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The Runes of the Earth - Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Series #1
by Stephen R. Donaldson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0575075988
- ISBN 13
- 9780575075986
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About This Item
Victor Gollancz, UK, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 593 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Victor Gollancz, UK, 2004. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 1977, Stephen Donaldson changed the face of epic fantasy. With the publication of THE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT THE UNBELIEVER, Donaldson took the world of fantasy publishing by storm, and created a true phenomenon: an epic fantasy instant bestseller that has gone on to sell millions. The 'hero', Thomas Covenant, is a leper, abandoned by his wife and young son in case he 'infects' them. Covenant's life has shrunk to encompass himself alone: his mantra is VSE: Visual Surveillance of Extremities. He's already lost two fingers to the disease. He is an angry, depressed and bitter man. When he is drawn into a mysterious new world, where gentle people work magic and the earth itself brings healing, he is welcomed as the reincarnation of a legendary saviour. But Covenant refuses to believe; he's convinced he's having delusions fuelled by the leprosy. He takes out his fury and pain by raping the girl who wanted only to help him. There are no concessions here: Covenant is as believable and unpleasant a character as you will find anywhere. Now comes the book every fantasy reader has been waiting for. Dr Linden Avery, the Chosen, Covenant's companion, is drawn back to the Land. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0575075988. ISBN/EAN: 9780575075986. Inventory No: 19100146.. 9780575075986
Synopsis
More than twenty years ago, Stephen R. Donaldson set a literary landmark with the first fantasy bestseller. His New York Times bestselling series, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant , transformed modern fantasy. Now, at long last, Donaldson introduces the first novel of the much-awaited, four-volume finale to the series that's sold more than ten million copies. Thomas Covenant lost everything. Abandoned by his wife and child, sick and alone, he was transported while unconscious to a magical, dreamlike world called the Land. Convinced it was all a delusion, Covenant was christened The Unbeliever by the Land's inhabitants-but gave his life to save this newfound world he came to regard as precious. Ten years after Covenant's death, Linden Avery still mourns for her beloved companion. But a violent confrontation with Covenant's son- who is doing the evil Lord Foul's bidding-forces her back to the Land, where a dark malevolence is about to unmake the laws of nature-and of life and death itself.
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19100146
- Title
- The Runes of the Earth - Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Series #1
- Author
- Stephen R. Donaldson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0575075988
- ISBN 13
- 9780575075986
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Science Fiction & Fantasy; The Runes of the Earth - Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Series #1
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction & Fantasy;
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