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- Titanic ending for the second chronicles!
- It can't be better
- Donaldson Stands Alone
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- Covenant finally puts an end to it
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White Gold Wielder (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 3)
Stephen R. Donaldson
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- The One Tree (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 2)
- The Wounded Land (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 1)
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- The Illearth War: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book Two
- The Runes of the Earth (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 1)
ASIN: 0345348702
Release Date: 1987-10-12 |
Book Description
Thomas Covenant knew that despite his failure on the Isle of The One Tree, he had to return to the Land and fight. After a long and arduous journey, fighting all the way, he readies himself for the final showdown with Lord Foul, the Despiser, and begins to understand things he had only just wondered about before....
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Titanic ending for the second chronicles!.......2006-07-29
Amazing! Absolutely the best book of both trilogies and one of the best of all fantasy literature! With a major change of character for both Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery, the second chronicles go down with a bang...and a cliff-hanger.
After the Starfare's Gem's awful failure at the Island of the One Tree, Linden convinces Covenant to return to the Land and put out the Banefire, the Sunbane's main source of energy. That might even reduce the horrendous power of the Sunbane. After harsh travels back to the Land, the crew finally reaches Revelstone, home of the Clave and the Banefire. There, after a great battle against Gibbon-Raver, Covenant FINALLY knows how to call on, and control, the tremendous power of the white gold. He is truly ready to take on Foul in an ultimate confrontation.
From start to finish, it is nothing short of action and surprises. At the end of White Gold Wielder, you will be shocked...if you read it. I was so ecstatic and heartbroken at the end because of major character changes and redemption. Totally satisfying.
It can't be better.......2005-05-24
Despite the crushing failure at the Isle of the One Tree, Covenant and Linden realize that they have no choice but to go on fighting the nefarious plots of Lord Foul. They decide to return to The Land and attempt to extinguish the Banefire hoping that this will slow the desecration of the Sunbane. The minions of Lord Foul are poised to oppose them every step of the way. They also know that even if they slow down the Sunbane, they still must eventually find a way to stop Lord Foul himself.
Donaldson brings the trilogy to a brilliant conclusion in this volume. Linden finally comes to terms with the "ghosts" of her past and realizes that she is not inherently evil despite having made mistakes in the past. Covenant achieves an inner peace after he finally accepts what he must do to defeat Lord Foul. The triumph of two flawed human beings over the "devil incarnate" provides an interesting premise for Donaldson to explore the frailties of human nature. I finally began to like Covenant in this volume and I actually began to empathize with him. Although we expect Covenant and Linden to win in the end, the ending was inventive and engaging and not at all what I expected.
There is a rumor that Donaldson may write the Third Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. I, for one, am avidly awaiting their publication.
Donaldson Stands Alone.......2005-04-28
And the epic continues. SRD is one of my all-time favorite fantasy writers. It's been awhile since I picked up the First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. But these books are so rich in symbolism and meaning. Some people are turned off by the main protagonist dreery and often pessimistic viewpoints. And these books are quite anti-typical and anti-archtypical fantasy, in similar likeness of Martin and Erikson. But Donaldson speaks with a rich prose that ignites off the pages in a similar fashion -yet completely different than that to- of Lovecraft. The Land is a wealth of wonder and awe wreathed in mysticism, myth, and held in otherworldly Laws.Now Donaldson is not for everyone, optimism is not always a focus but seeking solutions, accountability, love, and drama are deeply examined. Never expelled. And some readers are turned off and despise the leper Thomas Covenant because of his actions whom mysteriously arrives at a alternate reality aptly called simply The Land, whether real, imagined, hallucinated, or dreamt is a question that may or may not be answered. His science fiction The Gap series should not be dismissed by serious readers but is even more brutal than TCoTC in regards to portraying the baser nature of human beings in a most graphic sense. It's about the human condition. Except for a couple of events, TCoCT is more filtered in fantasy entrappings but no less diminishing on it's impact on readers. Truly emotionally moving in a high order. Great sci-fi reading, but might be a bit too harsh for new readers introducing themselves to this remarkable writer. These are the books that I read with the same amount of zeal, color, and drama as watching the Original Trilogy of Star Wars as a youngster only deeper. A complex Star Wars series in fantasy trappings. Be warned, this series is not for everyone as I said before. IMO, kicks the tail off Tolkien in-spite the latter's great literary merit and love how it takes many of the master's long established and overused archtypes and sacred literary laws and dumps them on their head, such as one Thomas Covenant that is relunctant, griping, cowardly even, indecisive, discompassionate, selfish, and capable of even heinous crime. And for those that thought they'd been dragged through a wilderness of morass self-pity, remember... Star Wars. IMO, one of the greatest fantasy series ever written and would love to debate or discuss it with anyone. It is a realm where one's choice are held balanced in scales, bearing gravity on one's own or other's futures. Even possibly whole civilizations. A stunning and thoroughly thought provoking and stimulating masterpiece.Love it or hate it, SRD's works have left their mark.There are so many awesome moments in both trilogies. TCoTC is quite biblical in that sense but not expounding age old religious stories and principals and spiritualities of course.These books discombobulates the mind, with the wide range of fluent implications and messages. Allusions are confounding and staggering.Probably my favorite moment, of countless, countless favorite moments is Blood of the Earth piece in The Illearth War:TCoTC Book 2.And..."Covenant! Beloved! Strike a blow for me!" rings in my ears forever.
More stars are needed.......2005-01-29
Returning to the Land after failing, it would seem, in their quest for the one tree, Thomas Covenant, Linden Avery, the Haruchai, the Search, Vain, and their new addition - Findail, are at a loss. The Sunbane still rains down hades on the land, as if its rays were all the Horsemen of the Appocolypse encapsulated in light. In the eye of the paradox, truth is found, demanding sacrifices that will rend their hearts as it heals them. You'll need a whole box of tissues for the last chapters alone. But the tears will wash your soul.
Covenant finally puts an end to it.......2003-08-30
White Gold Wielder is the final member of Donaldson's series of six Thomas Covenant novels. In this one, our hero finally gets around to fighting the Despiser himself. But first he has to take care of the Banefire burning from out of Revelstone. So in this book we get two climactic battles and they're both actually quite exciting with unexpected outcomes. I won't give anything away except to mention that the Sandgorgon Nom from The One Tree is back in fine form. Nom was possibly the most interesting character from that book. The One Tree is, in my opinion, the best novel in the second trilogy. White Gold Wielder, though satisfying, doesn't quite match it nor does it compare to The Illearth War (the second book of the first trilogy). It is, however, a much better finish than The Power That Preserves was to the first series.
Unfortunately, characterization takes somewhat of a nosedive from the previous books in the series (though not near as bad as the atrocious nosedive between the two books of Dan Simmons's Endymion series). The Giants in this novel are more than ever before like machines: impossibly strong and devoid of character flaws for the most part. Linden is a headcase and doesn't resemble anyone I know. The "romance" between Covenant and Linden, if you can call it that, seems ridiculously artificial and contrived. These two people never lighten up! They're stone-faced serious at all times and argue with each other more than anything else. Donaldson doesn't manage to convince the reader that they're actually lovers and I think that he should have abandoned the whole relationship from the start and just focused on the action.
The action is done very well and brings this book up to a solid four-star rating. As in all five previous books, Donaldson's development of the swords and sorcery is excellent. The first half of the book is somewhat slow, but the tension builds well as the party gets closer to the waiting enemy. The long sequence under Kiril Threndor will have you turning pages late into the night to find out what happens next.
I'm glad I read through this series. Though not quite as complex as some other offerings in the fantasy genre, the generally dark mood of the prose gives the Covenant novels a unique touch. I think that those in their late teens would get the most enjoyment out of these books.
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Stephen R. Donaldson
Manufacturer: Del Rey
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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ASIN: 0345303083
Release Date: 1983-07-12 |
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White Gold Wielder Volume 3
Stephen Donaldson
Manufacturer: Fontana
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QRFWAK |
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White Gold Wielder
Stephen R. Donaldson
Manufacturer: Caedmon CP 1717
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