White Gold - Wielder (the Second Chronicles Of Th...

: At Revelstone, Covenant uses the Sunbane's fire in a ritual similar to a Giantish caamora (purification by fire) to burn away the venom poisoning his magic.

: The Sunbane represents nature itself turned into a source of horror. The restoration of the Staff of Law—created by merging the characters Vain and Findail—restores the balance of natural law. Critical Analysis Book Review: White Gold Wielder by Stephen R. Donaldson White Gold Wielder (The Second Chronicles of Th...

White Gold Wielder (1983) is the powerful conclusion to The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant , a high-fantasy epic by Stephen R. Donaldson . This final volume shifts the series' focus from external struggle to internal mastery, specifically how one confronts a seemingly unstoppable evil with a "non-violent" but devastating power. : At Revelstone, Covenant uses the Sunbane's fire

Picking up after the failure on the Isle of the One Tree , the story follows Thomas Covenant, Linden Avery, and the Giants as they return to a Land ravaged by the Sunbane—a corruption of natural law. Critical Analysis Book Review: White Gold Wielder by

: Both Covenant and Linden seek to atone for past failures. The ending is often cited as a "changing of the guard," as Linden takes the white gold ring and remains to heal the Land.