Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson

Lord Foul's Bane

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #1

Stephen R. Donaldson

496 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
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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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Moods

adventurous 90%
dark 90%
challenging 39%
sad 31%
mysterious 29%
emotional 24%
tense 21%
reflective 19%
hopeful 7%

Pace

slow 65%
medium 29%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Character: 30% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 27% | Yes: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 62% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 37% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%

Average rating

3.29

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