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| Original Title: | The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever |
| ISBN: | 0006473296 (ISBN13: 9780006473299) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #1-3, Thomas Covenant #1-3 |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1978) and Best All-Time Fantasy Novel (1987) and Best All-Time Fantasy Novel before 1990 (1998), World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1978), Balrog Award Nominee for Best Novel (1979), British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award) (1979) |

Stephen R. Donaldson
Paperback | Pages: 1160 pages Rating: 3.8 | 14052 Users | 331 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #1-3) |
| Author | : | Stephen R. Donaldson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1160 pages |
| Published | : | July 1993 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published January 1st 1977) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy. Science Fiction |
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Since its publication in 1977, Stephen Donaldson's award-winning trilogy has become an indisputable fantasy class, hailed by the critics and loved by millions of readers around the world. Now all three books are available in one paperback volume for the first time.Thomas Covenant, an embittered and cynical writer, afflicted with leprosy and shunned by society, is fated to become the heroic savior of The Land, an alternate world. In the novels, he struggles against the satanic Lord Foul, "The Despiser", who intends to escape the bondage of the physical universe and wreak revenge upon his arch-enemy, "The Creator".
Stephen R. Donaldson's works are infused with psychological undertones involving an exploration of the darker side of the protagonist Thomas Covenant whilst preserving strong humanist ideals. The contextual richness of the Land's varied geography, races, cultures and history enables all three series of the Chronicles to explore and expand upon an increasingly diverse and storied environment.
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Ratings: 3.8 From 14052 Users | 331 ReviewsJudge Containing Books The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #1-3)
I read this in high school, and it made quite an impression. I liked it very much. It has big bones, like Tolkein's work, but is more gritty, more morally complex. The main character is a strong anti-hero (something I had not encountered much before), deeply flawed, and the structure of the alter-universe lends itself well to the notion of a free-will world. Like a darker, infinitely more grown-up cousin of The Chronicles of Narnia, this lends itself well to discussion of theology. However, itPart of him wanted to weep... but his purpose was rigid within him. He felt he could not bend to gentleness without breaking.And part of me wanting to dive out a window. This was one of the least satisfying, uninspired and ponderous series Ive had the misfortune and stubbornness to slog through. Anti -hero's should be written in a way that the reader develops some shred of empathy or understanding for, otherwise you're left with a story centered around a character that you don't give a damn
Great, amazing books. Turns romantic, sylvan fantasy on its ear. Many people complain about these books because it moves slowly, or because the main character is reprehensible. The only thing I can say is Deal. When you have a series of books centering on the salvation of a lost and embittered man, hes not going to start out being a nice guy! If you want your fantasy heroes to be handsome, valorous, strong, and virtuous, go re-read Tolkien. These books are not about saving the world from evil;

SAVE YOURSELF!Run...run fast and run far don't get caught in this book! I had to finish the first trilogy (for some reason) once I started, and I was miserable! I picked up the first book in the second trilogy and it was again "Oh woe is me. My life is awful, I dare not believe anything good. I will make everyone around me miserable. I will bemoan my fate constantly no matter what...." I threw it away. A friend recommended another completely different series of books by Mr. Donaldson and said
This series, famed for its vocabulary, offers a twist on the familiar person transported into an alternative fantasy existence. Here instead of the usual blasé acceptance the hero can't believe what has happened to them and won't believe what has happened to them. The doubt is established that everything might be a figment of the hero's imagination. The author encourages the doubt by having each of the hero's three visits to the fantastical 'The Land' precipitated each time by an accident in
Read this ages ago... loved it. Many people call it depressing and the character unappealing because he is so awful. I saw him as a struggling soul and was rooting for him.
I've tried. And tried. And it will never happen. I will never like this series. I made myself read the first trilogy last year, in order to get past the infamous first scene (You know what I'm talking about). I hated it. So, put it in the "life is too short" category! Some people love this series. So, try it if you'd like.


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