A review by rebelbelle13
Brotherhood of the Wolf by David Farland

4.0

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Farland's sophomore effort in the Runelords series was quite good, and almost lived up to the first. Too often, the first novel is phenomenal, original, and engaging, and the sequel just can't live up to the original. Brotherhood of the Wolf, although it started a little slow, plugged along just fine directly after where the first novel ended. Gaborn is coming into and learning how to use his new Earth powers, Iome is discovering how to assist her husband, Myrrima is learning new skills and coming into her own, and Avren the dragon rider as she struggles to control Binnesman's Wyld. Raj Ahten is still trying to take over the known world, even though the very Earth AND its enemies are against him. There are some amazing battle scenes in here, and even though they are gory and at times grotesque, they are well written and easy to imagine. I am really enjoying the world of the Runelords, the magic system, and all of the characters. I am interested to see where the story is going, how the characters grow, and how the world changes.