Lord Foul’s Bane

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book 1

By: Stephen R. Donaldson

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 19 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Thomas Covenant is a leper, a bitter and solitary pariah who is mystically transported to another Earth where time moves differently than ours, one in which magic takes many forms. The Land is threatened by many evils, the most immediate of which is a maddened Cavewight whose subterranean excavations have unearthed the ancient and puissant Staff of Law.

More dangerous to the free people of the Land is the Gray Slayer, Lord Foul, the Despiser, who intends to destroy the actual foundations of the Earth that he might wage war against the universe’s creator. And Foul’s intended weapon in this conflict? None other than Thomas Covenant himself.

©1977 Stephen R. Donaldson (P)2020 Brick by Brick Audiobooks

Wonderful book

Scott Brick makes a great reader for this dark noir fantasy novel series. A must listen.

excellent performance

I first read this book 25 yrs ago and fell in love with the author's superior skill with the language. I recommend this author for anyone who longs to be an author. but it takes a skillful narrator to do Mr. Donaldson's work justice. in this recording I found both. but don't stop here. The story continues in subsequent episodes. The first set of three are available as recordrd books. Well worth hearing!

Better than Tolkien!

I know, I love Tolkien as well...but this,...this work is deeper than that! More connected to our time and our plights!!! Some have said it is too dark! If we are being honest, I would prefer the simplicity of the Land's methods of life, than the slow drip depreciation of our existence in our REAL world! I see a correlation to the true beauty of our great planet Earth, with the telling of the health of the Land! And a coupling of the greatly stunted reach of our Leprous selves to bond to our only Habitat with any sense of coexisting on a plane of true symbiotic existence! Perhaps I'm wrong, but I feel as if the story tells of how we somehow deceive ourselves into believing that we don't have to make any efforts to effect our own realities!!! As if it were just a dream we experience and have no stake in the outcome of the waking of our lives!!! This work may, or may not be that profound......yet its literary brilliance causes questions of this great nature to be brought forth!!! So, without further adu, please, either read, or listen to one of the greatest written pieces of literature of our age!!! My salutations to Mr Stephen R. Donaldson, for a most spectacular work, that for all time should be a great representation of the minds of our day! Here is to the hope of many such great attributions to our family of enlightened knowledge that may exist.....if you but so want of them too!!! Thank You Mr. Donaldson for your incredible share of the most beautiful imagination!!! until the end, I dare say....... keep up the fantastic work!!!

Most original work of fantasy of the 20th century

The theme of a man in constant unbelief of his circumstances is masterfully executed. Some of the voices performed by the narrator fall short of the description of the characters, but don't let that spoil your enjoyment of this incredible tale.

NOPE

A really good friend recommended this. The narration was the first to get over. He’s terrible and makes the annoying protagonist even more so, and all of the other characters lackluster. Then came increasingly frequent comments about the physique of each woman that came into the story. How holding a pot accentuating this one’s breasts and all that crap. The end for me was the terribly written rape of the teenage girl. Now I hate the protagonist and wonder where the story will end up. So I read several reviews and several blogs. Basically if you like ambiguous characters and morality this may work for you. But it’s not a redemptive read according to those who have read it so I’m moving on. Wish I would’ve read the reviews before wasting my credit.

Unlikeable Protagonist with no Progression

The main character in this story is a selfish, cowardly, whiner with no redeeming qualities who does not grow or progress in any way. I hated him from start to finish, and since he's the sole focus of the entire story, it's a tough listen/read. There's no hero's journey here, and it's exactly what this story needs.

The most important fantasy series since the Lord of the rings

Stephen. R Donaldson text fantasy to an all new dimension in this groundbreaking fantasy series, which has influenced everything that’s come afterwards. This is the beginning of modern epic fantasy.

Presentation great, story meh

the one thing you expect in a fantasy story is a hero and villain that are clear. in this story the hero is a whiner, useless, raping scumbag. The villain is vague and not really engaging until the very end and only then laughs. The minor villain turns out to be almost as whiney as the hero. Maybe this sets the stage for further books, but by itself is pretty weak IMO.

An excellent telling of the UnBeliever’s tale

Book one of the series. The narrator does a wonderful job of not only telling the story but keeping the listener excited to hear more.

Awesome series @

one of my all time favorite series and Authors . I would recommend it to anyone.