Guardians of the West discussion

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These are not as good as his first series, that being said I still think they're well worth reading. If you're just starting on your Fantasy adventure then these books are perfect for you or if you're a kid who wants a good fantasy yarn then any of Eddings's work will be enjoyable. However if you're a veteran Fantasy reader who might be expecting a series like Erikson's or Martin's then Eddings's work is not for you. While he writes well his writing is nowhere near the standard of the top writers of Fantasy, what I usually do is read Eddings after I read a top notch Fantasy, just to sort of mellow me out a bit. lol This all being said I still think Eddings's work is well worth reading for any Fantasy lover and for all ages.

I assume you mean the Belgadrian saga when you say first series.

Interesting point of view... I read the Mallorean saga before the Belgadrian and i found the latter to be simpler, less mature than the former, with obviously a lighter theme together with the youth of the characters.

I think you mean the Belgariad...;)

Eddings' books are written to a formula. They are excellent if you pick them up at the right time in your life (thirteen, looking for a LOTR substitute). When you get a bit older you realise all the characters talk the same way, most of the cultures in the world are two dimensional stereotypes and the author has no concept of the size of a pitched battle.

The Fantasy genre has lots of excellent writing in it these days. I would suggest you no longer need to read Eddings when much better authors sit on the bookshelf next to him.

Allen wrote: " I would suggest you no longer need to read Eddings when much better authors sit on the bookshelf next to him. "

Indeed:
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I'm trying to seel all of mine. There is something racist about this and prequel series.

All his books are fairly light and quick reads. There's very little depth to any of it but for a bit of fantasy confection it's about as meaty as any RPG tie-in.