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The Younger Gods
David and Leigh Eddings
Warner, Aug 2006, $26.99
ISBN: 0446532282
For eons the four elder sibling gods (Dahlaine, Zelana, Aracia, and Veltan) have ruled Dhrall except every 25,000 years or so they take a breather and delegate their duties temporarily to the younger foursome of gods. The time for rest is upon them; however there is no respite for the weary as the Vlagh, a deadly adversary, challenges the Elder Gods’ reign.
The Vlagh plan is simple. Coming from within she has arisen from the central wasteland of the realm; people are cattle to be eaten by the evil offspring insect army. As her horde expands and conquers, the Elder Gods need rest yet must fight at a time when one of them Aracia seems to have become a dangerous megalomaniac demanding worship while a younger God Lillabeth wants to replace her as a top gun. Aracia plans to break the first taboo of the Elder Gods of thou shall not kill a younger god.
The Dreamers series is a fun somewhat simplistic saga with a subtle underlying theme involving parental-child relationships as immortality means the heir remains the heir forever. The story line is action-packed with the Elder Gods facing a crisis at a bad time for them (not that any time is a good time to face a crisis). Fans of the Eddings will enjoy this tale that can stand alone, but the nuances will be better understood by reading the previous three fantasies.
David and Leigh Eddings
Warner, Aug 2006, $26.99
ISBN: 0446532282
For eons the four elder sibling gods (Dahlaine, Zelana, Aracia, and Veltan) have ruled Dhrall except every 25,000 years or so they take a breather and delegate their duties temporarily to the younger foursome of gods. The time for rest is upon them; however there is no respite for the weary as the Vlagh, a deadly adversary, challenges the Elder Gods’ reign.
The Vlagh plan is simple. Coming from within she has arisen from the central wasteland of the realm; people are cattle to be eaten by the evil offspring insect army. As her horde expands and conquers, the Elder Gods need rest yet must fight at a time when one of them Aracia seems to have become a dangerous megalomaniac demanding worship while a younger God Lillabeth wants to replace her as a top gun. Aracia plans to break the first taboo of the Elder Gods of thou shall not kill a younger god.
The Dreamers series is a fun somewhat simplistic saga with a subtle underlying theme involving parental-child relationships as immortality means the heir remains the heir forever. The story line is action-packed with the Elder Gods facing a crisis at a bad time for them (not that any time is a good time to face a crisis). Fans of the Eddings will enjoy this tale that can stand alone, but the nuances will be better understood by reading the previous three fantasies.