Series
The Runelords
Dave Wolverton · 9 novels · 3 short stories · 1998–2016
The Runelords is a series of fantasy novels by American author David Farland, the first of which was published in 1997. In the universe of The Runelords, there exists a unique magical system which relies on the existence of distinct bodily attributes, such as brawn, grace, and wit. These attributes can be transferred from one individual to another in a process known as "giving an endowment". Lords who have taken many endowments become extremely powerful, almost superhuman, and are known as Runelords.
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- The Runelords short fiction(3 works)
Map
The Runelords at the centre, 1 subseries around it, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1990s2
- 2000s6
- 2010s3
Shape
9 novels · 3 short stories
1 author · completed series
reads like:epic fantasywarsecondary worldtimeless or unspecifiedadventurousadult
Mood
Grim and intense: 50% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book10 of 12 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Worldbinderdarkest
- The King's Despatcherbrightest
- A Tale of Talescalmest
- Brotherhood of the Wolfmost intense