How long have you loved Eddings?

[white_wanderer]

I encountered Eddings when I was 16 (yes, 20 years ago!) when a friend recommended Diamond Throne to me after I had finished the First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldson.
I still have, and read, the original paperbacks that I bought 20 years ago and take them with me whenever I have to go on long journeys - they're a good read.

[Zombie]

I think one of the things that drew me into picking up the Diamond Throne was the awesome cover art. When I got the paperback I ended up reading it into tatters.

Has anyone seen the new editions of the Elenium and Tamuli where all three books in each series have been combined into a single edition?

[Talysia]

Yes, I've seen them, and I've been meaning to get them - to replace my original copies of the books. The UK covers for the combined books look rather classic, I think, (and I'm hoping they haven't changed in the meantime, as I rather like them). They aren't a patch on the original artwork, though.

[Tinsel]

Originally Posted by Liselle

I thought it would be interesting to ask everyone why they started reading Eddings in the first place, how old they were, etc.

I first read the Belgariad when I was seven. I pinched the books off my auntie because she kept saying how good they were I'd read them by torchlight when I was supposed to be asleep, and I've never looked back

I was in High School which was a long time ago, a couple of decades. Anyway, I have not read the books since. I did read the original ten books, and I read his newer series that came out after the original, but I did not read the very latest books that went back and looked at the lives of the original characters. They came out many years after I had read the series and I was not able to remember enough or regain an interest so I did not read them. Now the possibility does exist to go back and read everything that there is, but it has not happened yet. I did like these books, they are very good.

[Beldarius]

Back in 2000 (I was 12 years old at the time), I decided to go shopping for books in my grandma's hometown. I noticed "The Seeress of Kell" in the bookstore and read the back cover, found it interesting and bought it. I've never regretted my decision. It was also my first fantasy book so I have Dave to blame for my obsession with fantasy literature. XD

I managed to finish my collection of Finnish language Eddings books just last year - they quit printing the books in Finland so it took me 11 years to collect them. ...I also have Elenium and Tamuli, Redemption of Althalus and The Sorceress of Darshiva in English. I'm intending to collect all of his books in both English and Swedish (that would bring my collection up to 72 books, but what the hey. XD).

[meenamjah]

I wish I could remember exactly. Probably middle school. I remember seeing so many David Eddings books at the school library, and one day decided to give it a go. It's definitely one of the most endearing series I've read. I was so sad to see it end, and it was like saying good bye to dear old friends.