Stephen Reeder Donaldson is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity, conceptual abstractness, moral bleakness, and the use of an arcane vocabulary, and has attracted critical praise for its "imagination, vivid characterizations, and fast pace". Donaldson earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and a Master's degree from Kent State University. He currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Stephen R. Donaldson on a 2007 book tour.
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fantasy world and usually inspired by mythology or folklore. The term "fantasy" can also be used to describe a "work of this genre", usually literary.
The Fairy of the Dawn in The Violet Fairy Book (1906)
Skeleton Fantasy Show (骷髏幻戲圖) by Li Song (1190–1264)
Another illustration from The Violet Fairy Book (1906)
Illustration from 1920 edition of George MacDonald's novel The Princess and the Goblin