that was me that asked that question to donaldson. I find that every question asked to him seems to open even more questions.

Donaldson is just as confusing with his responses to question as his books are in and of themselves.

I got one of my questions in the gradual interview on Donaldson's site, and asked about if it's every gonna be told from Covenant's point of view. Although he didn't directly answer, he did imply that basically it's going to continue to be from Linden's POV. Well, you know, as long as covenant is ba...

Is it just me, or is it common to hate a book, or movie, or anything that comes out decades after the originals? This seems to be some sort of trend with things. I don't know if it is because the writing in early originals just happens to be better every single time, or that it is because people jus...

And -- I'm not sure about this -- but

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hasn't yet another Law been broken by Linden's act?

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Actually, yes...i think the law of Time has been broken by resurrecting covenant. It was already breaking before...but now I think it is broken.

I disagree with the sentiment that the last chronicles is bad. I think fatal revenant is the best he has ever written, and that is saying alot considering I don't much like Linden. This series is far more complex, far far more complex that the previous 6 books.

that's stupid, man. Saying bad words doesn't lessen or cheapen anything. Only if you have some kind of stupid morals about bad words, does it effect your perception of it. I see no problem at all with roger saying fuck. Don't forget that donaldson has always been an edgy writer.

I think that the insequent had to have been completely made up for this new series. I find it extremely strange that they are never mentioned at all, or in any form in the second chronicles. Considering how powerful some of them are, i find it really strange that there is no mention. But who knows, ...

yeah I know, no big deal, everyone makes typos.

I don't want to come off as a dick, the dreaming, but it's spelled Linden, not Lindon.

so both the song of ice and fire and malazan are more than two pov's? Well how many pov's are in either one? Cause i am probably going to try and read them anyway.

thanks for the replies, folks. There are several who seem to like the malazan books, so I will try and read that one and see how it is...donaldson seems to love his writing. Also, I ordered the neverness book...the story seems very very interesting when i read the summary. I didn't mean to wittle it...

This is by far the best writing he has ever done. The ONLY reason i don't consider this the best is simply because there's no Covenant. And believe me, it speaks volumes for him to actually be able to write a book in the series without Thomas Covenant and for me to still think it is THAT good. This ...

Obviously I have read all of the covenant books, and love them more than any other fantasy ever written...but is there anything that anyone can recommend that comes close in originality? Is there anything in the fantasy world out there that you, as donaldson readers, would recommend?

That's kastenessen on the cover, or however you spell it, the elohim who destroyed the durance.

what do you think? It seems to me this series is more confusing than anything I have read before in the second chronicles.

of the seven that have been released so far :


1) The power that preserves
2) White gold weilder
3) The Wounded Land
4) The One Tree
5) The Ill-Earth War
6) the runes of the earth
7) Lord Foul's Bane