Subject: David Eddings writes...
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Posted on: 2012-07-03 10:34:00 UTC

what's sometimes known as high fantasy; knights in shining armour, chivalry, magic of various sorts, and a hero who has to save the world with his motley companions.

His books' fans tend to like them because the story is an easily recognisable one, the character archetypes are so strong they're almost parodies, and there is a lot of banter. Snarking it up is almost a prerequisite for an Eddings character, and even after ten years of re-reading his stuff it gets giggles out of me. :D

His fantasy books start with The Belgariad (five-book series) and The Malloreon (also five-book series) focusing on a boy called Garion who has a Destiny. There are two prequels, Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress, focusing on two of the other central figures in the series. Best to read the main books before you read them, though, as there are a lot of references to things from the main books.

The second lot of books focus on a knight named Sparhawk; they are two sets of three-book series, The Elenium and The Tamuli.

There is also a standalone book named The Redemption of Althalus, about the unusual life of a thief named Althalus (surprise :P ).

I personally recommend them; the Garion books get off to a slow start, but they're no less enjoyable for that.

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