The Younger Gods

[ras'matroi]

If someone is interested. I found this in a brochure...

The attacs of the dreadful insect queen known as the Vlagh have been repelled in three of the Elder Gods' realms. Now, only the land ruled by the Goddess Aracia remains for the Vlagh to send her hordes to attac.
But while the Gods, their younger avatars and their human comrades have emerged victorious from all previous encounters, this time the Goddess herself may be their greatest foe - she craves worship and hates the idea of being replaced by a younger God when her time comes to an end ... and that time is aproaching fast.

The book The Younger Gods is supposed to be out in june 2006.

 

[Narainatar]

That actually sounds really cool, do you know if that will be a continuation-like what happens to Errand after he becomes god of the Murgos?

 

[Brys]

Sounds like even Eddings may have heard of the New Weird movement. If the Younger Gods is anything like the Elder Gods though, I know I'll be keeping away from it.

 

[nixie]

The Younger Gods is the fourth book in the Dreamer series.Same cliches, same plot, same people[differnt names] Although the enemy is different from Eddings usual

 

[Kynsilaukka]

How is Crystal Gorge, may I ask?

 

[nixie]

Again very similar to all his other books, although reading between the lines, Eddings is very aware that his books are repeative, he even jokes about it.

 

[Foxtale]

How is Crystal Gorge, may I ask?

Take all instances of names and swap them around a bit, add in a colder climate and talking bears rather than dolphins and you've got Crystal Gorge.

This next one sounds good, but I don't know... maybe I'll just borrow it from the library. Lost trust in Eddings yaknow?

 

[Rujokiwa]

Thank you thank you thank you David and Leigh.

More exciting stories from the two of you.

I for one will be buying The Younger Gods and enjoying every moment of it.

Until Belgarath frees Zedar from his living entombment - Make Mine Eddings

 

[ladyflorange]

Crystal Gorge is actually quite terrible. I kind of enjoyed the Elder Gods and the Treasured One, but I'm on the verge of giving up on Crystal Gorge. Nothing's happening, and they say 'sort of' and 'advised' way way way too much

 

[nixie]

I've finished the series.I have to say a big thank you to Mr Eddings, he may have finally cured me of my inability to leave a series unfinished.The Elder Gods must be one of the most annoying series I've ever read

 

[ladyflorange]

The Elder Gods must be one of the most annoying series I've ever read

I couldn't agree more. I can't actually bring myself to pick up Crystal Gorge again, although I'm more than 3/4 through. It's just too annoying.

 

[ladyflorange]

The Elder Gods must be one of the most annoying series I've ever read

I couldn't agree more. I can't actually bring myself to pick up Crystal Gorge again, although I'm more than 3/4 through. It's just too annoying.

 

[ladyflorange]

The Elder Gods must be one of the most annoying series I've ever read

I couldn't agree more. I can't actually bring myself to pick up Crystal Gorge again, although I'm more than 3/4 through. It's just too annoying.

 

[ladyflorange]

Don't know why that came up 3 times... :s sorry about that!

 

[nancydeee]

I am glad someone agreed on the issue with the elder gods.. I think Eddings.. though I like him a lot.. has gotten in a rut.... even when you really compare the belgariad to the sparhawk series... (sorry it has been a bit since I read them last) the plot is mostly the same he just changed a few things. With the elder gods.. it just goes on and on about the same battle from different prospectives and the story just stalls out.. I wonder if this is just the same as Steven king and Tolkien where you can make money just by putting your name on it

 

[j d worthington]

I am glad someone agreed on the issue with the elder gods.. I think Eddings.. though I like him a lot.. has gotten in a rut.... even when you really compare the belgariad to the sparhawk series... (sorry it has been a bit since I read them last) the plot is mostly the same he just changed a few things. With the elder gods.. it just goes on and on about the same battle from different prospectives and the story just stalls out.. I wonder if this is just the same as Steven king and Tolkien where you can make money just by putting your name on it

Um, hate to say this, but Tolkien never made much money out of his writing. Sales only began to pick up in the final years of his life, and as for Christopher (his son); well, I doubt he's made much off of either the History of Middle Earth or the various other scholarly pieces he's done.

As for King -- I find myself in the peculiar position of coming to the defense of a writer I don't particularly like. I find King derivative, repetitive, and most often lacking in either any sort of originality or what I would consider good writing (there are exceptions, but they are so few that I gave up on reading him a long time ago). However, from what I know of King himself, I'd say the derivative nature is because he has read tremendous amounts of material (same as most writers) and just lacks the ability to assimilate it into his own mold. He may not be a good writer, but he's an honest one; I think he does what he does because he honestly cares about his writing, not just for the buck. He comes to it, in the old phrase, "clean hands and composure." I don't like his work, but I respect the man himself.

 

[floaty lady]

I am half way through and its a bit heavy going, pretty much the same as the others just set in a different place. I really like Dav id Eddings but this series started off so well but seems to have tailed off a bit.

 

[Foxtale]

New book is out. Has anyone read it?

No wait! Don't do it, it's a trap! <_<
Time to shine my +4 library borrowing card.

 

[Parmenion]

am i the only one who thinks that David eddings has totally sold out?

Althalus and the gods series, are awful, from the man who created the belgariad, this is not impressive.

Althalus was just too easy, any time there was aproblem then he could pop back in time and change it..

and the gods was the same book repeated.

If David ever reads this im sorry, your earlier books were some of my fave books for getting me into the fantasy world, but these later ones... i just cannot even think about buying them, if it were not for havinf to review them for my web site i would not have touched them.

 

[Beld]

The whole "The Dreamer" series has proved to be very poor.
The last 2 Books, had me thinking I was reading the same pages again...over and over.

It seemed that every converstaion had to be repeated 2-3 times.

Every new chapter was like the start of a new book giving a what has happened section.

I dont know why Eddings has done so poorly.