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Summary: BLAH
Review: David Farland's writig is just plain juvenile. The Runelords books were recommended to me by my 12 year old nephew, a kid I usually find astute and intellectually discerning, but in this case, I guess he is just a kid. If you are looking for a D and D level tale of adventure, with a magic system obviously designed to be a computer or role playing game, read this. Otherwise, spare yourself. HIs characters are dumb, the writing is bad and the story is silly and dull.
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Summary: The story is getting better with each new installment!!
Review: First I would like to say this series is AWESOME, I am a big fan of Robert Jordan, but like a lot of ppl say, the storyline is evolving really slow the last few books, not to mention the 2 year wait between every book, so I decided to start a few other fantasy series, one of them, being the Runelords(two thumbs up for Farland)what an original idea, I loved the series right away, and I dont understand the comment from some reviewers, who said it could have been a trilogy, or even less....I mean, do u just want a fast story, or a fantasyworld u can believe in ...personally I think a chapter at a slower pace once in a while is nice so u can let the story sink in. Besides, compared to some writers not naming any names (*cough* Jordan), I think the story is going pretty fast....Look at the great battles we've already had, Longmot, Carris, Kartish....just to name a few, and conversations are usually straight to the point.Ok, now about Wizardborn, I loved this book....loved how the halfwit got an endowment of wit...and realised for the first time in his life what dead actually ment, I hope Farland is gonna make him play a bigger part in the books. Loved how Averan is learning to be an earth warden...and I dont know if im the only one that suspects them....but I think like Binnesman is a Warden to humans, Averan is gonna be the Warden for the Reavers. I mean, think about it, she eats reaver brains, and thus can learn about them, not to mention, she controlled the mind of a reaver(the waymaker) with reletively great ease...compare that to the horse she couldnt control at all, anyways, love to hear yall's opinion about it(email me). And WOW...the end with Ray Athen, I'll not spoil it for the ppl who havent read the book yet, but I think this is most refreshing for the storyline...and It also confirms my suspicions that the reavers arent the ultimate enemy Gaborn has to face. We are still mostly left in the dark about Erin and Celinor, but no doubt the next book will let us know more. Now, my favorite characters, Borensen and Myrrima...I love to see Borensen slowly realising how much he loves Myrrima, I loved the jokes made about Borensen's "walnuts", certainly worth more then a pint of ale, and I love the way Farland made Myrrima a strong independant woman, who can love a guy without acting like a little girl again. As a conclusion I wanna utter my only complaint...the LONG wait for the fourth book to be released. Ronnie Middelkoop
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Summary: Great Characteriztions in this fantasy novel
Review: Gaborn leads his forces in an attempt to cleanse his nation from the odious Reavers. However, the horde retreats heading back to its underground lair. Reluctantly, Gaborn knows he must follow if he is to ever end the Reavers threat to his by finding the proper path. Dreams of world conquest are long over. At about the same time that Gaborn chases the retreating enemy, the powerful Raj Ahtan realizes that the Reavers threaten his kingdom. However, he deals with a smarter breed that has learned how to more effectively and efficiently fights the humans. Averan, a warden, becomes an apprentice, but her ability to eat Reaver brains becomes more important to humanity. She is able to understand what the Reavers intent is in a collective way and that may enable the fight to finally go underground to the lair of the Reavers. WIZARDBORN, Book Three of the Runelords, is an exciting fantasy adventure that is quite different from the two previous novels as action takes a back seat to understanding of the principla characters. The story line overall is fast-paced, but at times slows down to provide more insight into the key cast members especially Raj. For those who read the first novel (see THE RUNELORDS) this is a bit of a disappointment, as Raj seems more human and less like a killing machine in a sort of evolution similar to Darth Vader from universal villain into a sacrificing father. Still, David Farland has written an entertaining tale that his fans will enjoy once they adjust to something that is a bit different. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Maybe I'm missiing something...
Review: I didn't have the reaction a few of the other reviewers here had. This was not plain awful, and there were occasional moments that held my interest. But David Farland is falling into the rut of continuing a story that could have been finished as a trilogy, or even really in a single book, and dragging it out to make it better for his own bottom line. THere are fewer pages, or so it seems, perhaps it's merely thinner paper, but over all this book is disappointing, both in its appearance and its content. The character of Gaborn is not interesting enough to put through the same permutations that Terry Goodkind is putting Richard Cypher [oh no! He's lost his magic!} and Farland is not a good enough writer to sustain interest in the world cobbled together from other writers' oeuvres. Read this if you must, if you can find a library that carries it.
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Summary: Great Series!!
Review: I own all of the books in the Runelords series. I have become addicted and just need more! I originally picked up the first book in the series based strictly on the art work on the cover. The art work was done by the same artists that did the covers for the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. My only complaint about the third book in the series is that it cuts off rather abruptly. With no known release date on the next book it left me hanging wanting/needing the next installment but alas it was not to be or at least anytime soon. I highly recommend this series as it is awesome.
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Summary: Review
Review: I thought it was not quite as good as the first two but better than most of the other fantasy novels out there
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Summary: Good Overall
Review: I usually wait until a book in a series I'm reading comes out in paperback (I'm poor, yanno?), but I could not wait to get this one! David Farland's writing flows like no other author I have ever read. His plot twists and turns around the 3-dimensional characters and left me in a state of delighted frustration. However, I felt that he could have done better in developing Averan in this book. The cliffhanger ending is also rather dissapointing. I eagerly await his next book, and hope it is as engaging as his first three.
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Summary: Not as good as I expected
Review: I was disappointed in both this book and #2. I read the first book, then bought all 3 thinking this would be a good series to read. The author should have condensed all 3 into 1 book. It would have been much better. I was bored to tears by the middle of the second book and continued to plough through the second and almost all of this book before I finally gave up in frustration and tedium. I wish I hadn't wasted my money on any of them. I will be reluctant to buy any books by this author in the future. I wish someone had warned me.
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Summary: OK
Review: I'm not really sure what's going on with those who thought this was 5 stars. Wizardborn was a bit annoying. I have to agree with another who thought Farland could have simply made this into a trilogy. Then perhaps this segment wouldn't have seemed so useless. I'm rather sick of Gaborn's character and hope he becomes more of a dynamic figure in the following books. What started out as having potential in The Runelords (despite it's cheezy cover), seems to be weakening.
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Summary: Reavers, not Ravers
Review: I've already reviewed this book here. I just needed to clarify something brought up in some of the other reviews. Farland's reavers are found nowhere in the Donaldson series. Donaldson wrote about ravers which were men who were so evil that they were basically raving lunatics, muttering and cursing to themselves all the time. Anyone who thinks that Farland stole his reavers from Donaldson's ravers obviously wasn't paying attention.
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