The Illearth War (First Chronicles Series #2)

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Overview

The second volume in the epic Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever.
Thomas Covenant found himself once again summoned to the Land. The Council of Lords needed him to move against Foul the Despiser who held the Illearth Stone, ancient source of evil power. But although Thomas Covenant held the legendary ring, he didn't know how to use its strength, and risked losing everything....

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"Covenant is Donaldson's genius," John Calvin Batchelor of the Village Voice believes, "and I would be delinquent if I didn't say that although Donaldson writes dense and strangled prose, Chronicles has, at its heart, an unqualifiedly sublime idea--that the last shall be first."

Because of the strangeness of the Land and his place in it, Covenant finds it hard to believe it even exists. He calls himself "The Unbeliever." "He doesn't quite believe," McClellan states, "that these adventures are happening to him in a land of giants, dwarfs, strange animals, sorcerers and evil spirits. . . . The fact that Covenant doesn't quite believe in himself and that he is not a hero born and bred may be helping him to find a readership among Americans, who are also, perhaps, a bit dubious about their taste in fantasy."

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780345348661
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 10/28/1987
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reissue
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 544
  • Sales rank: 119,385
  • Series: Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Series , #2
  • Product dimensions: 6.90 (w) x 4.10 (h) x 1.17 (d)

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  • Posted March 23, 2009

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    Very good author

    The author is very good at weaving a nice tale, but I wish he didn't think that he had to use words that make you keep a dictionary nearby. I'm all for learning new words, but let's keep it to a new one every few pages instead of three or four per page. It makes it hard to get through and keep your sanity. If you don't mind the big words, his Thomas Covenant series is very good. I will say that Covenant can be a little whiny at first, but it's still good.

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  • Posted August 30, 2009

    This is a great series

    I read the first three books when I was a kid back in the late 70's and bits and pieces of it would pop in my head once in awhile over the years. I have rediscovered why it left an impression on me. The main character leaves a lot to be desired...definately not your normal hereo. He whines and blunders through events, he hurts people, yet as the series progresses, you start to pull for him. The Land is rich and full, the people who live there are good. The character development is very indepth for many of the players in the stories. A very worthwhile read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 21, 2005

    Donaldsons' masterpiece: The Illearth War

    Wow! I read Lord Foul's Bane with pleasure and happiness. I then read The Illearth War with passion and excitment! The first Covenant book introduced the readers to, the Land. In this sequal, Donaldson takes it to a completly new level during Covenant's second journey there. Not only do you fall in love with the features of this amazing world, but also with the people. The Elohim, the bloodaurd, the Lords, the giants and thier tragic story. But specificly High Lord Elena, Lord Morhom, Hile Troy, and Bannor. A must read for all who enjoy Covenant's anti-heroic attitude and mindblowing battle scenes. Two words: READ IT!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 11, 2004

    Hail High Lord

    I think people are a little off track as to who is the hero. Covenant in my opinion is just the catalyst for the true heros of the land. Read this book and you will see that the real heros are the ordinary people who as an army go to extraordinary levels of courage and endurance to protect their land from the evil that besets it. The forced marches into battle endured by the Eoward, the unending strength and dedication of the Bloodguard, the indomitable personality of Saltheart Foamfollower, the skill and wisdom of the Lords council all add together to defeat Lord Fouls minions. Covenant just happens to be in the right place at the wrong time for his self destructive contributions. This is IMHO the truth of the book.

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