the library ladder | Are the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Essential Reads? @thelibraryladder | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
This is the second of three videos discussing The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson, one of the foundational epic fantasy series of the genre (and one of the most polarizing).

In this video, I cover the Second Chronicles, published between 1980 and 1983, consisting of The Wounded Land, The One Tree, and White Gold Wielder. Please note that I've tried to keep the review spoiler-free, so there isn't much discussion of plot details.

0:39 Plot overview
0:50 New protagonist
1:20 Similarity to the First Chronicles
1:42 Thoughts about the books
2:59 Flaws are bigger and more annoying
4:08 Would I recommend the books?

Links to my reviews of the First and Third Chronicles of Thomas Covenant:

First Chronicles: youtu.be/ir9tAWHqkGg
Third (and Last) Chronicles: youtu.be/Dcqs-ceM2fE

Other videos introducing different parts of my book collection are linked below.

Channel Overview: youtu.be/KRNfov1qH10
Children’s Books Overview: youtu.be/G2vc15mSpHM
Science Fiction Overview: youtu.be/W2LdYtDl6Ok
Fantasy Overview: youtu.be/qGu7DZNyv1E
Mystery Overview: youtu.be/BoDyF0XF3PE
Adventure Overview: youtu.be/2Qog48AEREs
Horror and Weird Fiction Overview: youtu.be/MrDGibCAYnc
Literature Overview: youtu.be/7T_XlTnGtJE
Antiquarian Nonfiction Overview: youtu.be/MIRje1_14_E
Illustrated Books Overview: youtu.be/oPiZqPVY53c


Artwork credits for this video:
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