And with one word of truth or treachery, he will save or damn the Earth

Ur-viles. Kresh. Haruchai. Waynhim. Mithil Stonedown. Do these words mean nothing to you?

Berek Halfhand? The Despiser? Linden Avery? Oh come on!

Thomas Covenant? Yes? Finally.

I’ve been wading into the newest book in the Thomas Covenant Chronicles series by Stephen Donalsdon, The Runes of the Earth, and I’m enjoying it very much.

It tastes exactly the same as the previous books written all those years ago. A little over descriptive, almost as depressing, suddenly exciting and simply wonderful. The Despiser is up to his old tricks again. A few words here, a little counsel there and things are turning out pretty well for the old rogue. The Arch of Time is in some seriously deep shit, Kevin’s Dirt is all over the place, and the Haruchai peeps are going all Ministry of Information on everyone.

You know that Staff of Law that everyone was on about in the previous books? Yeah, well, it’s gone all New Labour over in the Land and the Staff is as absent over there as it is over here. I blame unbalanced minds.

If you’ve not read any of this series and you are a fantasy fan then you are missing a treat. Buy the lot.

PS. Someone has knocked up a web site.