Donaldson, Stephen R

Four thousand years have passed since Covenant first freed the Land from the devastating grip of Lord Foul and his minions. But he is back, and Convenant, armed with his stunning white gold magic, must battle the evil forces and his own despair.

Determined to never again be manipulated by the evil Lord Foul the Despiser, Thomas Covenant prepares to aid the Land's besieged Council of Lords by meeting Lord Foul in final combat.

Thomas Covenant, an outcast in his community after contracting leprosy, is involved in an accident and wakes up in an alternate world in which he is regarded as a reincarnation of the magical hero Berek Halfhand, come to protect the land from the evil Lord Foul.

Thomas Covenant aids the inhabitants of the Land in their desperate struggle against the evil forces of Lord Foul the Despiser.