The Real Story novella became Volume 1, and the rest of the series explores the Wagner theme. He found the result unsatisfying, and the book was shelved until he had the idea of setting a retelling of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) in the same universe and casting the characters from The Real Story in roles from Wagner's opera. According to Donaldson's website, this was done at the author's request.Īs explained in the author's afterword in The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story (1990), this series started life as a novella in which characters representing villain, victim, and rescuer would switch places during the course of the narrative. Note: the recent Victor Gollancz Ltd (UK) reprints of the series combine the first two books into a single volume. The Gap into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die, Bantam/Spectra (1996).The Gap into Madness: Chaos and Order, Bantam/Spectra (1994).The Gap into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises, Bantam/Spectra (1992).The Gap into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge, Bantam/Spectra (1991).The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story, Bantam/Spectra (1990).
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