic-concept to be rather revolting ,but once I read it , it was really well thought out . It is very realistically unpredictable . The characters were real but not soap-opera-like convoluted .The many concepts like the Days' Room of ****** ,etc were refreshingly invigorating to the mind. All in all , a very engrossing read .
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Summary: This book was wonderful, one of the best I've read in years.
Review: I purchased this book on a whim, I liked the concept of an Earth-King and wanted to see how it 'fleshed out'. To say that the book held my attention would be an understatement, I finished it in two days, the pages turned in a whirlwind of action and drama. It begins, as most intricate fantasy does, slowly but builds like a symhpony. Powerful and moving are words that don't properly convey my feelings for this work. I found myself moved, more then once, to tears due to the humanity that is woven into this story. Do yourself a favor and get this book as son as you can. My only complaint...the sequel is not yet available. If you like fantasy read this book.
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Summary: Cool Magic, Flat Execution
Review: Why do adult fantasy titles have to contain stock characters and predictable, cliche dialogue? Do the editors have a Cliche Guideline Requirement? Ironically, young adult fantasy is much better. Maybe not cool world-building (the difference between 200 and 600 pages) but far better characters and plots.
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