The Wounded Land

1980 fantasy novel by Stephen R. Donaldson
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The Wounded Land

Summary

The Wounded Land is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wounded Land authored Stephen R. Donaldson[3].
  • The Wounded Land received the Balrog Awards[4].
  • The Wounded Land's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Wounded Land was published by Del Rey Books[6].
  • The Wounded Land's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Wounded Land followed The Power that Preserves[8].
  • The Wounded Land was followed by The One Tree[9].
  • The Wounded Land's part of the series is recorded as The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant[10].
  • The Wounded Land's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Wounded Land's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Wounded Land was published on June 1980[13].
  • The Wounded Land's cover art by is recorded as Darrell K. Sweet[14].
  • The Wounded Land's has edition or translation is recorded as The Wounded Land[15].
  • The Wounded Land's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[16].
  • The Wounded Land's nominated for is recorded as August Derleth Award[17].
  • The Wounded Land's nominated for is recorded as Mythopoeic Fantasy Award[18].
  • The Wounded Land's title is recorded as The Wounded Land[19].
  • The Wounded Land's first line is recorded as The arrogance of the words filled him with repudiation.[20].
  • The Wounded Land's form of creative work is recorded as novel[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0941ea31-7497-43ba-8152-5d186ba12aac[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Wounded Land authored Stephen R. Donaldson[3]. It was published by Del Rey Books[6].

Publication

The Wounded Land was released on June 1980[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 Wounded Land's part of the series is recorded as The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant[10].

Reception

The Wounded Land received the Balrog Awards[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Wounded Land followed The Power that Preserves[8]. It was followed by The One Tree[9].

Why It Matters

The Wounded Land ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Wounded Land receive?

Honors received include Balrog Awards[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . 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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