david eddings

I'm curious if others have shared a similar experience with mine: When I first read the Belgariad as a teenager, I couldn't get enough of it. I thought it was fantastic. I re-read the series several times over the years as the Mallorean, and later Begarath and Polgara came out. The last time...

hi ive got an assignment. i have to pick a written text and analyse it. im gonna do the Belgariad but i have forgotten much of what happened since i read it a few years ago. one main part of the assignment is how the quest (orb and defeating Torak) in the series relates to the quest...

This thread is the result of an off-topic wander in the 'If there ever was a movie?'... thread. Have YOU ever 'Pulled a Belgarath'? (Thanks to MastaMystic for that fine piece of Belgarathery) Just made up a word for the heck of it, or seriously bent an existing word, because the language can't...

Well, a post in a recent thread made me think of this idea, and I'm hoping it might work as a quiz. How well do you remember the Eddings novels you've read?:) The format is simple enough. Post a question, and then when the answer has been confirmed, the person who answered the question...

Hello! Im looking for pictures, drawed by fans or similair. Google-search won't help me :mad:

The races in the Belgariad are colourful and varied, matching the characters, but if you had to pick one, which would be your favourite and why? I voted for Arends. They mean well most of the time, but aren't overly bright. Kind of like a puppy that doesn't realize it's about to run into a...

If you could put yourself in an Eddings book, or series, who would you most like to be and why? *doesn't have to be your usual gender or species!* I'd like to be either: a dryad - I love trees, and the Dryad mating season sounds fun *waggly eyebrows* or A Shining One. It'd be fun...

I used to read D. Eddings obsessively a couple of years ago. I don’t read his stuff any more, but something from those books has been nagging me for the longest time.. At one point in the books, someone (it might have been stragen, but I am really not sure) mentioned a word for a really...

I don't know if there's such a thread in the forums, but I was too lazy to check.. :o So, while reading all that Garion stuff, have you noticed the lack of surnames? Silly question, everyone has... :) Anyway, in my opinion it just simplifies the book... and I'm saying it with a negative...

personally i loved the Belgariad and Mallorean but i was a tad bit dissapointed how he ended the Mallorean anyone else feel the same?

Just a quick question: Is the design on Garion's amulet described in the books? If so, what design is it?

Taken from Locusmag.com: I just found this out today, and didn't see it posted anywhere, so I figured this would be the appropriate place to put it. The Belgariad was one of the first books that got me into reading in general, so this was a bit of a shock for me. I know she will be missed.

Would I be right in thinking that some of Eddings' nations are based on real countries? I know that Thalesia (in the Elenium/Tamuli) is based on Scandinavia, and that Tolnedra/Arcium are loosely based on Rome, amongst others, but what else? Or are there any more comparisons/equivalents?

There doesn't seem to be a thread for this, so I thought I might as well start one. Who is Eddings's best villain, and his worst? (and by worst, I mean the ones who don't really cut it as villain material.) For best villain, I'd say Zakath (in the Belgariad). I know he sides with Garion in...

Which characters do you dislike the most from Eddings books? I've only read the Belgariad, Mallorean and part of the redemption of Althalus so I can only really mention characters in the first 2. I never got into Beltira and Belkira and found them seriously annoying, thankfully they weren't in...

well ive read the belgariad and the mallorean. im currently reading belgarath the sorcerer. .

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He's my favorite character, but are all guardians of seers huge like him?

I read the Belgariad, the Malloreon, Belgarath the Sorcerer, and Polgara the Sorceress. I liked these a lot. I also got the Rivan Codex, which was interesting. Do you guys suggest the Elenium/Tamuli or The Redemption of Althalus for me to read? What first?

why are all so negative about roa and the dreamers... i enjoyed them but it seems u didnt...why??