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1 author picked The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a dark portal fantasy I discovered in high school.

The setup is utterly unique, featuring a protagonist who is a leper in the real world and a reluctant anti-hero in the fantasy realm. Stephen R. Donaldson builds an intricately detailed world, both beautiful and treacherous, populated by original and complex characters.

It is a morally ambiguous series with psychological depth, which creates a stark contrast between the Covenant’s identity across the two worlds.

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