RIP David Eddings

[Demiurge]

The Belgariad is going to be the first series I read to my son when he's old enough to understand.

Great stuff, and he will be missed.

 

[TheSeeker]

His last series, The Dreamers, wasn't too bad. It was less epic in scale than the Belgariad but I think he just wanted to have some some writing about interesting characters and how they related to each other. I know that is one of the things he does well but it really seemed to be the primary focus of this series.

 

[Ood Sigma]

His last series, The Dreamers, wasn't too bad. It was less epic in scale than the Belgariad but I think he just wanted to have some some writing about interesting characters and how they related to each other. I know that is one of the things he does well but it really seemed to be the primary focus of this series.

I loved David Eddings' stuff as much as anyone, but I have to disagree here. I read The Dreamers. The first book was pretty good, with some interesting characters. However books two and three were so repetitive to the first one, they were a chore to get through. And Book 4... the ending irritated me so badly, I wished I'd never read the series.

This is extremely unusual for me, as almost everything I read I enjoy at least on some level. And for it to happen in a David Eddings book, I was stunned, because I'd always loved everything else he wrote.

 

[Rob Hal]

I just read the news on Brandon Sanderson's blog (for those of you who don't know who he is, he's the author finishing Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series) and I was shocked. I can't really say that I followed his career, but I had no idea he was in his late seventies.

I certainly remember reading the Belgariad, the Mallorean and the Elenium series, and I thoroughly enjoyed all three of them. They by no means had the truly intricate plots and plethora of characters that you'll find in the epics of other authors of the genre today, but they were all good stories that were entertaining to read. I think I may pick up a few of his books that I haven't read yet... hopefully they'll be as interesting as the others.

 

[TheSeeker]

His last series, The Dreamers, wasn't too bad. It was less epic in scale than the Belgariad but I think he just wanted to have some some writing about interesting characters and how they related to each other. I know that is one of the things he does well but it really seemed to be the primary focus of this series.

I loved David Eddings' stuff as much as anyone, but I have to disagree here. I read The Dreamers. The first book was pretty good, with some interesting characters. However books two and three were so repetitive to the first one, they were a chore to get through. And Book 4... the ending irritated me so badly, I wished I'd never read the series.

This is extremely unusual for me, as almost everything I read I enjoy at least on some level. And for it to happen in a David Eddings book, I was stunned, because I'd always loved everything else he wrote.

You're right that it was a bit repetitive but I still enjoyed reading the character interactions. I will admit I didn't really like the ending either though.