Equally skilled in creating science fiction and fantasy, Dave Wolverton has been praised by reviewers for dealing with difficult moral questions that might arise in the future, as well as for his attention to character and detail in the fantastic worlds he constructs. A contributor to the St. James Guide to Science-Fiction Writers commended Wolverton's "dynamic settings and attention-grabbing plots." In stand-alone sci-fi titles such as On My Way to Paradise and Serpent Catch, as well as in the space-opera series "The Golden Queen" and especially in the immensely popular fantasy series "Runelords," Wolverton--who also writes under the name of David Farland--has earned comparison with Robert Jordan and J. R. R. Tolkien, as well as praise by fellow writers such as Orson Scott Card, Terry Brooks, and Robert Sawyer for his epic premises and style. Readers have also responded to his work, sending at least one of his...