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  <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[David Eddings is an American author who has written several best-selling series of epic fantasy novels. David Eddings' wife, Leigh Eddings, is uncredited as co-author on many of his early books, but he has lately acknowledged that she contributed to them all.

David Eddings' first books (which were general fiction) sold moderately well. He later switched to writing epic fantasy, a field in which he has achieved great success. In a recent interview with sffworld.com, he says: &quot;I don't take orders from readers.&quot;

On January 26, 2007 it was reported that Eddings accidentally burned about a quarter of his office, next door to his house, along with his Excalibur sports car, and the original manuscripts for most of his novels. He was flushing the fuel tank of the car with water when he lit a piece of paper and threw into the puddle to test if it was still flammable.

On February 28, 2007, David Eddings' wife, Leigh Eddings (born Judith Leigh Schall), died following a series of strokes. She was 69.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Spokane, Washington</hometown>  <born_at>07/07/1931</born_at>  <died_at>06/02/2009</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, #3)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.01</average_rating>
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  <published>1983</published>  
  
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        <book id="587582">
  <title><![CDATA[Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad, #2)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.01</average_rating>
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  <published>1982</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.04</average_rating>
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  <published>1982</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad, #4)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.03</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>4593</ratings_count>
  <published>1981</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad, #5)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.05</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>4382</ratings_count>
  <published>1984</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Guardians of the West (The Malloreon, #1)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.91</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3586</ratings_count>
  <published>1987</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Sorceress of Darshiva (The Malloreon, #4)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.90</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3312</ratings_count>
  <published>1989</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Belgarath the Sorcerer]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Leigh Eddings]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.95</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3228</ratings_count>
  <published>1995</published>  
  
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        <book id="286507">
  <title><![CDATA[Demon Lord of Karanda (The Malloreon, #3)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.88</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3163</ratings_count>
  <published>1988</published>  
  
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        <book id="18884">
  <title><![CDATA[Polgara the Sorceress]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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        <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Leigh Eddings]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.89</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3073</ratings_count>
  <published>1997</published>  
  
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