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David Eddings was born in Washington State in 1931 and grew up near Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington and went on to serve in the US Army. Subsequently he worked as a buyer for the Boeing company and taught college-level English. His first novel was a contemporary adventure, but he soon began a spectacular career as a fantasy writer with his bestselling series ‘The Belgariad’.
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David Eddings is one of my favourite authors. The Belgariad was the first fantasy series I ever read at the tender age of 10 ( I was a precious reader from an early age) and I was immediately hooked on the genre. Moving on to the Sparhawk series I immediately loved the slightly more mature characters still mixed with the classical whimsical story telling that Eddings spins so well. The Tamuli is the second Sparhawk trilogy and Domes of Fire sets the scene for another wonderful tale. We see the return of many loved characters and meet the new and interesting population of another empire. The book is packed with the battles, plots and character interactions that you expect, and like a cosy blanket on a winter's night you are happy to snuggle into it and drift away. While some of the characters are cliche, the charm and best tradition of fireside storytelling makes them endearing and life long friends. Now in my 30s I still love these books as much as I did when I was a child. When I pick them up I know that I will loose track of entire days as I follow my best loved heroes into classic battles against villains and dark gods. If you have never read this before (where have you been?) you are in for a treat, and you will want to get the next 2 books now because you won't want to wait once you reach the end because Sparhawk is about to get his freak on ;)
First book of the 'Tamuli' trilogy by David Eddings... Another excellent story by the master of Fantasy... This trilogy is a follow on to 'The Elenium' also by David Eddings... Would suggest reading that first to accustomize yourself to the characters. But not essential to read. Keeps you on your toes...
I cut my teeth on the Belgarion and all the following adventures of Belgarath & co. I introduced my children to them, and like me they graduated to the Sparhawk series as well. This book was missing from my collection so had to have it.