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Fatal Revenant: The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephen R. Donaldson
Publisher: Ace Trade
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 2974
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0441016057
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780441016051
ASIN: 0441016057
Publication Date: August 5, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
The instant New York Times bestseller, and the return of the Thomas Covenant series a landmark fantasy saga.(Entertainment Weekly)
In the most eagerly-awaited literary sequel in years, Linden Avery, who loved Thomas Covenant and watched him die at the end of Book Six, has returned to the Land in search of her kidnapped son, Jeremiah. As Fatal Revenant begins, Linden watches from the battlements of Revelstone while the impossible happensriding ahead of the hordes attacking Revelstone are Jeremiah and Covenant himself, apparently very much alive. But Covenant is strangely changed
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 Quality of product received August 18, 2008
When I received the book, it came in perfect condition and faster than I expected. I couldn't be happier with my purchase.
Asks more questions than it answers, but still a worthy addition to the canon July 27, 2008
I won't spoil anything for the future reader of this book except to say that nothing is as it seems. The only certainties are Linden Avery herself and the immediate members of her party - the Stonedowner Liand, the Ramen, and the Haruchai. Don't trust anything or anyone else in this book. It'll make for a far more enjoyable read.
Simply Engrossing May 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As other reviewers here have written, it would be difficult in the extreme to discuss aspects of this book, without giving away important plot and story concepts/secrets.
So, let's deal simply with it's strengths.
Like all good genre fantasy or science fiction, the first and foremost important feature of a well crafted book is its ability to draw you in and completely immerse you in an 'alternate' reality.
Stephen Donaldson has never failed to provide this visceral thrill. His 'Chronicles of Thomas Covenant' books have been a fan favorite since the late 70s and Fatal Revenant is no different.
There are some who will complain about his verbose writing style, while others revel in the sheer detail such density provides. My personal benchmark for whether or not a book is 'delivering on the goods', is whether or not the world it describes is at all times believable. If so, I usually cannot put the book down. That was the case here.
Every character unique and exquisitely fleshed out, plot twists that were at times somewhat predictable, were always well executed and the unenviable task of having your characters adventure across time with all the inevitable paradoxes that could ensue... being able to keep all those story elements in line, clear and concise for the reader? Not an easy task.
As a second installment of a trilogy... Revenant did exactly what it was designed to do, left you thirsting for more.
What exactly happens when you break all the laws of nature to bring back the 'Land's' greatest savior/threat?
I'm not sure... but can't wait to find out.
 the story's in there somewhere... May 22, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
...What gets in the way is Donaldson's near-fatal case of logorrhea. As one who has thoroughly read and enjoyed this author in the past, my hope is for him to overcome his Roget's addiction and be all-write before this peculiar illness infects the next installment of this series.
A Masterpiece!!! May 4, 2008
I could barely put this book down!! Pure brilliance. I don't know how I'm going to manage to wait another year or two for the 3rd book to be released. Thank you Mr. Donaldson --you're a genius!!!
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