Best Selling Books by Stephen R. Donaldson

A short story collection from the New York Times bestselling author—available in trade paperback for the first time. “Donaldson proves that he is as adept at the short story as he is at the novel" (Denver Rocky Mountain News), in this superb collection. The famous outtake from The Illearth War, “Gilden-Fire,” headlines eight tales of mystics and unicorns, angels and kings—all written with the dazzling style and imagination that have made Stephen R. Donaldson one of the top fantasists of the day.

Stephen R. Donaldson is one of America''s acclaimed storytellers. But in the 1980s, he published three novels about private investigators Mick Axbrewder and Ginny Fistoulari, as paperback originals under the pseudonym "Reed Stephens." In 2001, Tor published a fourth novel about these characters, The Man Who Fought Alone, this time in hardcover under Donaldson''s own name. Now Donaldson has returned to the first three novels in the sequence, rewriting and expanding them. The Man Who Killed His Brother was the first, and The Man Who Risked His Partner is the second of the three. Mick "Brew" Axbrewder is a P.I. who''s seen better days. Deeply into alcoholism, some time back, he accidentally shot and killed a cop. Worse, the cop turned out to be his brother. Even worse, in a case not long after that, his partner Ginny Fistoulari blew off her own left hand, protecting him and others. Now Mick works mostly as hired muscle for Ginny. They don''t talk much. But their latest client''s story doesn''t add up. They''re going to have to start working better together. And Brew''s going to have to face some of his own worst fears. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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.

Fatal Revenant, Book Two of "The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant," begins where The Runes of the Earth ended: Linden Avery watches from a balcony while Thomas Covenant and her adopted son, Jeremiah, ride desperately toward Revelstone. But their reunion has vast consequences which she could not have foreseen. Soon she is betrayed by the people whom she most needs to trust. Transported deep into the Land''s past, she is forced to confront mysterious strangers, legendary heroes, and ancient evils, and to stand alone against the malevolence of the Despiser''s minions. Abandoned in Garroting Deep, the most bloodthirsty of the Land''s long-dead forests, she reaches a fearsome decision: she determines to reshape reality in an attempt to end the Despiser''s evil and her son''s suffering. However, her purpose requires her to find Loric''s krill, a weapon abandoned among the Hills of Andelain millennia ago. And she needs the aid of friends and allies who will turn against her if she reveals her intent. Attacked by enemies old and new, and harried by strange beings with ambiguous agendas, she strives toward Andelain. But the ravenous skurj are rising, and all of her actions appear to serve her worst foes.

Previously published: New York: G.P. Putnam''s Sons, 2010.

Stephen Donaldson writing as Reed Stephens.

Die Amnios greifen an Nach der Vernichtung der Schwarzwerft Kassafort kämpfen die ehemalige Polizistin Morn Hyland, der kriminelle Doppelagent Nick Succorso und der zum Cyborg umgewandelte Raumpirat Angus Thermopyle um die Vorherrschaft auf dem Raumschiff, mit dem sie entkommen sind. Doch es geht um sehr viel mehr als nur darum, wer die Posaune unter Kontrolle hat: Die Amnios, extrem fähige Genetiker, wollen die Menschheit „retten“, indem sie alle Menschen zu Amnios machen. Es gibt einen Impfstoff, der allerdings noch in der Testphase ist. Hashi Lebwohl, der Direktor der Abteilung Datenakquise der Montan-Kombinate, will ihn weiterentwickeln und so die Menschheit retten. Nick Succorso will den Impfstoff ebenfalls – aber nur diejenigen retten, die in der Lage sind, eine Stange Geld dafür hinzulegen ...

Im Bannkosmos Die Amnios, geniale Bio-Ingenieure, haben Morn Hylands neugeborenen Sohn Davies binnen Tagen zu einem Sechzehnjährigen heranreifen lassen. Sie haben auch Morns Gedächtnis in Davies Gehirn kopiert, um ihm alles Nötige beizubringen. Diese Prozedur hätte Morn eigentlich nicht überleben dürfen – doch die ehemalige Polizistin erfreut sich bester Gesundheit, was an dem illegalen Zonenimplantat in ihrem Gehirn liegt. Die Amnios wollen Mutter und Sohn nun wieder in ihre Gewalt bringen, um sie zu erforschen, und setzen Kapitän Nick Succorso unter Druck. Er verkauft die beiden an die Aliens, doch Morn und Davies gelingt die Flucht. Zu allem Überfluss taucht auch Angus Thermopyle wieder auf – der inzwischen von der Polizei in eine tödliche Waffe verwandet wurde ...

Dies ist die Geschichte von Thomas Covenant, der, von einer schweren Krankheit gezeichnet, auf magische Weise in eine andere Welt versetzt wird - eine Welt, in der sich die Armeen des Guten zur Entscheidungsschlacht gegen den Dunklen Lord rüsten. Und es ist Covenants Aufgabe, diese Armeen zu führen ? Gewaltiger als Stephen Kings "Der Dunkle Turm", epischer als J.R.R. Tolkiens "Der Herr der Ringe": Mit den legendären "Chroniken von Thomas Covenant" hat der amerikanische Bestsellerautor Stephen Donaldson eines der grössten Epen der modernen Zeit geschaffen. Der Amerikaner Stephen R. Donaldson gehört mit George R. R. Martin und Robert Jordan zu den bedeutendsten Fantasy-Autoren der Gegenwart. Mit den ''Chroniken von Thomas Covenant'' hat er eines der grössten phantastischen Epen der modernen Zeit geschafften. Er lebt in New Mexico und schreibt gerade Band acht der Chroniken. Bei Heyne liegen vor: ''Die Macht des Rings'' (enthält ''Der Fluch des Verächters'', ''Der Siebte Kreis'' und ''Die letzte Wallstatt''), ''Der Bogen der Zeit'' (enthält ''Das Verwundete Land'', ''Der Einholzbaum'' und ''Der Ring der Kraft'') sowie ''Die Runen der Erde''

This complete Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant contains the books The Wounded Land, The One Tree and White Gold Wielder . 4000 years have passed since Covenant first freed the land from the devastating grip of Lord Foul and his minions.

The third and concluding volume of the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Covenant, Linden Avery, and their comrades defeat Lord Foul and restore the health of the land.

As the planetoid Thanatos Minor explodes into oblivion, a handful of fugitives--Morn Hyland, her son Davies, Nick Succorso, and cyborg Angus Thermopyle--escape in a specially fitted cruiser, one step ahead of hostile pursuit.

The most accessible tale yet from the creator of the bestselling Thomas Covenant series; a rich, fully rounded epic of love and lust, power and court politics in a mythical land.

Mick "Brew" Axbrewder''s latest client''s story doesn''t add up. He claims to be on the run from mobsters to whom he owes large gambling debts. But he seems almost capriciously determined to drag Brew and his partner, Ginny, into the line of fire with him.

The planetoid Thanatos Minor explodes into oblivion. Morn Hyland, her son Davies, Nick Succorso, and cyborg Angus Thermopyle escape before the explosion in a specially fitted cruiser. They must keep one step ahead of hostile pursuit.

A collection of eight short stories rich with exotic atmosphere, mysticism and menace. Includes ''The Djinn Who Watches Over the Accursed'', an unnerving fable about a reckless adulterer; ''The Killing Stroke'', in which martial-arts masters fight as champions in a great mind-battle between mages; and ''Penance'', a haunting story of a vampire who roams a battlefield, searching for the dying.

Écrivain à succès, Thomas Covenant mène une vie de famille tranquille, jusqu''au jour où il apprend une terrifiante nouvelle : il a la lèpre. A cause du risque de contagion, il est rejeté par tous ses proches, et sa femme le quitte en emmenant leur fils. Abandonné et en état de choc, il se fait renverser par une voiture et se retrouve "projeté" dans un monde parallèle, le Fief, pays de légende où règnent surnaturel et magie blanche. Commence alors pour Thomas Covenant une aventure épique, à laquelle rien ne le préparait. Il est investi d''une mission : sauver tout un peuple du chaos et de la destruction...

Alors que l''île de l''Arbre primordial s''abîme dans les flots et que la quête du Bâton de la Loi a échoué, Thomas Covenant sait qu''il n''a pas d''alternative : il doit retourner se battre dans le Fief, menacé de destruction par le seigneur Turpide. Covenant, Linden Avery et leurs compagnons de route quittent le vaisseau de pierre, la Gemme de la voie céleste, et entament une longue et éprouvante expédition jusqu''à Pierjoie, aux prises avec de terrifiantes créatures des glaces. Le venin qui empoisonne Covenant l''a rendu si puissant qu''il ne peut plus invoquer sa magie sauvage sans mettre en péril l''arche du temps. Au bout du chemin, c''est la confrontation finale avec Turpide, la Rogue qui attend Covenant... Le pouvoir de l''or blanc peut-il vraiment prendre le dessus sur le solvice maléfique ?