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Title: Wizardborn (The Runelords, Book 3) by David Farland ISBN: 0812570707 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.62
Rating: 3
Summary: A let down
Comment: Compared to the previous 2 books a major letdown. Could have dropped 1/2 the content and had a good book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Farland's series continues to impress - a great book
Comment: Up until Farland began this series, I had begun to give up on the whole fantasy genre even though I am a long-time fantasy reader. Every book I read seemed to be a boring, shallow thinking regurgitation of those before it. Farland's series hit the scene like a breath of fresh air, restoring my faith and hope in the possibility of good works of literature coming from the fantasy genre. While Farland's stories are an excellent read from a storytelling point of view, they do not always give what you want or expect from the hero's or the villians...and in my opinion this is part of why his books are so good, but is also probably why it gets such mixed reviews. The plotlines are realistic rather than predictable, as are the characters. The philosphical ideas and moral/ethical dilemmas he explores are complex, but he merely opens the reader's mind to them without forcing his viewpoint on them down your throat - instead you are left to reflect on them yourself. Definitely not the type of fantasy for those who want to be spoon-fed, but this series is a master work, there can be no doubt about it, and yet I found it anything but boring - I could not put the book down.
Rating: 3
Summary: A letdown
Comment: Wizardborn is the third book in the Runelords series by David Farland, and on the whole I think below par. Farland made an excellent start with the first book in the series, basing it on an original idea and excellent characters. Wizardborn continues the adventures of Gaborn and friends as they have to fight the triple threat of the Reavers, Lord Anders who is devoted to air, and Raj Ahten.
The weaknesses of the book stem in part from the format; there are so many characters in that epic that even a lengthy book is not enough to cover them all; add to that that the focus, shifting as it is between so many of them, does not make things easier. It would have helped if Farland had confined the story to two or three main characters, instead of fragmenting it all over the place, but of course he is trying to emulate Jordan or Martin with his multiple plots. Sorry, but he is simply not talented enough to get away with that washing down of the story.
Another thing is that the series seems to be heading towards a confrontation-or a collaboration- of the elements with Myrrima standing for water, Binnesman and Averan for earth, Anders for air and Ahten for fire. Aside from being a staple of fantasy by now, this made the end, on the whole, fairly predictable.
Also, it is frustrating that the whole book seems to be less of a complete story than a juxtaposition of episodes furthering the plot. At some points in the narrative you really do get the feeling that you are in the middle of a serial, which is annoying enough on TV, but unbearable with books. I am aware that this is a common enough procedure in fantasy, and that many authors use this, but unfortunately for Farland you are not caught up enough in his story not to notice that.
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Title: Brotherhood of the Wolf (The Runelords, Book Two) by David Farland ISBN: 0812570693 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Runelords: The Sum of All Men (The Runelords, Book One) by David Farland ISBN: 0812541626 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3) by George R. R. Martin ISBN: 0553381709 Publisher: Spectra Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0312864590 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 07 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Destiny: Child of the Sky by Elizabeth Haydon ISBN: 0812570839 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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