The Power That Preserves (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 3) Stephen Donaldson 9780007127849

'Comparable to Tolkien at his best' - WASHINGTON POST

Instantly recognised as a modern fantasy classic, Stephen Donaldson's uniquely imaginative and complex THE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT, THE UNBELIEVER became a bestselling literary phenomenon that transformed the genre.

Twice before, Thomas Covenant had been summoned to a strange, magical other-world. Twice he had been forced to join with the Lords of Revelstone in their war against Lord Foul, the ancient enemy of the Land.

Now, Covenant returns once more to find the Lords besieged and helpless while the forces of Lord Foul ravage the Land. In this darkest hour, Covenant gathers his allies for a desperate journey to the very heart of the enemy's power.

Stephen Donaldson was born in 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from the College of Wooster, Ohio in 1968 and went on to receive an MA in English from Kent State University after serving two years as a conscientious objector doing hospital work. He made his publishing debut in 1977 with The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever. This bestselling trilogy was named Best Novel of the Year by the British Fantasy Society and earned the author the John W. Campbell Award as best new writer in 1979. Stephen Donaldson lives in New Mexico.

JOHN W. CAMPBELL AND BRITISH FANTASY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR

'The Thomas Covenant saga is a remarkable acheivement which will certainly find a place on the small list of all true classics'
WASHINGTON POST

'Something entirely out of the ordinary ... you'll want to go straight through Lord Foul's Bane, The Illearth War and The Power that Preserves at one sitting'
THE TIMES

'An irresistible epic ... imagination, heroism, excitement, made all the more real by Donaldson's deft handling of the rich history of the Land'
CHICAGO DAILY NEWS