The One Tree (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 2)

by Stephen R. Donaldson

Hardcover, 1982

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Ballantine Books (1982), Edition: 1st, 475 pages

Description

Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML:"The hottest fantasy writer since J.R.R. Tolkien!"�??The Washington PostThomas Covenant, accompanied by Linden Avery, begins his search for the One Tree aboard the giantship Starfare's Gem. Armed with the knowledge given to him in Andelain by his trusted friend, the Forestal Hile Troy, Covenant was determined to succeed. He was the last hope for the salvation of the Land. Only he had the power to forge a new Staff of Law and return to the Land to stop the encroaching desecration of the Sunbane and the bloody sacrificial rites of the Clave. But fate decreed that the journey was to be long, arduous, and fraught with danger as Covenant and his companions are assailed by powerful forces whose sole purpose is to ensure the failure of their que… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member DinadansFriend

I owned this series once, but have since let it go. In his search for a properly alienated hero, SD came up with a man whom I found to be dreary and too self pitying for my taste. He's dull, and the role-playing world that I was game-mastering at the time was far more interesting than SD's

creation. Into the bargain, I seem to have read this second volume of the trilogy out of sequence. Thomas Covenant's not my man.

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LibraryThing member Karlstar

The book wanders, literally. Covenant is outside the Land, and seems to be out of control. They finally have a quest, and a direction, but even so, this book seems aimless. Its still a good book, and it is good to read about other lands, but Donaldson's world is a bit strange, full of powerful

beings that could, but don't, interact.

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LibraryThing member jveezer

In the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, ten years have passed for Covenant on our earth. When he is summoned back to The Land thousands of years have passed and his deeds have become the stuff of myth and legend while the land has changed dramatically. This trilogy is even darker than the

First Chronicles and both of the primary protagonists, Covenant and Linden Avery, definitely qualify as anti-heroes. The Land itself has been twisted into a malevelant caricature of its former healthy self. It is really interesting to watch the character of Linden and her relationship with Covenant slowly develop as the books move along.

In The One Tree Covenant, Linden, and the rest embark on their GiantShip on the quest for the One Tree. In this book, Donaldson gets an opportunity to further develop the Giants that were involved peripherally in the First Chronicles. We also come face to face with the legendary Elohim and Sand-Gorgon’s that received passing mention there.

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LibraryThing member Scribble.Orca

I struggled with the black mood of this series, although I found the world building and characters kept me involved.

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