Lord Foul's Bane
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Lord Foul's Bane

by Stephen R. Donaldson

1977•Fantasy•394 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventuredramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questtroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, expansive fantasy novel: stylish and intricate. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

The first book in one of the most remarkable epic fantasies ever written, the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever. The Unbeliever, because he dared not believe in the strange alternate world in which he suddenly found himself. Yet he was tempted to believe, to fight for the Land, to be the reincarnation of its greatest hero....

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureDramaAll consuming questTroubled leadsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Fantasy fictionEpic FantasyAmerican Fantasy fiction

Details

Author
Stephen R. Donaldson
Published
1977
Pages
394
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