The War Within, Stephen R. Donaldson
The War Within, Stephen R. Donaldson
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The War Within

Author: Stephen R. Donaldson

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 24 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 04/02/2019


Synopsis

Stephen R. Donaldson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, returns to the world of his Great God’s War fantasy epic as two kingdoms— united by force—prepare to be challenged by a merciless enemy…

It has been twenty years since Prince Bifalt of Belleger discovered the Last Repository and the sorcerous knowledge hidden there. At the behest of the repository's magisters, and in return for the restoration of sorcery to both kingdoms, the realms of Belleger and Amika ceased generations of war. Their alliance was sealed with the marriage of Bifalt to Estie, the crown princess of Amika. But the peace--and their marriage--has been uneasy.

Now the terrible war that King Bifalt and Queen Estie feared is coming. An ancient enemy has discovered the location of the Last Repository, and a mighty horde of dark forces is massing to attack the library and take the magical knowledge it guards. That horde will slaughter every man, woman, and child in its path, destroying both Belleger and Amika along the way.

With their alliance undermined by lingering hostility and conspiracies threatening, it will take all of the monarchs' strength and will to inspire their kingdoms to become one to defend their land, or all is lost....

About The Author

Stephen R. Donaldson is the author of the original six volumes of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, a landmark in modern fantasy. Every volume, beginning with Lord Foul's Bane in 1977, has been an international bestseller. Donaldson returned to the series with the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, which includes The Runes of the Earth, Fatal Revenant, Against All Things Ending, and The Last Dark.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Colin

This second book in the series has a much broader base as well as being longer than the first book. Whereas the first book had a central character, here the story is told from a number of viewpoints with no clear central character. As such, there is not a linear timeline and there are some historica......more

Goodreads review by Terence

I’m really on the fence about how to score this second book in Donaldson’s The Great God’s War series. We pick up 20 years after the events in The Seventh Decimate. Bifalt has restored the magisters’ powers; made peace with Amika and solidified an alliance by marrying Estie, the (at the time of the m......more

I'm alway a bit at loss for words when I have to review a book by a giant of fantasy. It's been a long time since I read The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and I was happy to read another book by mr Donaldson. This book is not an easy read as it's full of characters, different point of views, a complex......more

Wow, even better than book one due to more wiepoints. It was the perfect choose for this book. A lot, really a lot, happend of big plots and smaller important ones twisting the stories within. Also promised and consequences and unsaid words and longing was a big theme. Fitting of Donaldson if you re......more

Goodreads review by Ruth

I would seriously recommend this to anyone who reads fantasy, especially fans of Game of Thrones and the like - I can see this becoming a film/tv show along the same lines, but as there isn't enough story yet, and much to tell, such a thing would be after the release of that, but I would think any e......more


Quotes

Praise for Seventh Decimate, Book One of the Great God’s War

“It promises to be as rich in detail as its predecessors—and, Mr. Donaldson’s trademark, as emotionally deep and as psychologically unpredictable.”—The Wall Street Journal
 
“A new Stephen Donaldson book is always a cause for celebration. Seventh Decimate will whet your appetite for a sequel.”—New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks
 
“Fantastic.”—Booklist
 
“Donaldson delivers a surprising start to what promises to be a very unconventional fantasy series…And thus is another fantasy classic forged. Recommended.”—SF Revu
 
“[Donaldson] is a writer who has explored the themes of grimdark before grimdark existed, and well knows how to deliver epic qualities in his fantasy prose...Seventh Decimate is a strong novel and promises much for what is to come in Donaldson’s new series, The Great God’s War.”—SF Book
 
Praise for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
 
“[A] landmark fantasy saga.”—Entertainment Weekly
 
“A trilogy of remarkable scope and sophistication.”—Los Angeles Times
 
“The most original fantasy since The Lord of the Rings.”—Time Out