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Donaldson, Stephen R.

Donaldson, Stephen R.

Author Biography & Works

Stephen Reeder Donaldson is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity, conceptual abstractness, moral bleakness, and the use of an arcane vocabulary, and has attracted critical praise for its "imagination, vivid characterizations, and fast pace". Donaldson earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and a master's degree from Kent State University.

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Books by Donaldson, Stephen R.

The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story

The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story

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Angus Thermopyle is a vicious but unsuccessful pirate who walks in with a beautiful woman on his arm. She is Morn Hyland, a police officer until she met him. His...

The Gap Into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge

The Gap Into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge

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Morn Hyland uses the powers of her brain implant to defend against an alien race that turns human bodies into inhuman forms

The Gap Into Power: A Dark And Hungry God Arises

The Gap Into Power: A Dark And Hungry God Arises

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In the sequel to The Real Story and Forbidden Knowledge, a scheme unravels to reveal deeper schemes. By the author of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Reprint.

The Gap Into Madness: Chaos And Order

The Gap Into Madness: Chaos And Order

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As the planetoid Thanatos Minor explodes into oblivion, a handful of fugitives--Morn Hyland, her son Davies, Nick Succorso, and cyborg Angus Thermopyle--escape in a specially fitted cruiser, one step ahead...

The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die

The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die

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Pursuing the pirate ship Soar and her infamous captain Sorus Chatelaine, the battleworn crew of the Trumpet places its hopes in cyborg Angus Thermopyle, who is working against his will

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