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Original Title:	The White Gold Wielder
ISBN:	0345418484 (ISBN13: 9780345418487)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant #3, Thomas Covenant #6
Characters:	Thomas Covenant
Literary Awards:	Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1984)

White Gold Wielder (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant #3) Paperback | Pages: 485 pages

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Title	:	White Gold Wielder (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant #3)
Author	:	Stephen R. Donaldson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 485 pages
Published	:	June 23rd 1997 by Del Rey (first published 1983)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. Epic Fantasy

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Unlike other reviews I've read, I liked the second trilogy as much as the first. And I can understand why the author took almost two decades to tackle his third trilogy (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever). I attempted to read the first trilogy when I was much younger than I am now, around 12, and just couldn't get into it. And not because of the "big awful" that happened near the beginning of the first book... just because I hadn't experienced enough life to scratch the surface of the meaning of the books. The anti-hero has become more popular these days. And in the first trilogy, Thomas Covenant WAS a very hard hero to like. But his struggles are the same struggles that *I* have experienced in life. The journey through guilt, dishonor and disbelief to redemption is one that I have lived. Thomas Covenant was a real person, flawed, dealing with his life (and the "dream" of the Land) in the only way he knew how. And in the end of the first trilogy, he found that balance within himself, redeemed himself. In the second trilogy, we have TWO deeply flawed characters, but they are damaged in different ways. Linden Avery was driven by her powerlessness in the face of despair and death. Thomas Covenenant, in the second trilogy, was driven by similar demons, except that he had experienced redemption and was put to new challenges, the loss of what he had loved and saved. Both Linden and Avery in the end were able to turn their weaknesses into strengths, and redeem themselves. It was a vastly satisfying read. It doesn't MATTER if the Land is real or not. What matters is the journey of the main characters. And what they conquer in themselves in infinitely satisfying. I didn't know that there was a third trilogy until I was reading reviews of Thomas Covenant online (which I always do after reading a series, because I'm sad it's over and want to read other people's views on it). But I'm excited to start reading it... it's a series of four books, but the fourth hasn't been released yet. And Donaldson said he waited so long to start because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to bring the story to completion and due it full justice. In the end, he decided to face his fears and make the attempt, because the greatest thing he risked was failure. And in that, you can see that much of WHO his characters are is drawn from within himself. Which makes for the best writing. I would recommend these books to anyone. And I've seen them given horrible reviews. But people giving these books horrible reviews usually haven't read the entire series, and I'd wager my admittedly unimpressive bank account against the fact that they haven't struggled with some of the things that Covenant struggles with on a daily basis. If you understand the why of a person, you find their journey fascinating, no matter how unappealing they may seem when you first are introduced to their character.

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The conclusion to the second trilogy is the best of that lot, but still falls short of making the second trilogy compelling. There are insights to Covenant and his relationship to the land, but not enough to cover the ground the novel takes to get there. This trilogy is probably only for the most ardent of Covenant fans.

The end of the Second Chronicles is brilliant. I like how Donaldson ends his series by bringing pieces together. The Giants, Sunder and Hollian, Vain and Findail, the Haruchai--all their stories wrap up effectively here. The struggle of Vain and Findail--nature and law--is very interesting and even comical. Sunder and Hollian--Stonedownor and Woodhelven--come to take charge of the Land's nurture. The Haruchai bend their purposes to serve all the Land and its people. And of course, Linden and

The final volume in Thomas Covenants trilogy begins with him being a broken man and directionless. Covenant has come to the conclusion that he and his White Gold wedding ring together are instruments of evil and Linden Avery, his accidental cohort, is the true potential savior of the Land. His ego is having a difficult time with the idea that hes not the It guy and should relinquish his white gold ring to Avery. The adventure appears to revolve around the nature of pride and struggling to act

This is me doing a drive by review of this series. Which I have read in full, once, and I bought all the books in hardcover, or trade paperback - and then subsequently passed them on to 2nd hand book shops - because I knew I'd only ever read them once.It takes a special effort to get to the end of the 2nd series. I blame boredom for prompting me to finish this book.It's marginally better than doing nothing at all.

The second trilogy really pales in comparison to the first. It opens with promise as we see the Land, which Donaldson imbued with so much beauty and spirit in his first trilogy, warped and ruined. The first book was about action, reaction, and learning. Plots and subplots were put into motion and promised an epic battle for the heart and soul of the living Land.However, Donaldson wallowed in lugubrious reflection, second guessing, and overwrought emotion. Thomas Covenant was an anti-hero. We

Donaldson's unique talent for delivering fantasy in a way that's literary, quiet, and yet still very absorbing has always been a mystery to me.

GReat story. Got some other books to read first, but will get into the next part of the series....Thomas Covenant knew that despite his failure on the Isle of The One Tree, he had to return to the Land and fight. After a long and arduous journey, fighting all the way, he readies himself for the final showdown with Lord Foul, the Despiser, and begins to understand things he had only just wondered about before....