The Sum of all Men
Runelords #1 of many
by David Farland
fantasy, dystopia
copyright 1998
read before December 2021
rated 2/10: unreadably bad
Let's be clear about that rating. The book has imagination. adventure. a unique world with unique magic.
The magic is evil. So evil that the book is unreadably bad.
If you're kinky for slavery. cruelty. absolute control by the strong... then fine. I don't like it.
Then there are the characters. They are beautiful, strong, intelligent, etc. That's because their rich and powerful parents bought all of those attributes. Literally.
Money and power are everything. With money and power you are a leech. Every named character is a leech -- or a sucked-dry husk.
It is a miserable world. With characters who would be stupid, weak and ugly -- if not for the money and power of their parents.
Then there's the logic...
The story starts with the hero in a market. Accompanied by his bodyguard and by the person whose job is to follow an important person wherever they go... and the hero is surprised that he is recognised as an important person... good grief.
I read as far as the scene where a magical supreme being does mysterious things... all very significant... and stupid.
Years ago I read more of this book. Read enough to be left with a very nasty memory of the magic. And enough to realise that the goodies... ie the not-so-baddies... have no hope.
This time I stopped a lot sooner. It is a very nasty book.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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