The Lair of Bones

Name: The Lair of Bones
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: David Farland
ISBN: 9781483072005

Author: David Farland

Series: Runelords Series #4

Narrator: Ray Porter

Unabridged: 15 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 12/01/2010

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic

Synopsis

Prince Gaborn, the Earth King, has defeated the forces arrayed against him each time before: the magical and human forces marshaled by Raj Ahten, who seeks immortality at any cost and has given up his humanity in trade; and the inhuman, innumerable, insectile hordes of the giant Reavers from under the Earth, whose unknowable motives are inimical to human life. Now there must be final confrontations, both on the field of battle, with the supernatural creature that Raj Ahten has become, and underground, in the cavernous homeland of the Reavers, where the sorcerous One True Master who rules them all lies in wait—in the Lair of Bones. The survival of the human race on Earth is at stake.

About David Farland

David Farland is the pseudonym of Dave Wolverton, an American author of fantasy fiction who lives in Utah with his wife and five children. He was a budding author during his college years but came to prominence when he won the Writers of the Future L. Ron Hubbard Gold Award for On My Way to Paradise in 1987. He has achieved much renown in the science fiction field, but fans may know him best as the author of Star Wars novels; The Courtship of Princess Leia was met with acclaim from critics and readers alike and became a New York Times bestselling novel.

About Ray Porter

Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on September 27, 2019

You know, in general, I really enjoyed reading this. All the endowments, the whole sum of all men thing, still has its creepy-ass aspect to it but we get to see a lot more of the people who give up their best traits for the high-and-mighty elite. It may not resolve anything, but at least we know tha......more

Goodreads review by S. James on July 20, 2011

The last few weeks the publishing world has been awash with excitement over the publication of GRRM's latest book. I'm sure it's stupendous fare. I read about 200 pages of the first book--if that much--and put it down. Just wasn't my style. I suppose that I am not in the audience for that particular......more

Goodreads review by Beth on November 10, 2016

No one writes conflict & myth better than Farland. He creates the races and nations of this world complete with legends, powers and prejudices. The characters are alive, and the reader comes to truly care for these characters as they come to care for each other. Those that relish & delight in losing......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on May 18, 2022

MacGuffin Quest. A MacGuffin is "an object, device, or event that is necessary to the plot and the motivation of the characters, but insignificant, unimportant, or irrelevant in itself." That's "The Lair of Bones." Farland's 4th Runelords novel (and series generally) introduces a new MacGuffin in ever......more

Goodreads review by Dave on July 12, 2019

The Lair of Bones is the 4th of 8 books in the Runelords series and the novel is basically broken up into focusing on a set of characters with an overall story line about the monstrous insect-like Reavers and their attack on the city of Carris. Gaborn and his retinues journey underground to find th......more

Quotes

“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 A Forest of Stars

“Sometimes truly terrifying, sometimes impossibly sweet, The Lair of Bones is a tale sure to entrance any reader. This is a superb story with deeply empathetic characters.”

Sara Douglass, bestselling author of Wayfarer Redemption

“The Runelords Saga comes to a gripping conclusion in David Farland’s The Lair of Bones…Farland’s imaginative use of magic and detailed world-building contribute to the impact…Gaborn is a flawed but likable hero whom readers will be sorry to leave behind. Fans of Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind will enjoy Farland’s Runelords.”

Romantic Times

“The apparent conclusion of the Runelords brings the saga’s conflicts to a resounding climax in a three-cornered confrontation…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.”

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