5 comments about The Runes of the Earth.

1. Donaldson returns to The Land. Buy it. Read it. You won't regret it. As with the original series I once again found myself staying up much too late because I couldn't put the book down. This is an excellent beginning to the next trilogy and Donaldson's writing is as powerful as ever. That said, I'm not convinced yet that this book is on par with the first series. The one difficulty is a time travel component that I find challenging to avoid over thinking the potential implications. The beginning struggled to reveal all that has gone before while moving forward. But, by the end the flow and the feelings I remember from the first series had fully returned. I look forward to the remainder of the series and hope that I do not have to wait for book 3.



2. Ok start for the final chronicles of Thomas Covenant. I think if you are not familiar with the original Thomas Covenant stories you might be a little bit confused by some of the references. Like the other stories in the chronicles it doesn't stand alone well, you need to go on to future volumes to get some answers. If you are not willing to actually pay attention to the details as the story progresses, this is not the book for you.



3. I received the book within 10 days. The product was as advertised and in good condition (like new). $5 for a hard cover book; not bad!



4. I purchased this book and received it in 1 week. It was received in good condition with dust jacket. The price was right and my expectations were met.



5. I only recommend this book if you want a follow-up to the first two trilogies other wise it takes forever to get up to speed with all of the important caricatures in the story.
   
   I waited until this set of books was complete before purchasing this book, cause the author takes forever to finish his books. Last time I picked up one of his books (10+ years ago) I do not remember him using so many unusual words, that part seemed silly. In my opinion the author spends to much time with descriptions of what is going on in his caricatures heads.