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Oh. Totally bad place to start. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 16/03/2011 09:45:40 PM
Have you read anything by Eddings?

Read 50 pages of the Redemption of Althaus, before stopping due to the sheer blandness of it.

It's pretty poor.

If yes, how long ago did you (first) read it/them?

About three months ago.

- Do you reread?

Not a chance.

- What's your favourite of his series?

Never read a series.

- Favourite character?

Pass.

- Are the Elenium and Tamuli set in a version of Earth? Or is it a version of the world of the Belgariad and Mallorean?

Dunno.

If no, why not? :P

I've just reread The Elenium (bought the trilogy from my charity bookshop a few weeks ago) and I loved it. It's certainly my favourite of his series. I am torn about whether I want to reread The Tamuli, though. I want character closure, but it's not very good.

I get the feeling that if I'd read it aged 10 or so, I'd of liked it. Isn't Eddings one of those writers one is meant to read when they first read fantasy before progressing to the good stuff?

Yes. It's a bit unfair to judge him from a modern perspective, since he's an early Epic Fantasy writer. And The Elenium, at least, might stand up under a first read from an adult. But yes, he's mostly a starting point, I think. I first read his books when I was 10.
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Oh. Totally bad place to start. Rebekah - 16/03/2011 09:45:40 PM 1221 Views
No. Never cared to read it, since I rarely read epic fantasies until 13-14 years ago. *NM* Larry - 16/03/2011 09:33:52 PM 708 Views
Makes sense. *NM* Rebekah - 16/03/2011 09:46:04 PM 641 Views
I sure have read Mr. Eddings Bryce - 16/03/2011 09:44:24 PM 1481 Views
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Only the Belgariad. Tim - 16/03/2011 11:24:32 PM 1296 Views
Re: Only the Belgariad. Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:05:30 PM 1125 Views
I read one of his books when I was in about seventh grade. Panorphaeon - 17/03/2011 05:20:15 AM 1211 Views
If you're remembering sex scenes, odds are it wasn't an Eddings book. *NM* Legolas - 17/03/2011 09:51:54 PM 496 Views
LOL. Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:05:58 PM 1134 Views
I really liked the first two series but his style got really stale after that *NM* random thoughts - 17/03/2011 01:30:33 PM 516 Views
Makes sense, even though I don't agree with you. *NM* Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:06:38 PM 504 Views
I really loved the first books random thoughts - 25/03/2011 07:09:49 PM 1119 Views
Too many books. jh - 17/03/2011 07:10:16 PM 1049 Views
He should have stopped writing after Polgara. Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:07:30 PM 1039 Views
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I read Elenium 10 years ago or so ursidae - 17/03/2011 10:25:09 PM 1317 Views
Re: I read Elenium 10 years ago or so Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:11:41 PM 1021 Views
Horrible, horrible writer. One of the worst I've ever had the misfortune to read. *NM* LiterateDog - 17/03/2011 11:00:41 PM 593 Views
You're quite lucky if he's one of the worst. *NM* Rebekah - 18/03/2011 08:44:17 AM 501 Views
The Belgariad and The Elenium are both decent popcorn reads Mark - 18/03/2011 11:40:24 AM 1317 Views
~nods~ Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:14:49 PM 1117 Views
Hate to say it, but about 30 years ago - man do I feel old now wheelwright - 18/03/2011 12:34:12 PM 1084 Views
Makes me feel a lot better about the 18 years I've been reading them. Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:15:47 PM 1048 Views
After wheelwright - 22/03/2011 02:12:34 PM 1120 Views
I know of him snoopcester - 18/03/2011 02:58:44 PM 1162 Views
I read the Belgariad when I was 10 or 11. Jessie - 20/03/2011 04:14:07 AM 1290 Views
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