Sons of the Oak
core novel 2006 The Runelords
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.79 (4,036 ratings, collected 2026-09-02) |
| Page count | 384 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765301772 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Sons of the Oak shifts the Runelords series forward in time to follow the children of the earlier protagonists, chiefly Fallion, son of Gaborn, as he comes of age in a world still shaped by the endowment magic and the aftermath of the Reaver wars his father helped end. Living now with new responsibilities and threats of his own, Fallion must begin to understand the legacy his father left him, including abilities and dangers tied to his birth that set him apart from ordinary heirs. As old enemies and new political pressures emerge around him, Fallion's journey opens a new phase of the series, moving its focus from Gaborn's generation to the challenges awaiting his son in a kingdom still marked by the costs of endowment magic and past wars.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Runelords
- Series: The Runelords (main sequence) core; position 5 of 8 in the series' recorded order
- Author: David Farland
Notes
- From the series record (The Runelords (main sequence)): The eight-book main numbered sequence (1998-2009), confirmed against publisher/retailer first-edition records; closes the saga's original story arc.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Runelords (main sequence): position 5 of 8: previous The Lair of Bones (2003) · next Worldbinder (2007)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Runelords
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Wolverton_bibliography
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Wolverton
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