''A Man Rides Through'' is a novel by

Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) 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 ...

published in 1987.

Plot summary

''A Man Rides Through'' is a novel in which allegiances shift as enemies become allies.

Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ...

reviewed ''A Man Rides Through'' for ''

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'' #100, and stated that "Donaldson could usefully have boiled out lots of repetition, especially when in Significant Italics, and his efforts to end passages with striking sentences can be clumsy or laughable ('He felt like crowing.'), but after all my brickbats he deserves a pat on the head. This author is genuinely improving."

Reviews

*Review by Faren Miller (1987) in

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, #320 September 1987 *Review by Don D'Ammassa (1987) in

Science Fiction Chronicle DNA Publications was an American publishing company that existed from 1993 to 2007 and was run by the husband-and-wife team of Warren Lapine and Angela Kessler. Initially based in Massachusetts, DNA Publications relocated to Radford, Virginia. A ...

, #99 December 1987 *Review by Chris Barker (1988) in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Man Rides Through 1987 American novels American fantasy novels Del Rey books Novels by Stephen R. Donaldson