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Worldbinder
David Farland
Tor, Sept 2007, $24.95, 336 pp.
ISBN 9780765316653
When evil tried to take control of the One True World, it shattered the solitary orb into thousands of shadow worlds. On each planet war between pure evil and humanity with the outcome unknown is occurring.
The sons of the once powerful Earth King Gaborn, Fallion and Jaz have been living for years as outlaws since their kingdom fell to Lady Despair, ruler of the Death Lords. Fallion is drawn to Castle Coorm where he and his brother once lived. He intends to make a brief nostalgic stop there before going to the underground to find the Seal of the Inferno in hopes of uniting it with the other two seals and creating the One True World again. In Castle Coorm he finds a Tree of Life, which he uses to merge two worlds cataclysmically into one with many people dying. Fallion joins forces with the immortal Daylon Hammer, a resident of the One True World who knows Fallion is the one who can bind the worlds together; this makes him a prize for Lady Despair to control so she can be the ruler of the One True World.
WORLDBINDER is more character driven and less action intense than the previous books in the Runelords Saga. When the two worlds join as one, readers will be stunned as innocent people die in the geographical upheaval. The characters get acquainted with people from the other world; learn the geographical changes that alter the landscape; and struggle to forge a new political regime constructed of the two worlds. One thing not changing is that when people allow evil to enter their hearts they start to become minions of the dark and as they lose their humanity. They then eagerly need to bring down human beings who they regard as fodder. Fallion is the focus of the tale as all sides want to own him. WORLDBINDER can stand alone appealing to apocalyptic fantasy fans, but series fans will definitely enjoy David Farland’s newest tale.
David Farland
Tor, Sept 2007, $24.95, 336 pp.
ISBN 9780765316653
When evil tried to take control of the One True World, it shattered the solitary orb into thousands of shadow worlds. On each planet war between pure evil and humanity with the outcome unknown is occurring.
The sons of the once powerful Earth King Gaborn, Fallion and Jaz have been living for years as outlaws since their kingdom fell to Lady Despair, ruler of the Death Lords. Fallion is drawn to Castle Coorm where he and his brother once lived. He intends to make a brief nostalgic stop there before going to the underground to find the Seal of the Inferno in hopes of uniting it with the other two seals and creating the One True World again. In Castle Coorm he finds a Tree of Life, which he uses to merge two worlds cataclysmically into one with many people dying. Fallion joins forces with the immortal Daylon Hammer, a resident of the One True World who knows Fallion is the one who can bind the worlds together; this makes him a prize for Lady Despair to control so she can be the ruler of the One True World.
WORLDBINDER is more character driven and less action intense than the previous books in the Runelords Saga. When the two worlds join as one, readers will be stunned as innocent people die in the geographical upheaval. The characters get acquainted with people from the other world; learn the geographical changes that alter the landscape; and struggle to forge a new political regime constructed of the two worlds. One thing not changing is that when people allow evil to enter their hearts they start to become minions of the dark and as they lose their humanity. They then eagerly need to bring down human beings who they regard as fodder. Fallion is the focus of the tale as all sides want to own him. WORLDBINDER can stand alone appealing to apocalyptic fantasy fans, but series fans will definitely enjoy David Farland’s newest tale.