Order of Stephen R. Donaldson Books

Stephen R. Donaldson is an American author known for his fantasy, sci-fi, and mystery novels. His writing is characterized by complexity, abstraction, and a bleak tone, featuring rich imagination, vivid character development, and a fast pace. He is best recognized for his Thomas Covenant series and has another significant series called the Gap Cycle. Additionally, he writes under the pseudonym Reed Stephens. Donaldson published his first book, Lord Foul’s Bane, in 1977, marking the beginning of the Thomas Covenant series. Below is a list of Stephen Donaldson’s books in the order of their original release:

Stephen R. Donaldson became a published novelist in 1977 with the novel Lord Foul's Bane. Below is a list of Stephen R. Donaldson's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Lord Foul's Bane	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Illearth War	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Power That Preserves	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gilden-Fire	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Second Chronicles: Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Lord Foul's Bane	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Illearth War	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gilden-Fire	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Power That Preserves	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Last Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Wounded Land	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The One Tree	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
White Gold Wielder	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Gap Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Runes of the Earth	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fatal Revenant	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Against All Things Ending	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Dark	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Great God's War Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Forbidden Knowledge: The Gap Into Vision	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dark and Hungry God arises: The Gap Into Power	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Chaos and Order: The Gap Into Madness	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Man Who Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Seventh Decimate	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The War Within	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Repository / The Killing God	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Killing God	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Mordant's Need Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Man Who Killed His Brother	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Risked His Partner	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Tried to Get Away	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Fought Alone	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Mirror of Her Dreams	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Man Rides Through	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Lady in White	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant Omnibus Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Daughter of Regals & Other Tales	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Reave the Just and Other Tales	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best of Stephen R. Donaldson	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The King's Justice	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever: Three Volume Boxed Set	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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