Fatal Revenant
Author(s): Stephen Donaldson
Fatal Revenant, Book Two of "The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant," begins where The Runes of the Earth ended: Linden Avery watches from a balcony while Thomas Covenant and her adopted son, Jeremiah, ride desperately toward Revelstone. But their reunion has vast consequences which she could not have foreseen. Soon she is betrayed by the people whom she most needs to trust. Transported deep into the Land's past, she is forced to confront mysterious strangers, legendary heroes, and ancient evils, and to stand alone against the malevolence of the Despiser's minions. Abandoned in Garroting Deep, the most bloodthirsty of the Land's long-dead forests, she reaches a fearsome decision: she determines to reshape reality in an attempt to end the Despiser's evil and her son's suffering. However, her purpose requires her to find Loric's krill, a weapon abandoned among the Hills of Andelain millennia ago. And she needs the aid of friends and allies who will turn against her if she reveals her intent. Attacked by enemies old and new, and harried by strange beings with ambiguous agendas, she strives toward Andelain.
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The eagerly awaited sequel to the Gollancz bestseller THE RUNES OF THE EARTH, the triumphant return to the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling series Stephen Donaldson changed the face of modern fantasy with his 'Chronicles of Thomas Covenant' Millions of copies of Donaldson books have been sold around the world A superb storyteller loved as much by mainstream readers as by fantasy fans 'Comparable to Tolkien at his best' WASHINGTON POST 'Something entirely out of the ordinary' THE TIMES 'Remarkable scope and sophistication' LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Donaldson's Land is still a beautiful and marvelously complex place full of strange peoples. It really does compare, as indeed it's supposed to, with Tolkien's Middle Earth. There are many vivid moments to savour." -- Gideon Kibblewhite DEATHRAY "Fatal Revenant is eventful and original." -- Barabara Davies STARBURST "This is Donaldson back to his scintillating best. A journey well worth taking." WATERSTONES.COM "Fatal Revenant is for aficionados who crave high fantasy tales with depth and substance." PAT's FANTASY HOTLIST "There simply are not enough stars to award this book. It is not a lightweight, fluff piece, but an intense, mentally stimulating, and utterly satisfying read. Questions that have abided since Lord Foul's Bane are clarified, characters develop, and old themes echo from the prior series. It breaks my heart to finish a story like this." THE ETERNAL NIGHT
Stephen Donaldson lived in India for 13 years with his father, who worked extensively with lepers; it was here that he conceived the character of Thomas Covenant. He was awarded the John W. Campbell Award as Best Writer of the Year for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever, which, with the sequel trilogy, became instant bestsellers. He is also the author of the fantasy duology 'Mordant's Need', the SF epic quintet 'The Gap', and a number of mysteries.
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Gollancz
- : 0.0
- : 01 October 2007
- : 234mm X 171mm X 50mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Stephen Donaldson
- : Hardback
- : 813.54
- : 800
- : 1 Map(s)
