Finally finished this book earlier this year.. What I do like about the book is how uncoventional it continues to be in terms of its approach to the fantasy genre. A runelord is able to take attributes from another like stamina, voice, beauty, etc... to increase hi/her own abilities. It is a neat concept and I think later there will be a fine line between heroes/villians. My favorite line from the whole book came from Baron Poll page 283 " I can still eat rocks for breakfast and crap sand for a...

Book two is still one of the better fantasy series out there because it struggles to avoid the cliches of the genre. It still fails. It also violates a few other rules of writing, for example:Rule #38a: If your book goes over 500 pages and your name is not Leo Tolstoy, make it smaller.Rule #38b: If your trilogy goes over 3 books, make it smaller.Rule #48: If you are a really good writer, than you are permitted to bring _at_most_ a single character back from the dead in a series (c.f. J.R.R.Tolki...

Raj Ahtan has fled from Gaborn Val Orden, the prophesied and ascendant Earth King. Tricked on the field of battle by a ruse, Ahtan is far from vanquished. Bolstered by the strength, speed, stamina, charisma, and beauty of thousands of men, he moves to strike at where Gaborn is weakest, to tear down the kingdoms of Rofehaven from within. But while Ahtan works to lure Gaborn into a trap, Gaborn realizes a greater enemy is threatening, and designs a plan that he hopes will ally Ahtan with him again...

A very entertaining read. Starts off kind of slow and contains many fantasy cliches. That being said, it is also action packed and has a very unique feel to it as well.Farland has trouble giving life to the main characters, I feel like they really don't have any consistent personality and are very boring. There are a lot of side-characters that are really personable and you come to really enjoy, however they are also lumped in with even MORE side characters who you vaguely get to know but are ju...

This was a nice follow-on to the first book of Runelords series. I was engaged and intrigued the whole book.The only criticism I have is the "sudden" change of heart for Iome about the dogs. I wanted a bit more explanation and more of her reasoning. But, perhaps it was there and I read through the book too quickly to catch it.I am excited to read the next book in the series though (I have it and almost changed its order in my "to read" stack, but I wanted to go to a different genre first in prep...

The last 3 pages were stupid... I want to smack Gaborn's wife. I think the very fact that you say something to the effect of I will save the people and then manage to get a force warrior killed haveing pulled about 80 people out when your husband said just the night before 1 force warrior = 400 people is kind of a defeat but it never crosses the stupid girls mind. Also Rah Ahten is a pathetic little whiny girl.

i found it surprising that so many 'slammed' this book as one of the worst in the series, i found it thoroughly entertaining... a 'proper' follow up in the series (leading you into the answers that you question while reading, not losing pace nor going off on superfluous tangents).

After a not so great 1st part, a second rather boring despite the fact that subplots are thrown from everywhere. I leave it somewhere in the middle ...

This was a great second edition to the series. The magic has real consequences and the villain from the fist book while still a villain is not the biggest problem facing the world. It is the end of days and only a few can survive and the earth king is chosen to decide who can live. Working with the enemy to save the world if the world can be saved.

Farland continues to impress with this second volume in the Runelords Saga (now up to eight volumes). By expanding the scope to include more story-lines, BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF has a more epic feel than its predecessor, and while some readers have found it slower, I actually enjoyed it more than The Sum of All Men. With the continued development of the characters and setting, and the addition of some great new elements to the story, this book seems to be where the series really takes off. Like

I find the Earth King's idealistic naivete very frustrating. That being said, I find this world unique, rich and totally unputdown-able:-)

The second volume in the Runelord's saga picks up where the first left off, and like the first volume, the events chronicled take place in less than a week. The Runelords finished up with the king of Indhopal-- Raj Ahtan-- fleeing a battleground due to a ruse by Prince Gaborn and friends. Because of the time of the year, it was assumed by the folks in Rofehavan that he would return to his nation; that notion was quickly dispelled...This series definitely has taken some unexpected turns. In The R...

Raj Ahtan has two plans: To become the Sum of All Men and to conquer the northern kingdoms. The same northern kingdoms who continue to send Knights Equitable to assassinate and eliminate his family and his life. His first battles have seen the death of kings and the destruction of the land. But now, there is a new Earth King. A king that has not been seen in the life of any man now living. And, while that same Earth King must stop Ahtan, a new threat to not only the north but to humanity itself

I read an accurate description about this series on a site talking about an upcoming Runelords movie and this quote pretty much sums it up: "Some have called it the "crack cocaine" of heroic fantasy, combining the world creation and artistic sensibilities of Lord of the Rings with the heart-pounding action and sense of wonder of the Matrix". I loved the random green woman that falls from the sky in this book.Update: So this time around I could barely remember much of the book from when I first r...

The second book in the Runelords series. Like its predecessor, a well-above-average fantasy tale. The characters are interesting and generally not one-dimensional. The plot is well developed, though the tale is likely almost endless.

4.5 stars.Gaborn Val Orden, now the Earth King, must decide how to confront the ongoing threat of Raj Ahten, who seeks to become the Sum of All Men and rule the lands of the north. Ahten, however, has lost his valuable stash of blood-metal forcibles and, believing they have been taken south, attempts to goad Gaborn into a confrontation in the southern kingdom of Mystarria. But there is an even greater menace on the horizon--the Reavers. And to face their vicious hordes, we learn why the Earth ha...

In a perfect world, I believe these novels should have been published as novellas. The end of book 2 is actually the end of "book" 8 and as far as I can tell, all of the Runelords Saga is one long story. I'm guessing, of course, but it feels very focused and quite epic.It kinda has to be. The tale of the Sum of All Men and the Earth King deserves no less. Some strategies, much more along the way of consolidating or losing power, this particular book culminates in a massive uprising of monstrous

Well, not as good as the first one but still pretty good. I dropped it to 3 as I think this one stretched the story out a bit...too much book for the plot so to speak.That said as we go forward the novel does finally catch up to the story telling and we follow our heroes on as they try to survive against one blood thirsty power mad king ( Raj Ahten) who wants to be the one to save human-kind, and is willing to wipe out the rest of humanity if they won't help him or let him be the said hero AND t...

A spectacular sequel that promises much to come, for a truly ambitious series of outstanding scope! Brotherhood of the Wolf is the second installment within the magnificent Runelords series, which exceeds all expectations with its complexity of plot and depth. Exquisite storytelling that is so absorbing and compelling, David Farland puts the ‘epic’ in fantasy with his remarkable and totally original creation. Detailed, realistic and cleverly crafted the scope of world-building is just astonishin...

The more I think about this book, the less sure I am that I liked it. All that talk of eating reavers and drinking blood just makes me feel a little bit ill. And it just took so long for everything to happen. I can't believe the entire book took place over the course of about a week. I didn't really like the way that Farland organized the book. I always had to backtrack whenever I got to a new character, and that is not only annoying, but also a bit confusing.However, because I am such an avid r...