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David Eddings has passed
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:36 am
by Go0gleplex
A dang fine author, if you've never read the Belgariad you've missed out.
http://www.fictionmatters.com/2009/06/0 ... nt-page-1/
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Re: David Eddings has passed
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:38 am
by goatface
Go0gleplex wrote:
A dang fine author, if you've never read the Belgariad you've missed out.
Agreed. Along with The Lord of the Rings, I usually read through Edding's books at least once a year, and have done so since 1990.
A sad day.
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:33 am
by Relaxo
That is a bummer.
I love his books.
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:34 am
by dutch206
Lady Polgara has to be one of my favorite fantasy characters, hands down. This is really sad news.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:01 am
by Grey
Sad news I've always enjoyed Edding's books, and the Belgariad will always have a special place for me, as it is the book set both me and my now wife had in common when we first met many years ago! (and also the only fantasy books I've ever known my dad to read)
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:25 pm
by Deogolf
Bummer. I did enjoy his writing!
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:53 pm
by Omote
'Tis another sad day in the world of fiction writing...
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:02 pm
by Troll Lord
I loved the Belgariad series. Absolutely some of my favorite books.
God Speed to Mr. Eddings.
Steve
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:55 pm
by sieg
Man, this stinks. While I did like the Belgariad a lot, I actually preferred the Elenium. 'Cuz I'm a history nerd and the paralells were fun to spot.
A bad day all around....
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:35 am
by Lord Dynel
Holy crap...that's terrible. I've only read one of his books, The Redemption of Althalus, and thought it was fantastic.
Terrible loss to the world of fantasy.
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:06 pm
by bighara
I didn't care so much for his later books, but I must have read the Belgariad, Mallorean, and Sparhawk books a dozen times each.
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:16 pm
by Aladar
That is sad news. I am sorry to see we will not see any more of his works. I really liked his books.
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