The Runes of the Earth
core novel 2004 The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.80 (7,622 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 533 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780399152320 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
- Series: The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant core; position 1 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Stephen R. Donaldson
Awards (verified)
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novel), 2005: nominated; Lost to Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
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 Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: position 1 of 4: next Fatal Revenant (2007)
- Internal chronology, within The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: position 7 of 10: previous White Gold Wielder (1983) · next Fatal Revenant (2007)
Sources
← The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant dossier · All universes
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