The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson, ISBN 9780006473299

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Book One in 'The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever' trilogy.

He called himself Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever, because he dared not believe in the strange alternative world on which he suddenly found himself - the Land. But the Land tempted him.

As a leper, in his own world he had been an outcast, unclean, a pariah. Now he was regarded as a saviour, the reincarnation of the Land's greatest hero - Berek Halfhand. Only the mystic powers of the white gold he carried could protect the lords of the Land from the ancient evil of the Despiser, Lord Foul. Yet Thomas Covenant had no idea how those powers could be trapped . . .

Book Two in 'The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever' trilogy.

After scant days in his "real" world, Thomas Covenant found himself summoned once more to the Land. There, forty bitter years had passed while Lord Foul, immortal enemy of the Land, moved to fulfill his prophecy of doom. The Council of Lords found their spells useless, now that Foul the Despiser held the Illearth Stone, ancient source of evil power.

High Lord Elena turned in desperation to Covenant and the legendary white gold magic of his ring, but nobody knew how to use the white gold - least of all Thomas Covenant.

Book Three in 'The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever' trilogy.

Twice before, Covenant had been summoned to the strange other-world where magic worked. Twice he had joined with the Lords of Revelstone in their war against Lord Foul, the ancient enemy of the Land. Now he had returned - to a Land ravaged by Foul's armies. The Lords were besieged and helpless, and Foul's victory seemed certain. Only Covenant could avert it.

Without hope, he set out to confront the might of the Enemy. With him went a Giant, a Bloodguard and the madwoman he had wronged. And in Foul's Creche, Lord Foul grew in power with each new defeat for the Land.

Since its first publication in 1977, Stephen Donaldson's bestselling Thomas Covenant trilogy has become an indisputable classic.

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About the Author: Stephen Donaldson

Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist. He earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and master's degree from Kent State University. He currently resides in New Mexico.

In the United Kingdom he is usually called "Stephen Donaldson" (without the "R").

Donaldson is part of the generation of fantasy authors which came to prominence in the 1970s and early 1980s. Like that of many of his peers, his writing is heavily influenced by the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. However, Donaldson's stories show a wide range of other influences, including Mervyn Peake, C. S. Lewis, Robert E. Howard, and even the operas of Richard Wagner. Donaldson is also a great fan of Roger Zelazny's Amber novels, which were a direct inspiration for his own Mordant's Need series. Also, in the Gradual Interview section of his website, Donaldson mentions his extensive study of Joseph Conrad, Henry James and William Faulkner to further develop his narrative style.

Donaldson's most celebrated series is The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever, which centers on a cynical leper, shunned by society, who is destined to become the heroic savior of an alternate Earth. Covenant struggles against the tyrannical Lord Foul, who intends to break the physical universe in order to escape his bondage and wreak revenge upon his arch-enemy, "The Creator".

The Chronicles were originally published as two trilogies of novels between 1977 and 1983. According to his current publisher, Putnams, those two series sold more than 10 million copies. A third series, "The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" began publication in 2004 with the novel "The Runes of The Earth." With the second book of that series, "Fatal Revenant," Donaldson again attained bestseller status when the book reached number 12 on the New York Times Bestseller List in October of 2007.

The First Chronicles:
1. Lord Foul's Bane (1977)
2. The Illearth War (1978)
3. The Power that Preserves (1979)

The Second Chronicles:
1. The Wounded Land (1980)
2. The One Tree (1982)
3. White Gold Wielder (1983)

The Last Chronicles:
1. The Runes of the Earth (2004)
2. Fatal Revenant (2007)
3. Against All Things Ending (planned for 2010)
4. The Last Dark (planned for 2013)

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Reviews of The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Reviewed by Julia, 15/12/2008

Stephen Donaldson is an absolute master of description. This book can be a little slow at times because of the attention paid to describing events and feelings etc. But the overall story is extremely engaging As for the central character, Thomas Covenant, at times you will want to scream at him for being pathetic, other times you will want to hit him for being self absorbed but in the end you will want to buy the man a drink and say 'Well done mate!' If I had to compare Stephen Donaldson's writing to anyone elses I would say he is most like J.R.R. Tolkien... which of course is high praise!

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