Stephen R. Donaldson — American Writer born on May 13, 1947,

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." He earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and a Master's degree from Kent State University. He currently resides in New Mexico... (wikipedia)

I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse.
Everything dies, from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest galaxy.
I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.
Of the authors published under Ballantine's Adult Fantasy logo, only Evangeline Walton 'spoke' to me.
I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further.