{"product_id":"the-lair-of-bones-9781250194947","title":"The Lair of Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003eCertain works of fantasy are immediately recognizable as monuments, towering above the rest of the category. They have been written by the likes of Stephen R. Donaldson, Robert Jordan, and Terry Goodkind. Now add to that list David Farland, whose epic fantasy series began with \u003ci\u003eThe Runelords\u003c\/i\u003e, continued in\u003ci\u003e Brotherhood of the Wolf \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003es bestseller \u003ci\u003eWizardborn\u003c\/i\u003e, and reaches its peak now in\u003ci\u003e The Lair of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrince 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 motives are unknowable, but 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Farland\u003c\/b\u003e (1957-2022) was the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Runelords fantasy series including \u003ci\u003eChaosbound\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wyrmling Horde\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorldbinder\u003c\/i\u003e. His other works include the Whitney Award-winning historical novel \u003ci\u003eIn the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCompany of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, and the young adult novel \u003ci\u003eNightingale\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the International Book Award, the Grand Prize at the Hollywood Book Festival, and the Southern California Book Festival. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinning first place in the 1987 Writers of the Future contest for the novella \u003ci\u003eOn My Way to Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, Farland became one of the contest's judges in 1991. He also co-edited volume eight of the contest's annual anthology series, subsequently editing volumes nine through fourteen, and later volumes twenty-nine through thirty-seven. As Dave Wolverton, he wrote many science fiction novels including \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a finalist for the Nebula and Philip K. Dick awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFarland was also an English professor of creative writing at Brigham Young University where he held writing workshops. His students included Brandon Sanderson, Eric Flint, and Stephenie Meyer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514994069778,"sku":"9781250194947","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c2c67f63-b99f-4379-ab5c-70fac8c3dda6.jpg?v=1730996583","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lair-of-bones-9781250194947","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}