It was not so much dislike for me, rather incomprehension. Throughout the first book I simply could not see how somebody who had been blessed with the event of having been transferred to a place like the Land could've shun so totally as TC did. But then I never had to spend months of my life learni...

The three moments that stick out in my mind are (in no particular order): 1) The slaughter of the Giants, with the Bloodguard bearing the tale almost breaking...it was almost like taking a punch to the gut. 2) Covenant's ghastly leper stories that he tells whenever support or levity is needed. 3) Co...

I first read TCTC back in 1980, I believe (I was a Junior in H.S. at the time, so I was 16). I was browsing the local bookstore, and they had the First Chronicles in a box set. Being an avid reader of all things fantasy, I snapped them up, and was almost instantly hooked. Over the years I've read 3 ...

Ah, thank you, Wayfriend...it's high time that I purchased the first chronicles, yet again (IIRC, that would make the 4th set I've owned, and will once again read to tatters )

For Trapper: With an effort, Mhoram smiled gently. But the somberness of his glance overshadowed his smile. He met Covenant's eyes unwaveringly, and when he spoke, his voice was sad. "Ah, my friend, what will you do?" The uncritical softness of the question caught Covenant by the throat. H...

That was my line of reasoning, now that I've actually gotten some sleep, and thought about it more with a clear head ;) With the scope of the threats to the Land: LF holding the Stone, 3 Giant-Ravers each wielding a fragment of the Stone, a vast army, etc. it seems a very safe bet that the Lords, in...

oops, my bad...I got ahead of myself. It's been known to happen at times

According to Wikipedia, the prefix "ur-" is a German prefix that means "first", "oldest" or "original" when used as a noun. It also can mean "Great" when used in conjunction with a relative, such as Great-grandmother. In a way, I think all of the def...

Did't LF phophesise to Covenant in LFB that his total dominion of the Land would be in 47 years? (sorry i can't remember the quote) As the Illearth War was 40 years later maybe LF knew this wasn't the time for complete victory. I felt the whole purpose of the war was to drive the Lords to do do som...