Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson

Lord Foul's Bane

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #1

Stephen R. Donaldson

369 pages • first pub 1977 (view editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
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Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson is ideal for readers who enjoy morally complex, darkly atmospheric fantasies where flawed protagonists grapple with personal struggles amid epic, otherworldly quests.

Description

Thomas Covenant is a leper, a bitter and solitary pariah who is mystically transported to another Earth where time moves differently than ours, one in which magic takes many forms. The Land is threatened by many evils, the most immediate of which ...

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Community Reviews

3.3
based on 2,951 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 87%

dark: 82%

challenging: 37%

tense: 26%

sad: 23%

emotional: 21%

mysterious: 21%

reflective: 18%

hopeful: 4%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
32% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
31% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

23% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

93% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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