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The Wounded Land

This book delves into the harsh realities of a world ravaged by conflict, focusing on the struggles and triumphs of its inhabitants as they navigate a landscape scarred by war. more

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Stephen R. Donaldson
Stephen R. Donaldson

Stephen R. Donaldson is an American novelist renowned for his fantasy novel series, 'The Thomas Covenant Chronicles.' His works, characterized by deep philosophical insights and rich imagination, have won him a dedicated following. more

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“Steven Erikson is an extraordinary writer. I read Gardens of the Moon with great pleasure. And now that I have read it, I would be hard pressed to decide what I enjoyed more: the richly and ominously magical world of Malaz and Genabackis; the large cast of sympathetically-rendered characters; or the way the story accumulates to a climax that hits like machinegun fire. My advice to anyone who might listen to me is, Treat yourself to Gardens of the Moon. And my entirely selfish advice to Steven Erikson is, write faster.”

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“Are you a person—with volition and maybe some stubbornness and at least the capacity if not the actual determination to do something surprising—or are you a tool? A tool just serves its user. It’s only as good as the skill of its user, and it’s not good for anything else. So if you want to accomplish something special—something more than you can do for yourself—you can’t use a tool. You have to use a person and hope the surprises will work in your favor. You have to use something that’s free to not be what you had in mind.”

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