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Great Ending to the 1st Part of this series

The Power That Preserves by Stephen R. Donaldson

April 2, 2026 by MarkAbaddon 2 Comments

God, I love this book. Endings are difficult as concluding a story in a manner that makes sense and is true to the characters you have been on a journey with is akin to landing a rocket on the moon. Donaldson pulled the feat off with this novel. The sequences where Covenant is being pulled into the Land are incredibly strong. The first attempt fails, not because the Lords of the Land were insufficient, but because when they were attempting to summon Covenant he was […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction Tagged With: Stephen R Donaldson, Thomas Covenant

MarkAbaddon's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction · Tags: Stephen R Donaldson, Thomas Covenant ·
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Illearth War – book 2 of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

The Illearth War by Stephen R Donaldson

April 2, 2026 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

Donaldson really seems to find himself in this, the second book of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Covenant is still the weakest part of the book, along with the time spent in our world, but everything else is so vibrant. What I loved is how he took characters from the first book that were already interesting and provided even more background and context to them to make them fully 3 dimensional. Mhoram is a wonderful example of this. He played a key role in the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Stephen R Donaldson, Thomas Covenant

MarkAbaddon's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Stephen R Donaldson, Thomas Covenant ·
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A challenging start to a wonderful series

Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R Donaldson

February 5, 2026 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

I had something pop up in my Google feed that referenced the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, a series that had a huge impact on me as a teenager, and decided to re-read the entire series (including the Last Chronicles, which I have never read), starting with the first book in the series Lord Foul’s Bane. The first book in a series is often the weakest, as it takes time to set up the characters, the motivation and to build the world. This is no exception. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Stephen R Donaldson, Thomas Covenant

MarkAbaddon's CBR18 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Stephen R Donaldson, Thomas Covenant ·
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