The Man Who Fought Alone
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Fourth in the brilliant crime series by the Numer One bestselling fantasy author all around the world.
Stephen R. Donaldson es un autor estadounidense cuyas obras abarcan los géneros de fantasía, ciencia ficción y misterio. Su escritura está profundamente influenciada por gigantes literarios que han dejado una marca imborrable en su oficio. El estilo de Donaldson se caracteriza por personajes complejos y mundos intrincados que atraen a los lectores hacia profundos dilemas morales y preguntas existenciales. Crea protagonistas que luchan con su propia oscuridad interior, ambientados en escenarios donde la realidad y la fantasía se entrelazan.







Fourth in the brilliant crime series by the Numer One bestselling fantasy author all around the world.
A new-cover reissue of the fourth book in the bestselling five-volume sf series created by the world-famous author of the Thomas Covenant chronicles -- and acclaimed as the 'best work of his career'. Events were not moving as the Amnion had intended. Once again humans had been false in their dealings with the aliens. As the planetoid Thanatos Minor exploded into atoms, the Trumpet hurtled into space only one step ahead of hostile pursuers. On board were Morn Hyland and her force-grown son Davies, cyborg Angus Thermopyle and Captain Nick Succorso -- old enemies thrown together in a desperate bid for survival. For both the Amnion and the UMCP, the immediate capture of the fleeing ship and the secrets it contained was imperative. But for Trumpet's exhausted crew the only hope lay in an illegal lab in the distant binary solar system of Valdor Industrial. It would be a journey of unpredictable danger -- from which not all would return...
THE MAN WHO¿ series of crime novels stars two fascinating characters. Ginny Fistoulari and Mick Axbrewder seem unlikely partners. She is capable and tough with a talent for self-sufficiency, and he a borderline alcoholic with a talent for self-destruction. But both are drawn together and make a surprisingly effective team. Of course, as they become closer, and the vulnerabilities begin to show, they become occasional lovers as well as colleagues¿ These are the first three books in the series, originally written in the 80s, and are a fascinating introduction to a gripping series¿
The third instalment in the GAP Stephen Donaldson's fascinating universe peopled with characters of a passion and intensity only he could create. After a terrifying encounter with the Amnion aliens, Nick Succorso made for the safety of Thanatos Minor, the infamous bootleg shipyard where illegals from all over the galaxy come to repair their ships (and indulge their exotic tastes in entertainment). But the Amnion are waiting, and for Nick, Morn Hyland and her force-grown son Davies, the safe haven has turned into a vision of hell. Now Angus Thermopyle heads for Thanatos Minor, programmed to carry out a secret mission that could have nightmarish consequences for them all...
The culmination of the Thomas Covenant Chronicles brings together the epic journey of its protagonist, who grapples with themes of despair, redemption, and the struggle between good and evil. As the story unfolds, Covenant faces the ultimate confrontation that tests his resolve and the fate of the Land. Richly woven with complex characters and profound philosophical questions, this installment promises to deliver a powerful and emotional resolution to the long-standing conflicts within the series.
A powerful and intense sf tale from a master storyteller
Two kingdoms, ancient enemies, must stand alone against an implacable invader in the masterful conclusion of the Great God's War epic from the New York Times bestselling author of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.They are coming.The kingdoms of Belleger and Amika had been fighting for generations. But then they learned of a terrible threat moving through them to destroy the Last Repository, an immense hidden library. To face this greater enemy, King Bifalt of Belleger and Queen Estie of Amika allied their lands and prepared for war.They are at the door.Now the time of preparation is over. Black ships and sorcery test the cannon that defend the Bay of Lights. Treachery and betrayal threaten the kingdoms. The priests of the Great God Rile sow dissent. And Estie rides for the Last Repository, desperate to enlist the help of their Magisters-and to understand the nature of her own magical gift.They are here.Bifalt hates sorcery as much as he loves Estie, and the discovery that she could become a Magister shatters him. But he must rally and fight. Belleger and Amika are all that stand between the Great God's forces and his ultimate goal: the destruction of the Last Repository and its treasure of knowledge.
The magnificent saga of Thomas Covenant continues in Stephen Donaldson's highly acclaimed second epic fantasy trilogy, together in one volume.
A continuation of the adventures of Thomas Covenant that began in The Wounded Land and The One Tree.
King Joyse and the kingdom of Mordant are in dire need; threatened by the evil arch-Imager Vagel and the hordes of Cadwal from without, betrayed by unknown enemies from within. Terisa Morgan is Mordant's unlikely champion, plucked from a life of wealthy dreariness in New York by the accidental magic of the apprentice Imager Geraden. The kingdom is directed by the power of images, of visions and of mirrors and Terisa and Geraden must master this power if Mordant is to survive. But the traps laid for them are many and treacherous...