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[boodie]

R.I.P David Eddings 1931-2009

I know that the Belgariad and the Mallorean were not everyones cup of tea, but I love these books so much, always have, always wil,

Thank you David for entertaining me for so many years.

Comments

[aubkabob.livejournal.com]

Aww, that IS sad!!! I haven't read his books yet, though we own just about every one of them - my brother has been begging me to read them for years.

[dharawal.livejournal.com]

I found his books about half way into the Belgariad, and I've read through two sets of paperback and one HC set of The Malloreon.

I think i shall read them again in honour of Mr Eddings.

Thanks for letting me know

[xxasimont.livejournal.com]

Thanks for letting me know. Sadly many of my favourite authors have moved on (the problem with having been reading voraciously for 45 years). I loved the Belgariad and Mallorean, discovered the Belgariad about the time the 5th book was published, then got each successive volume of the Mallorean when they were published, and started at book 1 again each time, then reread the whole 10 several times as well since. I think the only book of theirs that I didn't really like was The Elder Gods. Thanks for the reminder of a lot of good reading.
Simon

Re: Thanks for letting me know

[dharawal.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Same here I have lost count at how many times I have read The Belgariad and The Malloreon as well as Belgarath The Sorcerer and the book about Polgara.

[ladytmara.livejournal.com]

Aww... *sad face* Redemption of Althalus is my all-time favourite book. Sad kitty indeed.

[dharawal.livejournal.com]

I haven't read that one yet, we have it somewhere, possibly in a box still unpacked.

[ngarewyrd.livejournal.com]

Dang, that is a shame, I grew up with his books. Sure, his later works were, Not so great, but he did have a certain panache when it come to writing interesting characters.

<3 Belgariad/Mallorean
<3 Elenium/Whatever the other series was


Sorry David, Sad to see you go =8(

[dharawal.livejournal.com]

Both series will always have a soft spot in my heart, I always enjoy reading them so much.

[dharawal.livejournal.com]

Someone twittered it and then I found a link to the tor article on another authors LJ.

It is very sad, only 77, still according to people who knew him, he missed his wife so very much.

[ladyredde.livejournal.com]

oh how sad, I have most of his books, and really loved his stories
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[dharawal.livejournal.com]

I just fell in love with all of his characters.

[theraphosid.livejournal.com]

Oh dear.

I tried reading the Belgariad once and only got about halfway through, I couldn't really get into it. But I have several friends who loved his books, no small feat as they were not what you'd call fantasy fans and don't read much, so he must have been doing something right. I've been meaning to check out something of his other than the book I tried at first and see what all the fuss is about.

Shame when any creative mind goes, even if they're not to your personal taste.

[dharawal.livejournal.com]

As I said I know he wasn't to everyones liking, kind of like me and Robert Jordan and The Wheel Of Time, I gave up on that and can't figure out why all the fuss 8-)