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Lord Foul's Bane

(The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book 1)

By Stephen Donaldson

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780345348654

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Book Description

The first book in one of the most remarkable epic fantasies ever written, the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever.
He called himself Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever because he dared not believe in the strange alternate world in which he suddenly found himself. Yet he was tempted to believe, Continue

3 Reviews

Not sure how to dislike a book more.

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Deanna Kyre said on Aug 23, 2008 | Add your feedback

I can understand the book's success as it is a pretty well written epic style fantasy but it did not really grab me. The constant narration of stories to give us the background of the world put me off. I understand that when a new world is introduced, a certain amount of exposition is required to ... (continue)

I can understand the book's success as it is a pretty well written epic style fantasy but it did not really grab me. The constant narration of stories to give us the background of the world put me off. I understand that when a new world is introduced, a certain amount of exposition is required to flesh out the world, but in this case it seemed a bit excessive for my tastes. I was more interested in the story that was presented in the first two chapters than in the fantasy that followed.
I will probably give the next book in the trilogy a shot, but this series may just not be for me.

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Braydin said on Aug 12, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

One of the worst

This is truly one of the most depressingly bad, dark, badly written and uninteresting stories I have read. I gave up when I realized that I would prefer for the so called "bad guy" to win and just kill all the rest, because the story would be far better off without them. That included not only the m ... (continue)

This is truly one of the most depressingly bad, dark, badly written and uninteresting stories I have read. I gave up when I realized that I would prefer for the so called "bad guy" to win and just kill all the rest, because the story would be far better off without them. That included not only the main character what's-his-name but all the secondary characters and the innocent bystanders too. Off with their heads!

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Hans said on Nov 13, 2007 | Add your feedback