The Illearth War

(Paperback)

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Newly repackaged to tie in with Putnam's 10/04 publication of The Runes of the Earth, the first Thomas Covenant novel in twenty years.Also available in new packages- Lord Foul's Bane and The Power That Preserves. "The Thomas Covenant saga . . . will certainly find a place on the small list of true classics in its specialized field."-The Washington Post Book World After scant days in his"real" world, Thomas Covenant finds himself again summoned to the Land. There, forty bitter years have passed, while Lord Foul, immortal enemy of the Land, moves to fulfill his prophecy of doom. The Council of Lords find their spells useless, now that Foul the Despiser holds the Illearth Stone, ancient source of evil power. At last High Lord Elena turns in desperation to Covenant and the legendary white gold magic of his ring. . . .

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Stephen R. Donaldsonis the bestselling author of the series The Gap Cycle, Mordant's Need, and the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, including Lord Foul's Bane andThe Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant;and other works, such asDaughter of Regals and Other Tales and a mystery series under the pseudonym Reed Stephens. He is the recipient of the first prize of the British Science Fiction Society and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.