The Runelords books in order
The Runelords is a series of 8 books by David Farland: 2,996 pages in the 7 with a known length, about 55 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 8
- books
- 2,996
- pages in 7 of them
- 55 hours
- to read those 7
- 110 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The Sum of All Men 10.1 h 2 
Brotherhood of the Wolf 8.8 h 3 
Wizardborn 8.5 h 4 
The Lair of Bones 7.9 h 5 
Sons of the Oak 7.3 h 
The Wyrmling Horde 5.9 h 8 
Chaosbound 6.4 h Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
The Sum of All Men 1998 10.1 h
Young Prince Gaborn Val Orden of Mystarria is traveling in disguise on a journey to ask for the hand of the lovely Princess Iome of Sylvarresta when he and his warrior bodyguard…
- 2
Brotherhood of the Wolf 1999 8.8 h
- 3
Wizardborn 2001 8.5 h
- 4
The Lair of Bones 2003 7.9 h
- 5
Sons of the Oak 2006 7.3 h
- 6
Worldbinder 2007 length not known
- 7
The Wyrmling Horde 2008 5.9 h
The Saga of the Runelords is written in the finest tradition of Tolkien and other works that rise above the fantasy genre to special and individual heights.
- 8
Chaosbound 2009 6.4 h
The world of the Runelords has been combined by magic with another parallel world to form a new one, the beginning of a process that may unify all worlds into the one true world.
How much is left
| After book 1, The Sum of All Men | about 45 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 2, Brotherhood of the Wolf | about 36 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 3, Wizardborn | about 27 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 4, The Lair of Bones | about 20 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 5, Sons of the Oak | about 12 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 6, Worldbinder | about 12 hours left |
| After book 7, The Wyrmling Horde | about 6 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 54 hours 56 minutes
7 of 8 books, 2,996 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
110 days (about 16 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.