I just finished re-reading all eight Thomas Covenant books, and was most impressed with RotE, but Fatal Revenant isn't far behind. Donaldson's writing is a lot sharper than in the first two trilogies. He's still a sesquepedalian (he uses big words), but the words FIT. He used to throw fancy words around to show off, like calling the sky "cerulean" (which means "sky blue"). Now he uses them to draw his scenes carefully.
Some reviewers have complained about Linden's personality. I really liked her throughout the second trilogy, RotE and the first half of FR. But there is a key scene in Melenkurion Skyweir where Linden's personality changes somewhat. I found it much harder to identify with her after that. But I'm still very eager to read books 3 and 4 when they eventually come out! |
Fatal Revenant (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant) Books In Print, Audio Books.