The Power That Preserves: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Book Three

Stephen Donaldson

Oct 2013 · The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Book 3 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

Twice before Thomas Covenant had been summoned to the strange other-world where magic worked. Twice he had been forced to join with the Lords of Revelstone in their war against Lord Foul, the ancient enemy of the Land.
Now he is back - to a Land ravaged by the armies of Lord Foul. The Lords are besieged and helpless. No place is safe and Foul's victory seems certain. Only Covenant can avert it.
Desperate and without hope, he sets out to confront the might of the Enemy. With him go a Giant, a Bloodguard and the madwoman he has wronged. And in Foul's Creche, Lord Foul grows in power with each new defeat for the Land . . .

Ratings and reviews

I can't overemphasise the impact this series had on me when I first read it at the impressionable age of 12 now 40 years later I'm again immersed and blown away by the skill and scope of Donaldson's vision. Oh, that the land were real! But of course this is the fundamental dilemma....

Special books - perhaps best fantasy ever.

An epic story right to the end.

About the author

Stephen R. Donaldson (1947 - )
Stephen Reeder Donaldson lived in India for 13 years with his father, a medical missionary, 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 written under the pseudonym Reed Stephens. He won the World Fantasy Award in 2000.