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Summary: A great disappointment
Review: After thouroughly enjoying the Eddings' past works, I was very disappointed by The Elder Gods. The characters of past books may have had similarities to characters in even earlier works, but at least they were still distinct from their predecesors. At least they were still characters a reader could get involved with. The characters in this book are flat and lifeless. There's another little girl goddess type who likes hugs and kisses, and another stern yet warm motherly character who calls everyone "dear" and another set of coarse and brash warriors with hearts of gold. Unfortunately, none of them is interesting. I was very excited when I saw this book for the first time. I am just sorry that excitement wasn't warranted.
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Summary: Brilliant book by brilliant authors.
Review: "The Elder Gods" is thje first book of projected four-books series and it's very good. It'll introduce the reader to world, full with magic, gods and large armies, interesting struggles... a must read for Eddings fans and newbies.
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Summary: I May Have to Give up On Eddings
Review: I have been an Eddings fan for over 20 years and I definitely miss the type of writing that he used to do. Those were the days when I could literally lose myself in the story. When I heard that he was writing a new series, I anxiously awaited the first book (although after "The Redemption of Althalus" and "Regina's Song", I was a little bit skeptical).
Now, I suppose, if this book was written especially for children and/or young teens, then he did okay, but it is not what I would call 'good adult fantasy'. The character and world development were practically non-existent, the dialog definitely reminded me of the type of books I read in my early teens, and the grammar and spelling were absolutely horrid. Being a die-hard Eddings fan, I will probably give the series at least one more book before I call it quits - although I think I will wait for the paperback version. If you have never read Eddings, do not start with this book. It does not do justice to what he is capable of. If you are a fan, I suggest reading a library copy before deciding if you want to spend your money on it.
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Summary: Worse S\F book I ever almost read!!
Review: This book is unreadable. I have read every other Eddings and enjoyed them very much. This book is poorly writting and dull. If this was Leighs first book by herself just using her husbands name then it was a miserable failure!! I got in about 100 pages and the dry jokes and dialog were to much for me. Every time someone said somthing the other person would repete it. It had some good caractors but the silly dialog makes this book a MUST NOT READ!
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Summary: The magic begins again.
Review: If you are a fan of David and Leigh Eddings'books, you'll be eager to read this one. It's a quick read and interesting, with likable heroes, terrible baddies and interesting adventures.
Very cool. "Treasured One", the second book, is sheduled for the next year, I really can't wait!
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Summary: much weaker than Edding's usual fare
Review: This is the first book of the new series: The Dreamers. If you didn't have any way of finding out the author of this book, but if you are familiar with the work of David Eddings, it is very easy to tell that this is a David Eddings novel. Not only is the style of writing consistent with his previous books, but several characters are reminiscent of previous characters (Polgara, Flute, Talen/Silk, etc). To be perfectly honest, this feels like a story that David Eddings has already told before, only this time he isn't telling it quite as well as before. This is a story of the Land of Dhrall. This world (which contains Dhrall) is a primitive place, even considering this is a fantasy setting. Dhrall is ruled over by 4 gods, each taking a Domain to rule. Each Domain is one of the 4 compass directions, and in the center is a wasteland ruled by That-Called-The Vlagh, a hideous godlike creature. The four gods rule over Dhrall for 25 eons while 4 other gods sleep. At the end of the cycle, the gods which have been awake rest for 25 eons and the sleeping gods awake to take their place. When the book starts, it is nearing the end of one of these cycles and The Vlagh is plotting to take over the world. The four gods hire out mercenary armies to defend their domains from The Vlagh. The god of the North, Dahlaine, creates four young children called The Dreamers. The Dreamers are actually the sleeping Elder Gods, but Dahlaine has figured out how to block their memories of being gods until they are older and it is time to change the cycles. The Dreamers have the ability to see the future in their dreams and also to affect that future through their dreams. With the Dreamers and the mercenary armies, the four gods hope to defend their Domains from the Vlagh and also to hopefully destroy the Vlagh. The focus of this novel is in the Western Domain of Zelana. Zelana has rather striking resemblances to Polgara (from the Belgariad) when she talks, and Zelana's Dreamer Eleria reminded me of Flute (from the Elenium). As much as I was looking forward to this book, it was a bit of a let down. It was too much like Edding's previous 16 books (Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium, Tamuli), only it didn't have the depth of story and character that those books had. The Elder Gods was not a terribly interesting book, but if you are a fan of David Eddings, it was a very familiar book. Like all of Edding's work, it is a fast reading book (despite my disinterest), so I didn't spend a lot of time on it. I can only hope that in the next three books of this series there will be more development of character and story. I can't recommend this book. Only read this is you are a completionist and want to read everything David Eddings has written. Otherwise, skip this one. It doesn't even qualify as good fantasty.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK
Review: I love the other Eddings' books, but this was terrible. It is boring and long. I forced my self to read about half of the book since I had spent money on the hard-cover edition, but it never got any better. The characters are not likeable.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I'm fourteen and loved this book! is very well written and interesting! I haven't read many fantasy books (a few DragonLance and Forgotten Realms novels) but this book rocks!
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: If you love humour, lovable heroes and ancient evil magic, this book is for you! I read it last night and absolutely loved it! Amazing! I hope that the second volume soon will be out!
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Summary: Nothing really new here
Review: To preface, I've been a Eddings fan since his (their?) first foray into fantasy with the Belgariad (I still have the first printings of some of the books). Eddings soon moved into the rather short list of my favorite authors who I just read without bothering to even check the plot or the jacket notes. Without getting into too much detail, I approached this book with a bit of trepidation: recent Eddings books had started to become pale imitations of his earlier works. The characters all seem to have the same character traits, the same speech patterns, etc. The only thing different is the name of the character from book to book. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like every Eddings series has the one woman who knows everything, who repeatedly says either "don't worry I'll explain later" or "see I told you so," and generally runs around putting everyone else into their cute little places. Unfortunately, this book is no different. I even caught one character who's name starts with "Bel" - reminiscent of the tell-tale from the Belgariad for "important person who knows everything." I finished the book, but I admit I lost real interest around the second or third chapter. If you've never read Eddings before, do yourself a favor and go read something else of his first. Preferrably the Belgariad series.
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