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David wrote: "I've started re-reading the Belgariad series by David Eddings......I love that series, as well as the Mallorean. I've read them all at least twice. It maybe lacks a little of the sophistication, or at least the bloodthirsty-ness of more contemporary epic fantasy, but it's just so much fun and utterly absorbing. You're right, the characters are wonderful and really stick with you long after.
Have you read The Elenium and the Tamuli? Different sets of characters, but I love them and the story almost as much.
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I read those about 20 years ago and really enjoyed them (from what I can remember from that long ago)!
Tad wrote: "David wrote: "I've started re-reading the Belgariad series by David Eddings......I love that series, as well as the Mallorean. I've read them all at least twice. It maybe lacks a little of the ..."
No, I've only read the Belgariad and the Mallorean series. I have to try his other books one day. Are they as good as the Belgariad?
Rizwan wrote: "David wrote: "I've started re-reading the Belgariad series by David Eddings. I've read book one, Pawn of Prophecy and now I've started on book two Queen of Sorcery. I love the characters."I'll ..."
Rizwan wrote: "David wrote: "I've started re-reading the Belgariad series by David Eddings. I've read book one, Pawn of Prophecy and now I've started on book two Queen of Sorcery. I love the characters."
I'll ..."
I love the series. It's lighter than LOTR and definitely not so bloodthirsty. But the characters are wonderful. Give them a try. Book one starts a bit slow but again, the characters are so well drawn I don't really notice the slow start. The characters draw me in immediately.
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Thanks for the reminder..."
Not at all at TMI, Eileen. You should see what his real name is!
Rizwan wrote: "David wrote: "I've started re-reading the Belgariad series by David Eddings. I've read book one, Pawn of Prophecy and now I've started on book two Queen of Sorcery. I love the characters."I'll ..."
I was thinking more about this and I have to say the series isn't really that much like LOTR. There is enough difference that you should enjoy the series. The Belgariad comes first. Personally I remember enjoying the Belgariad more than the Mallorean. Not that the Mallorean series was bad, I just preferred the Belgariad.
One thing I've noticed about Eddings is people either love him or loathe him. There is no middle ground. Those that enjoy the Belgariad rave about the books. I was talking on Twitter today with a woman who said she's read the Belgariad series 20 times and she swears it's not an overstatement. For me, re-reading the series is like coming back to old friends. Eddings has created a rich tapestry and a pretty well defined world. I hope you give the series a fair go. Judging by reactions you will love it or hate it. lol!
I think I need to start reading children's books... Aiden turned up a month early!
Mark wrote: "I think I need to start reading children's books... Aiden turned up a month early!"Congratulations! Hope everyone is healthy and doing well.
Travis of NNY wrote: "Congratulations! Hope everyone is healthy and doing well."Everyone is great, although Mum and Dad are a little tired... :-)
David wrote: "I love the series. It's lighter than LOTR and definitely not so bloodthirsty. But the characters are wonderful. Give them a try. Book one starts a bit slow but again, the characters are so well drawn I don't really notice the slow start. The characters draw me in immediately."Thank you very much for your honest and detailed opinion about the Belgariad-Malloreon series David! You put me at ease & far more invested in those books, as I bought the whole series on a whim and without knowing anything about it.
Very much glad that the characters are so well-drawn and interesting, as I MUCH more prefer a character-driven story than a strictly plot-driven story. Thanks again!
Mark wrote: "I think I need to start reading children's books... Aiden turned up a month early!"Congratulations! Glad to hear everyone is doing well.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "What he said^"Ctgt wrote: "Congratulations! Glad to hear everyone is doing well."
Many thanks :-)
Mark wrote: "I think I need to start reading children's books... Aiden turned up a month early!"Sounds like Aiden was in a hurry to meet Mum and Dad.
Congratulations!
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Congratulations Mark...such a blessing! My boys were a month early as well. Hope he is healthy and doing well! How big (or little) was he when born? Life as you knew it is forever changed...but in an awesome way!
Mark wrote: "I think I need to start reading children's books... Aiden turned up a month early!"Congratulations! Get used to being tired :)
Peace, Seeley
As far as pirates go I'm sure Lake Erie is safer than a lot of places. I had friends who sailed Erie a lot and had some pretty hairy adventures, mostly when I was not aboard. Since I too live near Lake Erie that caught my eye and prompted the comment. I hope your sailing days are all enjoyable.
Mark wrote: "I think I need to start reading children's books... Aiden turned up a month early!"Congratulations!
Rizwan wrote: "David wrote: "I love the series. It's lighter than LOTR and definitely not so bloodthirsty. But the characters are wonderful. Give them a try. Book one starts a bit slow but again, the characters a..."You're welcome and I hope you enjoy the series as much as I do.
Ctgt wrote: "Eileen wrote: "Ctgt wrote: "Eileen wrote: "Jim wrote: ""Chiefs" was an excellent book. I saw it on TV first, then found the book used & read it a few years later. It was even better."Did you fi..."
I liked it, too. Will Henry was also my favorite. Just thinking, "what if" Will Henry's part off the story continued, I think we might have had more about
Foxy. Foxy's storyline IMO could have been more up front. I'm not sure if I'll continue the series, maybe in the future.
I'm in for Dark Hallow, buddy read sounds good.
Seeley wrote: "Congratulations! Get used to being tired :) Lisa wrote: "Congratulations Mark...such a blessing! My boys were a month early as well. Hope he is healthy an..."
Eileen wrote: "Sounds like Aiden was in a hurry to meet Mum and Dad.
Congratulations!"
Thanks everyone, yes, very tired, but everyone is happy and healthy, and getting to know one another :-)
I needed a comfort read, so I pulled out The Timegod by L.E. Modesitt Jr.. Actually, I have the original which titled "The Fires of Paratime". It's an old favorite.
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Eileen wrote: "I'm in for Dark Hallow, buddy read sounds good. "You have not read Dark Hollow yet? If you haven't we can buddy up. I just picked it up from the library today.
Travis of NNY wrote: "Finished Reliquary it was good until justa few too many tthings got accomplished in a 4 hour window . About half through Monster Hunter Alpha. As to One Rough Man: A Pike Logan Thriller - Book..."
Travis, I would recommend that you start reading the Pendergast stories with Cabinet of Curiosities. Or Even Still Life with Crows.
David, Iloved the first 10 Eddings books. After that, not so much.(Still struggling to type.)
Patricia wrote: "David, Iloved the first 10 Eddings books. After that, not so much.(Still struggling to type.)"
It's good to hear from you, Patricia!
Patricia wrote: "David, Iloved the first 10 Eddings books. After that, not so much.(Still struggling to type.)"
By first ten do you mean the Belgariad and Mallorean series? Were they his first books or just the first 10 you read? I'm wondering if hid other series were just imitations of what he'd written.
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Ctgt wrote: "Congratulations! Glad to hear everyone is doing well."
Many thanks :-)"
Congratulations on the new arrival!
Ctgt wrote: "Eileen wrote: "I'm in for Dark Hallow, buddy read sounds good. "You have not read Dark Hollow yet? If you haven't we can buddy up. I just picked it up from the library today."
I'm sorry if I've confusing! I've read Dark Hallow, I was thinking is was The Killing Kind that's the one I wanted to read next. Just let me know when and if you want to do a buddy read with The Killing Kind. Sorry again for the confusion!
Patricia wrote: "David, Iloved the first 10 Eddings books. After that, not so much.(Still struggling to type.)"
Yes! Good to hear from you, Patricia.
Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "Congratulations on the new arrival!"Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Wish all the best Mark."
Thanks guys, just been sat with him on my knees, trying to work... :-)
Eileen wrote: "Ctgt wrote: "Eileen wrote: "I'm in for Dark Hallow, buddy read sounds good. "You have not read Dark Hollow yet? If you haven't we can buddy up. I just picked it up from the library today."
I'm s..."
No worries. I should finish up this week. We can start next week.
Ctgt wrote: "Eileen wrote: "Ctgt wrote: "Eileen wrote: "I'm in for Dark Hallow, buddy read sounds good. "You have not read Dark Hollow yet? If you haven't we can buddy up. I just picked it up from the library..."
Sounds good, just let me know when you're ready.
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I have been listening though. I've completed the auidobooks for On Basilisk Station by David Weber. A fun tail in the same group as "The Lost Fleet" and "Galaxy Unknown." Honor Harrington, Captain, slightly Mary Sue-ish, but I found the read to be good and enjoyed it. It's more a "Military-Space Opera" than what I call "Hard Sci-fi" and had a distinctively Nautical-Historical theme to it that reminded me of the history books I've been reading about the Napoleonic era Naval escapades of the US and England. It's a good read.
I have completed Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson and enjoyed it. It's a good Epic Fantasy that has a different or odd magic system that reminds me of Earth Sea and the Spell Singer series, more because of the feel of it than any details. Nobody would mistake this for either of those. I liked the moral delimas as they worked out and the character growth in the major characters. I'm not going to jump up and down and scream "best I ever Read" but it I do recommend it and really enjoyed it.
I've read (audiobooked) the first story of METAtropolis: Cascadia by Jay Lake with a foreward by John Scalzi. I've got more stories to read but I set this down to pick up my next book. I liked the first short story (Cascadia) and found it reminded me of Allen Steele's Coyote series (one of the middle books more than either end). Good and, in the nature of dystopian short stories, kind of thought provoking...(which I generally like)...(or is it called "poking someone in the eye with a stick" if it's this blatant?)
Now I'm reading The Eye of God: A Sigma Force Novel by James Rollins. So far it's good, but I'm just in the begining and haven't really tread into the meat of the story. Rachel's back so... that's good. (Love a woman in uniform...especially Carabienieri... Italians have a lot of flare when it comes to uniforms.)
I waited to start EOG because I wanted a narrated audobook and I had to wait for my monthly "Credit" at Audible.com.
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Thank the Lord for Audiobooks and text to speech, yes. And, I've had a continuing string of enjoyable books. Some more than others, but all enjoyable reads.
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Mark wrote: "I think I need to start reading children's books... Aiden turned up a month early!"Cogratulations to Mark, Mum, and Aiden! My first one was a month early. The other two... Well, not.
I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Now I'm reading The Eye of God: A Sigma Force Novel by James Rollins. So far it's good, but I'm just in the begining and haven't really tread into the meat of the story."Hope you enjoy the book as much as I did. To be honest, it's not the Best in Sigma force (Bloodline takes that crown imho), and even Last Oracle or Judas Strain had certain better parts, but still as always James Rollins is at his A-game here... Love to hear your thoughts afterwords, Hugh.
David wrote: "Patricia wrote: "David, Iloved the first 10 Eddings books. After that, not so much.(Still struggling to type.)"
By first ten do you mean the Belgariad and Mallorean series? Were they his first..."
The first ten he published. But the Mallorean was the same story with different adventures as the Belgarian. It is the characters that make it.
Polgara was once my favorite character of all time. But not the book by that name.
Patricia wrote: "David wrote: "Patricia wrote: "David, Iloved the first 10 Eddings books. After that, not so much.(Still struggling to type.)"
By first ten do you mean the Belgariad and Mallorean series? Were ..."
It would be hard to pick a favourite. I think Silk is up there. Belgarath and Polgara are wonderful characters. That's the strength of his writing that even the support characters were so memorable!
Patricia wrote: "Congratulations to Mark, Mum, and Aiden! My first one was a month early. The other two... Well, not."Many thanks Patricia - Tina's (almost) first words after Aiden arrived were... 'I'm never doing that again!' but time already seems to be softening her position on that!
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Many thanks Patricia - Tina's (almost) first words after Aiden arrived were... 'I'm never doing that again!' but time already seems to be softening her position on that!
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Time certainly has a way of doing that!
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I thought One Rough Man was gonna be good. Unfortunately, the beginning started to draaag and it sounded like Tom Clancy and finally I couldn't take it any more.On the bright side!! The Innocent came up in my library queue and I'm really into that one. It opens with a bang and it flies along. I think the writing is superb. It's lean and it moves with a certain intensity about it.
Good going Mark! Congratulations! And welcome Aiden!!
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I'll be very interested in hearing your thoughts about the whole series, after you finish reading it. I recently bought all 10 Belgariad & Malloreon books but still a bit hesitant as the plot sounds too much like Lords of the Rings to me.