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Title	:	The Illearth War (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #2)
Author	:	Stephen R. Donaldson
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 527 pages
Published	:	November 1989 by Del Rey (first published 1977)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Science Fiction

The Illearth War (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #2)

Stephen R. Donaldson

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 527 pages

Rating: 4.01 | 24794 Users | 366 Reviews

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After scant days in his "real" world, Thomas Covenant found himself again summoned to the Land. There forty bitter years had passed, while Lord Foul, immortal enemy of the Land, moved to fulfill his prophecy of doom.

The Council of Lords found their spells useless, now that Foul the Despiser held the Illearth Stone, ancient source of evil power, High Lord Elena turned in desperation to Covenant and the legendary white hold magic of his ring. And nobody knew how to use the white hold--least of all, Thomas Covenant.

Thus continues one of the most remarkable epic fantasies ever written...

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Original Title:	The Illearth War
ISBN:	0345348664 (ISBN13: 9780345348661)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #2, Thomas Covenant #2
Characters:	Thomas Covenant

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Ratings: 4.01 From 24794 Users | 366 Reviews

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I picked this up a year or two after the first novel. I had been sufficiently perplexed to ask my friend the conditions under which Covenant's magic activated, and he spelt it out factually.It was all very clear, yet unsatisfying. I read the book, and this time I fell into it. It was a different kind of fantasy, with allegoric hints that I still couldn't comprehend.

Real rating - 3.5 stars. [Spoilers ahead]The Illearth War was a very inapplicable name for this book. In Donaldson fashion he took 5/6 of the book telling the story of how everyone got to where they are. The uncountable horde of Lord Foul was apparently killed by a bunch of grumpy trees....this I am OK with in concept (I mean come on, Tolkien did it too), but Donaldson did not elaborate on how that was done. Just like that the war was over....and before this, the Land's army was decimated piece

SO much better than the first book! I found the first book to be tedious, but this one I couldn't put down. It was a very rare type of book - a book which manages to be highly entertaining without sacrificing character depth/integrity, believability, or reducing the quality of the writing. An addictive read without relying on forced drama. In all the books I've read, only this and the Temeraire series have managed to achieve that.

To all those who hated Lord Foul's Bane -- hark! and be redeemed. Thomas Covenant gets yanked back into the Land, where 40 years have passed for its people, but only days for him. In his absence, Foul has amassed an immense army and is preparing to march. The Lords have learned virtually nothing new to aid them in their own defense. And Covenant, who still believes he's dreaming, finds himself lusted after by the daughter of the woman he previously raped. That is, by his own daughter. Salvation

The second volume of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is very similar in structure to the first volume. Covenant is summoned back to the Land, only to find that 40 years have passed since he was last there. He continues to believe that he is dreaming and, although he continues to be an unpleasant character, he mellows somewhat due to events that take place in this book, so that by the end of the story he isn't the total arsehole that he was for the whole of Lord Foul's Bane.Whereas the first

Usually, the second installment of a trilogy be it books or movies is the strongest. When one arrives at the second installment, the characters are established, so there is room for a great deal of plot advancement, new character introductions, and a cliffhanger to lead you into the third installment.In my reading of Donaldsons works, Ive found that his second installments are usually the weakest. There are several shortcomings in THE ILLEARTH WAR of three books.First is the introduction of

This series is really starting to grow on me. The world is much sharper and more alluring than in the first installment. Thomas Covenant, while still harshly cynical and sarcastic, actually begins to show his empathetic side and becomes at least tolerant of other characters. His growing relationship with the High Lord Elena gives his character much-needed depth. I really enjoy how Donaldson is paying homage to Lord of the Rings through his high fantasy quest-style novels. What sets this series