The Lair of Bones

The Runelords, Book 4

By: David Farland

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

Spend some more time among the Runelords.

©2003 David Farland (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“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)

“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 best-selling author of A Forest of Stars)

"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)

worst

The author's fascination with torture is astounding. Throughout the whole series, one guy is tortured over and over and over again, like the author is cycling tropes that are most likely to make men uncomfortable, and then rinsing and repeating.

Great conclusion!

The first book is difficult to get through but does set the stage well for these next few books. Very well written. I’m so glad in real life God didn’t make creatures have the brains and abilities like these Reavers in the book!

it speaks to all who wish only best

As cheesy as the title of my review is... This book reminds me of the powers I wished for as a child, and still do today 3 decades plus later... It feeds many fantasies and hopes of a world that I still long for and most of us yearn for... of peace .. treating our earth and every inhabitant upon it with the love and respect that we all strive to gain for ourselves and anyone in our immediate circle... I know deep down there is love and the want to be good in everyone of us... Humans by fault have certain shortcomings... Our fears and idle wants and wishes can cloud our higher and better judgments... I hope at the end of this series I am, at least, left with the elated, hopeful, & fantastical feelings that book 4 provided.

Great ending to a great series

This book wraps up the series perfectly. All the fast paced action that you would expect from the first three books, plus an epic ending. I can't wait for the 4 books in the second series to become available on audible.

Getting better and better

Read the whole series and now I am listening to it! Great story telling and Ray does a great job

Finally a book that moves at a decent pace.

I had loved the series and the story that was happening, but I had a hard time and even stopped and put the audiobook down after the second book because of the incredibly slooooow pace the author moved the story along. I felt barely any story would happen and all the words were being used to overly describe something that was overall irrelevant and unimportant. Finally in this book we get action that happens regularly and the book progresses normally. I wish all three books were more like this one.

Set playback speed to 1.2x or greater (spoilers)

My biggest complaint about this narrator is you never know if it’s the end of a sentence, paragraph or chapter until he starts speaking again. Even a simple comma can drag on long enough to forget what was being said.

As far as the story, killing off the MC in the third book is kind of brutal but it makes sense in the way it happens. So much has changed in only three books that it seems like this was meant to be the end of the series. I’m interested to see what happens in the next.

Here it is...

Here it comes. the moment every book lover dreads. An ending to a beautiful story. While this world continues to spin tales in another set of Runelords book, the stories of the many characters we've grown to love may be coming to an end.

I'll spoil nothing, but I was extremely emotional by the end. How wonderful for a story to not only grasp my mind, but my heart as well.

I look forward to the next book, and the next set.

I'd heap more praise up Ray Porter, but what else is there to say? He is amazing.

Disappointed not so Much

Better than the other 3 books Story line was good Earth king still wants to save the most evil But send them out To serve Justice On the regular criminals OK did I get that part 5 Books to go I am in it for the long haul Now book 5

Slow but completes the story

Slow but completes the story well. Worth the download. Great story. Would like to learn more of endowments concept and framework.