The One Tree
core novel 1982 The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Record
| First published | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.00 (19,399 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 496 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780002227797 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
In The One Tree, Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery set out from the restored city of Revelstone by sea, accompanied by Haruchai guards and the Giants First and Pitchwife, in search of the One Tree, the source of the wood from which the original Staff of Law was carved. They hope a new Staff can heal what the Sunbane has done to the Land, and their voyage carries them beyond its borders into strange seas and toward the powerful, unpredictable Elohim, whose aid may prove essential to the quest. Along the way Covenant wrestles with the violence and moral compromises the Sunbane forces on everyone who tries to survive it, while Linden confronts her own fear of the corrupting power she senses growing within herself.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
- Series: The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Stephen R. Donaldson
Awards (verified)
- Balrog Award, 1983: won
- Mythopoeic Award (Fantasy), 1983: nominated
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: position 2 of 3: previous The Wounded Land (1980) · next White Gold Wielder (1983)
- Internal chronology, within The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: position 5 of 10: previous The Wounded Land (1980) · next White Gold Wielder (1983)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Thomas_Covenant
- https://sf-encyclopedia.com
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_Tree
- The Mythopoeic Society
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