{"product_id":"sons-of-the-oak-paperback","title":"Sons of the Oak - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Farland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCertain works of fantasy are immediately recognizable as monuments, towering above the rest of the category. Authors of those works, such as Stephen R. Donaldson, Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind, come immediately to mind. Add to that list David Farland, whose epic fantasy series continues now. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story picks up eight years after the events of \u003ci\u003eLair of Bones \u003c\/i\u003eand begins a new chapter in the Runelords saga focusing on Gaborn's son, Fallion. Gaborn, the Earth King, has been traveling far from his home, to strange and unknown places. While beyond the edge of the earth, he finally succumbs to the accelerated aging that comes from all of the endowments he has taken. His death is the signal for a revolution, an attack from the supernatural realms by immensely powerful immortal beings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese forces have discovered that Gaborn's son is the resurrection of an immortal, one whose potential power is so great that he might be able to reorder the entire universe. Fallion's enemies have decided that they must control him, and failing that, destroy him. He is only a child, but he is the heir to Gaborn's kingdom, and so must flee to the ends of the earth to avoid the destruction of all that Gaborn accomplished. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the mightiest of contemporary fantasy epics continues.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52542993858867,"sku":"9781250768063","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eWNSc2FWSytqQnhqZmc5dGVQa29MUT09.webp?v=1760918213","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/sons-of-the-oak-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}