Book Two in The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever trilogy
Note: the title is the "illearth" war.
Plot: Covenant has been summoned again, and the timing is perfectly wrong on his part. He demands to be sent back, and does not care that the Land needs his help more than ever. Forty years had passed in the Land, and only about two weeks on Earth. He meets the High Lord Elena, and all his past companions, much older than they had been. War has grayed them all, and Covenant seems to be the last hope.
Comments: this book was less focused on Covenant than Lord Foul's Bane. There were several chapters focused on a new character, which was unexpected, but was maybe a nice change. It had a lot of warfare, and was more focused on the war and fighting than the ultimate goal, it seemed. At least, it did when the story focused on Warmark Troy. It seemed that every man killed, every tactic considered, and every day of marching was included in the story. I appreciate the detail, but I hadn't thought the story would focus so much on the war and so little on Covenant.
You see a new side of Covenant when he's traveling with High Lord Elena, and though it's not all that prominent, it's nice to know he's not all "hellfire" and grimness. The relationship between the two was confusing, and though I understand where they stood in the end, somewhere in the middle was a bit blurry. The ending of the book was sad, and it seemed as if all hope was lost. Very fitting.
Rating: I rate this book a six and a fourth. I prefer it when Covenant is the main character.
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