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Stephen R. Donaldson

Born

in Cleveland, Ohio, The United States

May 13, 1947

Website

http://www.stephenrdonaldson.com/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction

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Stephen Reeder Donaldson is an American fantasy, science fiction, and mystery novelist; in the United Kingdom he is usually called "Stephen Donaldson" (without the "R"). He has also written non-fiction under the pen name Reed Stephens.

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION:

Stephen R. Donaldson was born May 13, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, James, was a medical missionary and his mother, Ruth, a prosthetist (a person skilled in making or fitting prosthetic devices). Donaldson spent the years between the ages of 3 and 16 living in India, where his father was working as an orthopaedic surgeon. Donaldson earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and master's degree from Kent State University.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 289,921 ratings · 9,522 reviews · 143 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 50,586 ratings — published 1977 — 124 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Illearth War (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 28,969 ratings — published 1978 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Power That Preserves (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 25,896 ratings — published 1978	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wounded Land (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 20,905 ratings — published 1980	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Gold Wielder (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 19,682 ratings — published 1983 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The One Tree (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,416 ratings — published 1982 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1-3) 3.81 avg rating — 15,661 ratings — published 1977 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mirror of Her Dreams (Mordant's Need, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 14,162 ratings — published 1986 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Man Rides Through (Mordant's Need, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 13,267 ratings — published 1987 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story (The Gap Cycle #1) 3.71 avg rating — 11,366 ratings — published 1990 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Thomas Covenant (10 books)
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“Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?"
Absently he replied, "I was, once."
"And you gave it up? Ah, that is as sad a tale in three words as any you might have told me. But a life without a tale is like a sea without salt. How do you live?"
... Unconsciously, he clenched his fist over his ring. "I live."
"Another?" Foamfollower returned. "In two words, a story sadder than the first. Say no more -- with one word you will make me weep.”
― Stephen R. Donaldson

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“I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse. ”
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“He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck will surely lose his head.”
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Preliminary Poll for SF Series to start March 15, 2021

Xenogenesis trilogy (AKA Lilith’s Brood) by Octavia E. Butler, 3 books starting with Dawn

10 votes, 14.7%

Remembrance of Earth’s Past by Liu Cixin, 3 books starting with The Three-Body Problem

10 votes, 14.7%

Salvation Sequence by Peter F. Hamilton, 3 books starting with Salvation

9 votes, 13.2%

Long Earth series by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter, 5 books starting with The Long Earth

9 votes, 13.2%

Revenger series by Alastair Reynolds, 3 books starting with Revenger

5 votes, 7.4%

MaddAddam series by Margaret Atwood, 3 books starting with Oryx and Crake

5 votes, 7.4%

Odyssey series by Arthur C. Clarke, 4 books starting with 2001: A Space Odyssey

5 votes, 7.4%

The Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson, 5 books starting with The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story

4 votes, 5.9%

Alex Benedict series by Jack McDevitt, 8 books starting with A Talent for War

3 votes, 4.4%

Uplift Saga by David Brin, 6 books starting with Sundiver

3 votes, 4.4%

Zones of Thoughts series by Vernor Vinge, 3 books starting with A Fire Upon the Deep

2 votes, 2.9%

Starfarers quartet by Vonda N. McIntyre, 4 books starting with Starfarers

1 vote, 1.5%

Spiral Arm series by Michael Flynn, 4 books starting with The January Dancer

1 vote, 1.5%

Planet of Adventure series by Jack Vance, 4 books starting with City of the Chasch

1 vote, 1.5%

Impossible Times trilogy by Mark Lawrence, 3 books starting with One Word Kill

0 votes, 0.0%

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