A Man Rides Through (Mass Market Paperback)

by Stephen R. Donaldson (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
While the Alend army lays siege to Orison Castle, Terisa and Geraden strive to penetrate the secret maneuverings of a mad king and a senile wizard so that the evil threatening the land of Mordant can be named and defeated. The author of the popular Thomas Covenant books combines an intricate plot with likeable heroes in a richly detailed yet evenly paced conclusion to the story begun in Mirror of Her Dreams. JC
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
In the thrilling conclusion to THE MIRROR OF HER DREAMS, Terisa Morgan finds herself face to face with the monstrous evil that threatens to destroy everyone and everything. Now, the masterful storytelling that is A MAN RIDES THROUGH, will delight readers everywhere--and reaffirm Stephen R. Donaldson's position as the foremost practitioner of the epic fantasy form in the world today!
"Donaldson has created his best work yet."
SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE


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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Del Rey (October 12, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345356578
• ISBN-13: 978-0345356574
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,280,457 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read!, May 25, 2003

By	Paladin08 (Folsom, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I have to rate both book 1&2 at once because they are one story and you can't seperate them.

Without rehashing the storyline like other reviewers, here are my two cents worth:
1) Con - Donaldson again has some looser characters that you find hard to like because they wallow (sp?) in their issues more than trying to work with thier "good" qualities
2) Pro - Donaldson does a superb job of realistically having every character play their part and appear to make their own decisions all the while being used as pawns in a grand game of chess. The decisions they make seem believable.
3) Pro - First book sets up the players and you can almost figure out who is conspiring with who by simply seeing the clues for yourself.
4) Pro - Book 2 is a VERY satisfying end to a grand story.
5) Con - This story I would not recommend for childeren. There is some explicit sexual material several times between the books.
6) Pro - the looser characters aren't such loosers in the end
7) Pro - Nice balance between the political intrigue and action fight scenes and magic
8) Pro - I found it to be a page turner of a story
9) Con - I found it to be a page turner of a story...didn't get my chores and responsibilities taken care of. hehe.

I would highly recommend this. I liked the story better than I remember liking the Thomas Covenant series...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant conclusion to the duology, June 6, 2003

By	D. Chaponda (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Man Rides Through (Mordant's Need, Vol. II) (Hardcover)

The end of 'Mirror of her dreams' left me most peeved. In that book Donaldson meticulously built up the political and magical skein that made mordant work, creating fascinating characters like Eremis and Castellan Lebbick. Then, he threw characters we had grown to care about into peril, and then had the audacity to end the book on one a cliffhanger.

My irritation at Donaldson is totally evaporated after reading the sequel. And yes, there are only 2 books. Donaldson has the restraint to finish the story in this novel -- a trait which other fantasy writers (need I say Jordan) could learn.

This book is near perfect. The first novel was on occasion slow, as Donaldson was world and character building. The second book starts and continues at a run. Also, Geraden, who in the first novel is sometimes too 'wimpy' now steps into a role that he deserves. The political machinations continue, and there are many new revalations. One of the best fantasy books you can pick up -- however, it is not one of those sequels you can pjump into and fully appreciate without reading the first. Track down the first novel.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sequel to A Mirros of Her Dreams, June 14, 2000

By	Gabor Lake (Berlin) - See all my reviews

Needless to say, if you read "A Mirror of Her Dreams", you need to read "A Man Rides Through" as well, because this will be the conclusion to the fantastic Mordant series. Its as well written as the first one, with the plots mentioned in the first book developping further till the final and well-developed resolution of all mysteries of Mordant!