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David Eddings dies.

Postby Rainswept on Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:07 pm

I just saw this, he died almost a week ago.

I credit the Belgariad for turning my enjoyment of reading from occasional pastime to a love of books that makes me want to be a professional writer. I've long since lost count of how many times I've reread the Belgariad and the rest of the series. I'd guess at least eight.
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Re: David Eddings dies.

Postby Scott the Pirate on Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:23 pm

I just now noticed this thread! That sucks!

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Postby FaithfulPirate42 on Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:35 pm

I completely agree. I love the Belgariad and the Mallorean.
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Postby Scott the Pirate on Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:21 pm

FaithfulPirate42 wrote:I completely agree. I love the Belgariad and the Mallorean.


The Mallorean, not as much. The Belgariad, 100%.
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Postby FaithfulPirate42 on Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:42 am

I haven't read much else from him, but now I may have to check it out.
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Postby ~NoodleDemon~ on Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:58 am

I have not yet read any Dave Eddings.

I must check it out when I go to the library today.
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Re: David Eddings dies.

Postby Scott the Pirate on Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:41 am

DO!!

All other things being equal The Belgariad is a masterpiece.
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Re: David Eddings dies.

Postby Reckoner on Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:03 am

Oh shoot! Definitely my favorite author. I've re-purchased his consolidated set of the Belgariad & Mallorean. I've just finised the Elenium for the second time around and I'm half-way through the Tamuli. I definitely love all of his characters and I think it's awesome how he develops each culture & country and then effectively describes how they interact with each other, ie. the Algars vs. the Murgos, etc. There are points where I feel like he's repeating the same thing, like the same joke about Silk being shifty over and over again. But, if I were to write a 300 page book and multiply that by 10 more - I'd probably do the same thing. Anyhow, this is sad to hear (even though I'm a month late). Thanks for posting this Rainswept.
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Re: David Eddings dies.

Postby Cricket on Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:27 am

Repeating to myself, "I *will* not start any more fantasy series, I will not, I will not..."

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