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Checking in and a Book Review

         Been a few days since I got a chance to check in here, been busy this last week with a few things. Working on the sequal to 'The Lost Gate' for one thing, but the blog has not been forgotten. :) Work on 'The Chaos Blade'(which is the working title) is coming along very well at the moment, as I have recently had a bit of a 'creative rush' so to speak. More on that to come at a later date. For now, here is this weekend's book review...
 
 

The Rune Lords

by David Farland

 
         In The Runelords, David Farland captures your attention, and imagination, by setting his story into complex social and magical systems. In this world vassals not only serve their Lords, they can grant their Lords attributes, which then make the Lord powerful, who then in turn protects and cares for the vassal. Weaved into this 'endowment' system is a wide ranged system of magic in which mages recieve their powers through service to the various elements of their world; earth, water, wind, fire.
 
         At the time of this story we find a human Lord who seeks to be granted with so many endowments from others, that he will become the 'Sum of all men'. In trying to acomplish this he begins a war, reaching to conquer his neighbors and force them to aid him. Yet now the young Prince Gaborn, recently named the 'Earth King', strives to stop him. Will Gaborn be able to save the northern Kingdoms? And what about these creatures called Reavors, that have been seen in the hills, once again spreading out to destroy
 
         'The Rune Lords' is the first in a series of books by Daved Farland, which I recomend for fantasy fans.
 
 
Until next time, Happy Writing!
 
RD Williams
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