The Power That Preserves
1978 • 480 pages

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Average rating3.9

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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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3 primary books4 released books

#3 in The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever is a 4-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1977 with contributions by Stephen R. Donaldson.

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10 primary books11 released books

#3 in Thomas Covenant

Thomas Covenant is a 11-book series with 10 primary works first released in 1977 with contributions by Stephen R. Donaldson.

#1
Lord Foul's Bane
#2
The Illearth War
#3
The Power That Preserves
#4
The Wounded Land
#5
The One Tree

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A great ending to the trilogy. Donaldson's writing here is excellently balanced between the different plotlines.

March 15, 2023

This was a good book, it got a bit “slow” towards the end.

July 31, 2016

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