Customer Reviews
best book ever - By: John Sands, 25 Oct 2008 
Having read alll the other reviews i`ll keep this short. In my opinion a book is good if you read it alll the way through, very good if you feel that you should recommend it, great if you are still thinking about it 24 hours after finishing it. I first read these books in 1977, & have never stopped thinking about them since. Any other book i read is compared to this,(feist,jordan or eddings)and while they are alll great they just don`t quite match. I once started reading LOTR & got bored after the first few chapters. I`ll try again but i don`t expect it will ever come up to the expectations i now demand. Thank you Mr Donaldson.
intresting hero? - By: DanT, 26 Aug 2008 
Thomas Covenant leper & hero? Leper certainly, hero, well that is for the reader to find out.
I must say that i did find this a little hard going at first, the form of speach in the other world took a bit getting used to, but not being one to give up on a book easily i soon fell into the flow of it.
definately a must to have alll three volumes to read in succession as it would be very easy to lose the thread of the underlying story.
Thomas Covenant trying to cope with the life of a leper, alone & despised in his own world is transported to another to hopefully become the savior of the land. As with alll fantasy it is not that simple. used as a pawn by both sides good & evil, & battling with his own need to survive through torment & guilt he is expected to be the weilder of the one magic that can defeat lord foul saving the land & its inhabitants to boot. Oh & dont forget he's a leper.
Very well written & one of the most intriguing books i have read in a while.
A magical journey you will not forget! - By: G. Stewart, 31 Jul 2008 I read 'Lord Foul's Bane' a while ago but it still lingers around the peripheral of my consciousness. While the story is set in a world of fantasy strands of universal truth weave in & out of the various scenes.
Donaldson has the ability to pour magic from his pen with his descriptive imagery in a way that brings fantastical scenes to reality in the reader's mind.
I learnt many lessons of what it is to be a frail human in this world of trials & that even the weakest of us can be a hero, even if a reluctant one to start with. The tale causes me to dig deep within myself as Thomas Covenant walks invisibly by my side reminding me of me in various situations. It causes me to be strong when I remember the incredible things he achieved at times, despite his draw backs.
It's a motivating book & a compelling one; I just ordered 'The Illearth War' & shalll be watching out for the post each morning eagerly until it arrives!
Still good after nearly 30 years!!! - By: Fantasy addict, 11 Jun 2008 Read alll these books when they were first published & I had forgotten how good they are! Definitely on a par with LOTR - so emotive & you can't help feeling for the main character. Going on to re-read the second chronicles now as I have been bitten by the bug alll over again!
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - By: O'danni 1 Kenobi, 28 Aug 2007 Simply the best fantasy I've ever read! All the books in the series have been excellent & I am waiting on the edge of my seat for the next in the new series.
If you enjoyed LOTR then settle down for a treat.
