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''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'' is a series of ten high fantasy novels written by American author Stephen R. Donaldson. The series began as a trilogy, entitled ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever''. This was followed by another trilogy, ''The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'', and finally a tetralogy, ''The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant''. Thomas Covenant, an embittered and cynical writer, afflicted with leprosy and shunned by society, is fated to become the heroic savior of The Land, an alternate world. In six novels published between 1977 and 1983, he struggles against the satanic Lord Foul, "The Despiser", who intends to escape the bondage of the physical universe and wreak revenge upon his arch-enemy, "The Creator". Some elements are similar to those found in Richard Wagner's epic "Ring Cycle" and in earlier Celtic literature, but with some of the values inverted. Stephen R. Donaldson's works are infused with psychological undertones involving an exploration of the darker side of the protagonist Thomas Covenant whilst preserving strong humanist ideals. The contextual richness of the Land's varied geography, races, cultures and history enables all three series of the Chronicles to explore and expand upon an increasingly diverse and storied environment. ==''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever''== # ''Lord Foul's Bane'' – (1977) # ''The Illearth War'' – (1978) ("Gilden-Fire" - first published 1981)〔(Gilden-Fire ). Gilden-Fire Manuscripts (held by KSU Special Collections and Archives).〕 # ''The Power that Preserves'' – (1979) The story "Gilden-Fire" first appeared as an independent novella, but is most widely available as a part of most versions of the Donaldson short story collection, ''Daughter of Regals'', 1985.〔(Interview )〕 It was set during the action of ''The Illearth War'', and covers an episode from the doomed mission to contact the Giants. ''Gilden-Fire'' is told from the point of view of Korik, the senior Bloodguard on the mission. It describes Korik's selection of the mission's Bloodguard, then narrates the mission's passage through Grimmerdhore forest, where they defeat an ambush of ur-viles and kresh (wolves). The narrative ends as the mission leaves the forest. Whether ''Gilden-Fire'' can be considered part of the series' canon is open to debate, as per the author's foreword. ''Gilden-Fire'' was originally part of a larger, planned section of ''The Illearth War'' that followed the mission to the Giants in "real time", but was cut due to space restrictions as well as point-of-view inconsistency with the rest of the ''Chronicles''. The events during the trek through Grimmerdhore are not mentioned in the published narrative of ''The Illearth War''; indeed, ''The Illearth War'' suggests that the crossing was uneventful. Some information shared here on the origin and motivation of the Bloodguard does appear in other contexts in the published ''Chronicles''. The rest of the mission after the Grimmerdhore passage was included in the ''Chronicles'', via the narrative device of Bloodguard messengers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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