the mirror of her dreams by stephen r donaldson

He is a great fan of Roger Zelazny’s Amber novels which acted as an inspiration for his own Mordant’s Need series. His stories also indicate a broad range of other influences including the operas of Richard Wagner and the works of C.S.

It has attracted critical praise for its vivid characterization, imagination, and fast pace. Tolkien.ĭonaldson’s work is characterized by moral bleakness, conceptual abstractness, psychological complexity and the use of arcane vocabulary. As with many of his peers, his writing is heavily influenced by the works of J.R.R. He is part of the generation of fantasy writers which came into the limelight in the 1970s and 1980s. He is most famous for the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, his 10 novel fantasy series. Stephen R Donaldson is an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery novelist. He still finds the memory painful and doesn’t like to discuss the incident. Donaldson was not on campus during the shooting but his apartment was one and a half blocks away and was forced to live under martial law for 3 days afterwards. He earned his Bachelor degree from The College of Wooster and then went to Kent State University and was a graduate student there during the Kent State shooting on May 4, 1970. He spent part of his youth in India, where he attended the Kodaikanal International School. Stephen Reeder Donaldson was born on in Cleveland Ohio in the United States.

The mirror of her dreams by stephen r donaldson