Favourite moment in an Eddings novel?

[Talysia]

Yes, the scene where Zalasta stabbed Sephrenia was certainly a memorable one, although I preferred the scene in The Shining Ones when Zalasta's spell was undone in front of everyone, revealing his betrayal of Sephrenia. The scene where Kalten helps her to realise who her friends are (smothering her with sincerity) is also one of my favourite Tamuli moments.

[devilsgrin]

aside from the much mentioned Kalten/Sephrenia scene (which i can proudly say i was first to specifically claim on this thread - you just said any Kalten scene Talyisa), i almost cheered when Kurik got killed. how i loathed that man.
Oh Annias (Eddings' single best villain bar-none) get wrung out - literally - by Azash, that was a memorable scene and a fitting end for him. I always rather hoped Arissa would survive for some reason. She was so coldly evil. i like that in a character.
Ooh, and when talen steals all the jewellery from Kring when they first meet, then hands it all back quite matter-of-factly stating that Kring might want to get a stone checked for quality, and that one of the rings was hard to get off. I like that bit loads. Kring roaring with laughter was a great response - especially with Sparhawk and Tynian being rather shocked by his response.

[Talysia]

Ah, I'd forgotten about Arissa. Aside from Annias, I thought she was one of the most interesting Eddings villains. I remember laughing at the scene in the nunnery, where she's reading a book of lewd poems in the cover of a book of religious literature. I didn't like Lycheas, though some of his scenes were good (Ulath and Kalten finding ways to torment him on the journey to Chyrellos, for example). Annias' end was a good scene, too - up until then, I'd never read about anyone being wrung to death by a god in fantasy (although I read the Elenium when I was fairly young and hadn't read many other fantasy books at that point).

And on checking, you were indeed the first person to mention the Kalten comforting Sephrenia scene, devilsgrin. It's been a while since I posted regularly in the Eddings' forum.

[kirgi08]

When Relg drags Silk outta the rock.'08.

[FionaW]

Silk and the beans.

I love small jokes that have nothing much to do with the story, and yet travel across several books before you hit the punchline.

[X'Nedra]

I love when Belgarath first discovers the will and the word - that whole part of the book, where he finally realises who his "master" is is terrific
Beldin and Vella is beautiful.
I also enjoyed reading about Ce'Nedra building her army (OK, I must admit, as a fellow pint sized redhead I did have daydreams about it being me LOL). Durnik hammering on the demons was good, and who can forget Silk and Brill? "Does bouncing count?" hahaha!

Also, am I the only one who absolutely adores Bhlokw (spelling?) the Troll? He's great! My fave character in Ele/Tam is probably Talen... Kalten is good, but Talen's the bees knees for me.

[Mrs. Rahl]

Hey everyone.... Long time Eddings fan here (pre Dreamers! however!). I just found this forum and started reading a few posts. I have to say my favorite moment is definitely when Adara thinks she's dying and confesses her love for Hettar but is sooo embarassed when he tells her she's going to recover. Cute!... Probably because I always loved Hettar (almost as much as Silk).

[neverdiplomatic]

So many to choose from, but I thoroughly enjoyed Garion setting things up so that Mandorallen can finally marry Nerina. The way he castigates Lelldorin and co is just priceless haha :-) In that scene it is pretty clear that he is going to end up a cranky old coot of a sorceror. Another one that gets me is when Belgarath and co realise that Belsambar has killed himself. So incredibly sad :-(

[Thaisa]

Some of my favorite moments are when Garion finds the cave and when Dolmant gets railroaded into being elected Pope

[J-Sun]

I only read the first set once a zillion years ago at the insistence of a friend and I only remember one thing from them: the young wizard (I thought his name was Belgarion, but I see Belgaraths and Garions in this thread, so I don't know) had been creating various things with wizardry and it was going wrong. His wizard mentor told him to get busy doing something he didn't have much time for and he said something like, "Don't worry, I'll make time!" and the older wizard flipped out. "No! Don't you go messing with time, now!" or exclamations to that effect. So, yeah, the literalization of "making time" has always stuck with me. (If anyone has a copy or a better memory and can convey it more accurately than me, that'd be great.)

[SadieRoseLee]

Hello everyone!! I'm rereading the Belgariad for maybe the fifth time now. I've been inlove with these characters since I was in middle school. One of my favorite moments has been when Garion was bathing in the stream and Ce'Nedra comes to have a bath as well. There are so many other moments that get me all emotional but I've always really enjoyed this one as well.

[X'Nedra]

Originally Posted by SadieRoseLee

One of my favorite moments has been when Garion was bathing in the stream and Ce'Nedra comes to have a bath as well. There are so many other moments that get me all emotional but I've always really enjoyed this one as well.

That is a good one! I also love when she reminds him of it just before they get married