"Storytelling
makes possible redemptions and healings that can't happen in any other
way." – Stephen Donaldson
While Donaldson is American, he has been “other-worldly” in his writing, developing a wide range of fantasy and science fiction novels that have cemented his position as a leading writer in the genre’ and had him knocking around in an alternative universe as his primary setting. His most well-known series is the 10-novel fantasy The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.
While Donaldson is American, he has been “other-worldly” in his writing, developing a wide range of fantasy and science fiction novels that have cemented his position as a leading writer in the genre’ and had him knocking around in an alternative universe as his primary setting. His most well-known series is the 10-novel fantasy The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.
Donaldson’s writing – sometimes characterized
by its psychological complexity and use of an arcane
vocabulary – has generally attracted critical praise for its "imagination, vivid
characterizations, and fast pace."
I think he also deserves high marks for great choice of titles (one I
especially like is The Rune of Earth).
A graduate of The College of Wooster
and Kent State (both in Ohio), he currently makes his home in New Mexico where
he celebrated his 72nd birthday in mid-May. “I may
not yet be as old as dirt,” he said, “but
dirt and I have an awful lot in common.”
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