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David Eddings

Born

in Spokane, Washington, The United States

July 07, 1931

Died

June 02, 2009

Website

http://www.eddingschronicles.com/index.html

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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David Eddings was an American author who wrote several best-selling series of epic fantasy novels. David Eddings' wife, Leigh Eddings , was an uncredited co-author on many of his early books, but he had later acknowledged that she contributed to them all.

They adopted one boy in 1966, Scott David, then two months old. They adopted a younger girl between 1966 and 1969. In 1970 the couple lost custody of both children and were each sentenced to a year in jail in separate trials after pleading guilty to 11 counts of physical child abuse. Though the nature of the abuse, the trial, and the sentencing were all extensively reported in South Dakota newspapers at the time, these details did not resurface in media coverage of the couple during thei ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 1,121,698 ratings · 17,857 reviews · 220 distinct works • Similar authors

	Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 111,264 ratings — published 1982 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad #5) 4.19 avg rating — 95,830 ratings — published 1984 — 106 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3) 4.15 avg rating — 95,581 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad #4) 4.18 avg rating — 79,692 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad #2) 4.15 avg rating — 76,955 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Belgarath the Sorcerer by David Eddings, Leigh Eddings 4.10 avg rating — 76,440 ratings — published 1995 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King of the Murgos (The Malloreon, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 56,588 ratings — published 1988 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guardians of the West (The Malloreon, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 55,651 ratings — published 1987 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sorceress of Darshiva (The Malloreon, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 48,064 ratings — published 1989 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeress of Kell (The Malloreon, #5) 4.15 avg rating — 47,243 ratings — published 1991	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by David Eddings

Belgariad Universe (12 books)
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The Belgariad (5 books)
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4.12 avg rating — 266,937 ratings

Sparhawk Universe (6 books)
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4.02 avg rating — 188,535 ratings

Belgariad Prequels (2 books)
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“What was that?" Belgarath asked, coming back around the corner.
"Brill," Silk replied blandly, pulling his Murgo robe back on.
"Again?" Belgarath demanded with exasperation. "What was he doing this time?"
"Trying to fly, last time I saw him." Silk smirked.
The old man looked puzzled.
"He wasn't doing it very well," Silk added.
Belgarath shrugged. "Maybe it'll come to him in time."
"He doesn't really have all that much time." Silk glanced out over the edge.
"From far below - terribly far below - there came a faint, muffled crash; then, after several seconds, another. "Does bouncing count?" Silk asked.
Belgarath made a wry face. "Not really."
"Then I'd say he didn't learn in time." Silk said blithely.”
― David Eddings, Magician's Gambit

tags: humor

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“God save us from religion.”
― David Eddings

tags: inspirational, organized-religion, savior

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“I've looked at the world for quite a few years now and I've found that if I don't laugh, I'll probably end up crying."
- Prince Kheldar of Drasnia”
― David Eddings, Demon Lord of Karanda

tags: david-eddings, kheldar, prince-kheldar, silk

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Fantasy was the winning genre. Please vote for the book you would like to read in February. Last day to vote will be Friday, January 24.
(Reminder: Books over 600 pages will have extended read-a-longs and we will put the length to a vote--either 6 or 8 weeks. See this thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)

Outlander (Historical Fantasy)

Diana Gabaldon

9 votes, 50.0%

Divergent (Dystopian)

Veronica Roth

3 votes, 16.7%

Wicked (Fantasy)

Gregory Maguire

2 votes, 11.1%

The Pawn of Prophecy (High Fantasy)

David Eddings

2 votes, 11.1%

The Once and Future King (Arthurian)

T.H. White

1 vote, 5.6%

The House of the Spirits (Magical Realism)

Isabel Allende

1 vote, 5.6%

Angel Time (paranormal fantasy)

Anne Rice

0 votes, 0.0%

Orlando (Fantasy-classic)

Virginia Woolf

0 votes, 0.0%

18 total votes

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