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The Runes of the Earth

2004 novel by Stephen R. Donaldson
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The Runes of the Earth

Summary

The Runes of the Earth is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Runes of the Earth authored Stephen R. Donaldson[3].
  • The Runes of the Earth's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Runes of the Earth was published by Gollancz[5].
  • The Runes of the Earth was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons[6].
  • The Runes of the Earth's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Runes of the Earth followed White Gold Wielder[8].
  • The Runes of the Earth was followed by Fatal Revenant[9].
  • The Runes of the Earth's part of the series is recorded as The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant[10].
  • The Runes of the Earth's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Runes of the Earth's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Runes of the Earth was released on October 21, 2004[13].
  • The Runes of the Earth's nominated for is recorded as World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[14].
  • The Runes of the Earth's title is recorded as The Runes of the Earth[15].
  • The Runes of the Earth's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7f04dddc-d7c6-4bc1-a1c5-543dd74eec1e[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Runes of the Earth authored Stephen R. Donaldson[3]. Publishers include Gollancz[5] and G. P. Putnam's Sons[6].

Publication

The Runes of the Earth was published on October 21, 2004[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is fantasy[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant[10].

Subject and Themes

The Runes of the Earth's part of the series is recorded as The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Runes of the Earth followed White Gold Wielder[8]. It was followed by Fatal Revenant[9].

Why It Matters

The Runes of the Earth ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 8w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    Isfdb title id → 153337
    Nominated for → World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
    Part of the series → The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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