The Redemption of Althalus - David and Leigh Eddings

I’m not really much of a fantasy fan. Despite having enjoyed “The Hobbit” at school and loving the recent film versions, I’ve struggled to read “Lord of the Rings” over the years, starting with good intentions, but never actually getting very far. The problem, as far as I can tell is not just that it’s a large and imposing looking book, but that the language within it isn’t the easiest to get a handle on. There are lots of strange sounding names composing of harsh syllables and whole sentences and verses written in Elvish. A few years ago, however, I was sharing a flat with a fantasy fan. Having run out of things to read from my own shelves, I turned to ...  Read the complete review

After reading Edding's latest I felt I had to comment but I've not posted an Op in about 6 months so please forgive the rambling. David Eddings is one of my favorite writers, having bought and read the entire Belgariad/Mallorean collection (13 books all told), I felt I'd prefer to own them as they were such good reads. His last books in the series such as Polgara the Sorceress were very strange to read it was almost like visiting old friends from the past. So while having a look around Smiths I saw his new book 'The Redemption of Althalus', as I was going on holiday which involved far to much traveling so I'd need a few good books (the ...  Read the complete review

What can I say about 'Redemption'? It's not that it's BAD or anything, just that it's not possible to describe it as GOOD unless you've never read any of his other books. The Belgariad and Malloreon were a series of five each plus three other books. The Elenium and the Tamuli were similar to the Belgariad and the Malloreon, but cut down into two sets of three books. The redemption of Althalus is virtually the same plot all over again, but with only 1 book to do it in, meaning the characters don't develop as well (but, since they're so similar to characters in the other books, you can just fill in the gaps ...  Read the complete review

This is the latest offering by David and Leigh Eddings. The book is a stand-alone epic and hence benefits from the fact that when you buy it, you don't need to mentally add the price of several other books which is normally the case with fantasy series. The book can be divided into two parts. The book follows the adventures of Althalus, a thief, and the first part of the book is written in a very new style compared to other Eddings books. It starts off in the bronze age, and the story of Althalus is very well written, and a distinct departure from the Belgariad series or the Sparhawk books. It comes across as the telling of a tale rather than from the direct ...  Read the complete review

Not surprisingly this is one of thier (david and Leigh Eddings) best books yet. Not only do you only have to buy one book, as opposed no numerous books which leave you wanting more when you finish them but take another year to come out, it has an extremely engrossing stroline/plot.. The book starts off with you following a thief named Althalus. I felt that the way that you were introduced to this main character was much too sudden- they went into far much detail when compared to thier previous books. For example- they tell you things about his character directly- like "he was sneaky", rather then as in other books he would have performed an action that ...  Read the complete review