Stephen Donaldson altered the face of epic fantasy with the release of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. Thomas Covenant is struck down with a disease assumed to be eradicated; he is abandoned by his wife and son and becomes a pariah. Abandoned and despairing, Covenant falls, and is drawn into a mysterious new world, where gentle people work magic and the earth itself brings healing. He is welcomed as the reincarnation of a legendary saviour, but Covenant refuses to believe. At the end of the sixth book, as Covenant battles to save the world, he is killed, in both worlds, as Dr. Linden Avery, his horrified companion, looks on.

The Runes of the Earth was the book that every fantasy reader had been waiting for. 10 years have passed and Linden Avery thought she would never see the Land, or Covenant, again. Lord Foul has stolen her adopted son, and is unmaking the very laws of nature. The Land is in turmoil, and Lord Foul has plans for them all.

The Runes of the Earth audio-book is narrated by Anton Lesser, a British actor. As an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) he has played many of Shakespeare’s most demanding roles, including Troilus (Troilus and Cressida), Edgar (King Lear), Petruchio, Romeo and Richard III. A frequent radio contributor, he has also recorded many audio books - including much of the work of Charles Dickens - his recording of Great Expectations won him a Talkie Award. Other books range from John Milton’s Paradise Lost and Homer to contemporary novels by Robert Harris (Fatherland) and Philip Pullman.

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