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A Reader posted a review at 2007-06-16 09:56:46.
(Language: English)
  
In this book, Thomas Covenant says: "How do you hurt a man who has lost everything? You give himback something broken." Ironically enough, Stephen R. Donaldson has, in resurrecting the Covenant mythos for a second epic trilogy, given the reading public back one of fantasy's strongest and most nuanced characters in a way that makes him more engaging and heroic than ever before. 
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-08-30 07:16:47.
(Language: English)
solid fantasy
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-12-20 05:09:25.
(Language: English)
Reading this book I was struck by how much more accessible it is than the first chronicles... yet still nothing like any fantasy book I have ever read.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-02-02 03:20:13.
(Language: English)
Enjoyed this when I read it and he writes very good stories for the fantasy genre.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-05-23 01:56:06.
(Language: English)
This is a truly great fantasy story. The problem is that it is written ridiculously badly. It's like Donaldson had a big Roget's Thesaurus by his side as he wrote this book, trying to make it more Literature, and less story, in the process embarrassing himself massively. I shudder to think how bad it would have been if it hadn't have been edited.Best example of terrible use of English in the book (off the top of my head) - something about the valley Covenant was in having nystagmus. Nystagmus is a condition of double or blurred vision. How the hell a valley is supposed to have any kind of vision, let alone faulty vision, is beyond me... Why the hell use a fancy word when normal English would suffice, and also not make you look a fool?As I said - a great story, terribly written.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-07-04 09:12:28.
(Language: English)
rocked mind blowing WOW MORE.. Please?
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A Reader posted a review at 2011-05-05 06:28:00.
(Language: English)
Loved it. Had to own it.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-03-29 05:59:02.
(Language: English)
The entire series of these books, is awesome. I got hooked many years ago while I was in 6th form at school, picked up the first one and didn't stop reading until I'd finished them all. Fantastic stuff.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-03-12 07:56:39.
(Language: English)
Read the first trilogy years ago and just re-read recently. Starting on this second part as something new. Always thought Donaldson was a pale, Tolkien wannabe derivative, and still do, but am fascinated by Thomas Covenant, the main character, which keeps me coming back. There's better out there. The world Donaldson has created is a weak tea rip-off of Middle Earth.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-02-21 02:47:43.
(Language: English)
very good !!
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-12-18 12:04:32.
(Language: English)
For some reason, I literally could not put this one down...
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-05-26 10:16:56.
(Language: English)
i read the chronicles some years ago! could not lay the books down!
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-04-02 06:49:06.
(Language: English)
Stephen Donaldson was brought impressive power to the page in his first chrinicles of Thomas Covenant. He surpasses himself with the second chronicles, maturing the story and characters allowing the reader to feel as infected as the land he describes. In the second Chronicles Thomas Covenant returns to the land in a dramatic blaze of fire summoned by his old enemy Lord Foul. He finds the land has changed int he time he has been away. The beutiful and healing land Donaldson created in the first set of books has been replaced with a warped and diseased place ruled by the Sun Bane nad controlled by the Clave. Both these are the work of Lord Foul who has corrupted everything that made the land a place to love and cherish. If you have ever wanted to know what it would be like if the bad guy won here is your chance to find out. This is the first of three books in the second chrinicles all of which are superbly written and gripping pieces of literature. A MUST READ!!
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