The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever/The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen R. Donaldson
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: New England and an alternate medieval world called the Land
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Twentieth century, Other worlds, New England, Christ figures or saviors, Leprosy, Parallel universes or alternate dimensions, Rings
- Locales: New England, Earth, alternate versions of
The Plot
The six novels describing the life of Thomas Covenant are split into two trilogies, known as The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever and The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. As the series begins, Thomas Covenant, newly published and well received, is writing his second novel while his wife, Joan, visits her parents. Returning some weeks later, she discovers a purple lesion on his right hand. He consults a physician, receives a diagnosis of leprosy, and loses two fingers to amputation. In terror of infection, Joan divorces Covenant while he...
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