[YeOldeWolf]

The problem with writing epic heroic fantasy is that the stories are, by definition, enormous and enormously complex. The Belgarion books take up nine full volumes with many, many characters populating it. How many characters can one person be expected to come up with before tripping over one's self? How many twist plots can there actually BE in heroic fantasy? Ask Joseph Campbell, he wrote the book on mythology. So, the genre is self-limiting when you get down to it. I can't imagine even Tolkein coming up with an ENTIRE other reality that does not overlap on his original. But as someone has already said, if you don't like the book ... put it down. Eddings' Belgarion books are very dear to me and yet I have never finished even one of his other novels (though my daughter has). I like to think that there is room for everyone on this stupid planet of ours as long as we give each other space. That's what I am doing with Eddings.