Hi!  Have you heard of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant?
Yes, Love it. It's series of ten high fantasy novels written by American author Stephen R. Donaldson.
Interesting!  I love the Lord of the Rings books.  Is it comparable?
. "The Power that Preserves" (1979)
The story "Gilden-Fire" first appeared as an independent novella, but is most widely available as a part of most versions of the Donaldson short story collection, "Daughter of Regals", 1985. It was set during the action of "The Illearth War", and covers an episode from the doomed mission to contact the Giants. "Gilden-Fire" is told from the point of view of Korik, the senior Bloodguard on the mission. It
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is a series of ten high fantasy novels written by American author Stephen R. Donaldson. The series began as a trilogy, entitled "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever". This was followed by another trilogy, "The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant", and finally a tetralogy, "The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant".
Thomas Covenant, an embittered and cynical writer, afflicted with leprosy and shunned by society, is fated to become the heroic