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La rédemption d'Althalus #1
De verlossing van Althalus
516pages. poche. Poche.
428 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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David Eddings
220 books5,561 followersDavid 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 their successful joint career as authors, only returning to public attention several years after both had died.
After both served their sentences, David and Leigh Eddings moved to Denver in 1971, where David found work in a grocery store.
David Eddings' first books (which were general fiction) sold moderately well. He later switched to writing epic fantasy, a field in which he achieved great success. In a recent interview with sffworld.com, he said: "I don't take orders from readers."
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.
David Eddings died on June 2, 2009 at the age of 77.
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 their successful joint career as authors, only returning to public attention several years after both had died.
After both served their sentences, David and Leigh Eddings moved to Denver in 1971, where David found work in a grocery store.
David Eddings' first books (which were general fiction) sold moderately well. He later switched to writing epic fantasy, a field in which he achieved great success. In a recent interview with sffworld.com, he said: "I don't take orders from readers."
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.
David Eddings died on June 2, 2009 at the age of 77.
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December 28, 2015
I love Eddings' fantasy novels and this one is no exception. I've read it more than once and I laugh out loud every time. There's just so much humour, so many jokes, that I can't help but laugh! There's also adventure, magic and romance, as in all of his fantasy novels.
This one is an easy-read, the characters are pretty simple and the adventure is as well, but sometimes I just want to read a book and have fun, and this one really is a good choice then. Love it!
This one is an easy-read, the characters are pretty simple and the adventure is as well, but sometimes I just want to read a book and have fun, and this one really is a good choice then. Love it!
May 28, 2020
Fortfarande 2
October 18, 2022
Coup de coeur pour ce roman de fantasy.
C'est la première fois que je lis du Eddings et j'ai adoré.
On plonge directement dans l'histoire, le protagoniste est drôle et attachant.
Le livre prend son temps pour nous présenter l'univers et tous les héros que l'on va suivre.
La fin de ce premier tome nous donne qu'une envie d'enchaîner la lecture avec le suivant car une grande bataille se prépare.
C'est la première fois que je lis du Eddings et j'ai adoré.
On plonge directement dans l'histoire, le protagoniste est drôle et attachant.
Le livre prend son temps pour nous présenter l'univers et tous les héros que l'on va suivre.
La fin de ce premier tome nous donne qu'une envie d'enchaîner la lecture avec le suivant car une grande bataille se prépare.
September 5, 2024
J'ai beaucoup aimé le premier tome qui etait tres drôleet bien construit, mais le second est plus long et semble plus répétitif. Pour ceux qui ont lu la Belgariade, on peut voir beaucoup de similitudes dans l'histoire et les personnages.
July 7, 2016
Dit was het eerste boek dat ik van deze schrijver heb gelezen, en moet heel eerlijk zeggen dat ik nog niet zeker weet of ik op andere boeken zit te wachtten.
Het verhaal was aardig, een dief die het geluk hem altijd toe lachte, merkt dat hem nu in de steek begon te laten, en wordt uiteindelijk gevraagd om een boek te stellen. Het boek bevindt zich in het Huis op de rand van de wereld. De dief gaat hiermee akkoord, en vindt na verloop van tijd het Huis en het boek. Tot zijn verrassing bevindt er zich al iemand in het Huis, een kat, die hem leert om het Boek te lezen.
2500 jaar later heeft de dief genoeg geleerd en gaat weer op pad, samen met de kat, om medestrijders te vinden
Dat is het zo'n beetje. De medestanders worden gemakkelijk gevonden, maar ook tegenstanders blijken op pad te zijn. De tegenstanders leggen eigenlijk weinig tot niets echt in de weg.
Verhaal eindigt naar mijn idee nog al abrupt.
Het verhaal was aardig, een dief die het geluk hem altijd toe lachte, merkt dat hem nu in de steek begon te laten, en wordt uiteindelijk gevraagd om een boek te stellen. Het boek bevindt zich in het Huis op de rand van de wereld. De dief gaat hiermee akkoord, en vindt na verloop van tijd het Huis en het boek. Tot zijn verrassing bevindt er zich al iemand in het Huis, een kat, die hem leert om het Boek te lezen.
2500 jaar later heeft de dief genoeg geleerd en gaat weer op pad, samen met de kat, om medestrijders te vinden
Dat is het zo'n beetje. De medestanders worden gemakkelijk gevonden, maar ook tegenstanders blijken op pad te zijn. De tegenstanders leggen eigenlijk weinig tot niets echt in de weg.
Verhaal eindigt naar mijn idee nog al abrupt.
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August 2, 2011C'est pratiquement un livre pour enfant. Les personnages sont littéralement pris par la main par une déesse, tout au long du récit. Il n'y a pas d'intrigue prenante, ni la magie des ambiances qui caractérise normalement le style fantastique. La fin est plus que prévisible et donc décevante. C'est mon premier Eddings et je suis assez refroidi merci! Les dialogues sont parfois drôle mais rien de vraiment géniale. Je ne l'aurais pas terminé ci ce n'avait été une lecture potable pour lire dans le vacarme du métro.
July 28, 2011
Real fine as all the Eddings I read so far.
Heroic Fantasy Quest as usual with the traditional Eddings reciepe.
Worth trying
Heroic Fantasy Quest as usual with the traditional Eddings reciepe.
Worth trying
February 16, 2017
Fantastiskt bra bok. Fullständig recension på engelska här: https://rickusbookshelf.wordpress.com...
September 7, 2016
This has been one of my favourite books to date.
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