Eddings now and forever

[stinking_dylan]

I read the belgariad about 12-15 years ago and loved it. I moved immediately onto the mallorean (although only the first 3 parts had been released at the time) and gave up on volume 3. I found it boring, and almost the same as the belgariad. The characters seemed invincible and there was no sense of danger.

[Talysia]

Admittedly, that is one of the biggest criticisms about Eddings. The stories can be basic and the characters/storylines very similar, although the early books can have a lot of charm.

[areader]

I liked Belgaroth, Polgara (they didn't quite tell bits of the story I wanted to know, but great reading all the same) and Athalus (on the top 100 list of must reads for a bookstore here and the only others are Magician and Hobbs so I guess it has mainstream popularity appeal)...but can't seem to find a copy of the Rivan Codex on any bookshop shelf (allbeit I may not be trying hard enough). I suspect from the comments of others there may be a good reason for this. I seem to have missed the Belgariad. Respect is his due ... the Belgariad is now 20 years old + and a lot of great fiction has been written in that time.

[Zombie]

Try eBay or Albris for a copy of Rivan Codex. It's an interesting insight into the process of writing.

[dekket]

I have enjoyed even Eddings book I have read. David and his wife Leigh are a good team. In the Belgariad they set out to write an epic quest, and they did so.
Then they did it again with the Elenium series.
And Sparhawk is my favourite grumpy, middle aged veteran who has one more big quest still in him.