Chaosbound
David FarlandThe stark, dark and elegiac eighth installment of Farland's Runelords fantasy saga (after 2008's The Wyrmling Horde) centers on heroes Borenson and Myrrima, fresh from a gallant fight against unspeakably evil world dominators. Flameweaver Fallion, trying to unite the shattered One World, binds Borenson with Aaath Ulber, a giant horned berserker warrior. As their worlds and personalities merge, Borenson loses his human identity and family, but acquires a superhuman mission: to help Fallion bind all the worlds, uniting humans and defeating the wyrmlings forever. In this somber celebration of brutality, Farland ponders the fuzzy line between honor and obsession in a world where compassion comes with a high price. As the series grows in complexity, its appeal narrows, mostly drawing readers who like philosophy and complex machinations soaked in mud and blood. (Oct.)
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Praise for the New York Times bestselling Runelords series:
“Stark, dark, and elegiac. . . . Farland ponders the fuzzy line between honor and obsession in a world where compassion comes with a high price. . . . Complex machinations soaked in mud and blood.”
-_-Publishers Weekly on Chaosbound
_“David Farland has written a series that rivals the best of Terry Brooks, Terry Goodkind and Orson Scott Card.”
--_SF Revu_ on _Worldbinder
_“The suspense is real, the action is nonstop, and the characterizations continue to convince. . . . [this is] a series that has put Farland on high-fantasy readers’ maps.”
—_Booklist_ on The Lair of Bones
“Fans of Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind will enjoy Farland’s Runelords.”
—_Romantic Times Book Reviews_ on _The Lair of Bones
_“The author’s imaginative approach to magic, coupled with a richly detailed fantasy world and a cast of memorable heroes and villains, adds depth and variety to this epic tale of war and valor.”
--_Library Journal_ on _Wizardborn
_“Sure, Brotherhood has incredible edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting battle scenes--the finale being an exceptional example--but Gaborn’s struggle to make a decision, and then facing the consequences, is equally thrilling.”
--_Starlog_ on _The Brotherhood of the Wolf
_“When I reached the end of this first volume, The Runelords, and saw grace arise from a devastating battlefield where too many great hearts lay dead, Farland had earned the tears that came to my eyes. It was not sentiment but epiphany.”
--Orson Scott Card, author of _Ender in Exile
_"Farland has created a vivid, detailed, different world that becomes perfectly believable."
--David Drake, author of _The Legions of Fire
_"David Farland's Runelords books are among the best fantasies on the market today. Great characters, a fascinating concept, and some really nasty monsters make each novel a pleasure to read."
--Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of The Winds of Dune