The Wyrmling Horde
core novel 2008 The Runelords
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.79 (2,836 ratings, collected 2026-09-02) |
| Page count | 320 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765316660 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
The Wyrmling Horde continues directly from the merging of worlds set off in Worldbinder, following Fallion as the crisis deepens: Lady Despair, a powerful and malevolent force, has possessed the mirror-world incarnation of his father, turning a version of Gaborn into an active threat within the newly merged reality. As the wyrmlings, a monstrous race native to the darker of the two merged worlds, grow bolder amid the instability, Fallion and his companions must contend with both this external invasion and the deeply personal horror of facing an enemy wearing his father's face. The novel escalates the series' central crisis, pushing Fallion toward decisions that will shape the fate of both merged worlds as the conflict with Lady Despair and the wyrmling horde intensifies.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Runelords
- Series: The Runelords (main sequence) core; position 7 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 7 of 8: previous Worldbinder (2007) · next Chaosbound (2009)
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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