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  I loved them when I was 12. There's a sequel series called the Malloreon, and a couple larger books rele... : J4NUS
  • Oh, and he wrote six books (two trilogies) in another universe, called The Elenium and The Tamuli that I ... : J4NUS
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    Fuck, I gotta check those out. And I just finished re-reading it and I actually don't mind the writing... : MurrayTheSkull
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      Honestly, I re-tried it quite a while ago, and that's all I remember. I might have just been in a snobby... : J4NUS
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        I think I appreciate the underlying snarkiness and bitterness that pervades the books. It kind of levels... : MurrayTheSkull
        • You'll probably like the Mallorean five-ology then, too. But you might get tired once you get the to T : cerealSAM2
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  I read them in high school, plus the next five called the Mallorean. They were awesome and I've been mean... : sixfoot6
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    There are the Belgarath and Polgara novels that fill in all their backstories as well! : gigaduck
    • ^^^^ the only passable books in the series. Eddings writing style and lame attemps at humor get old very ... : guigr
  • I read all of eddings seriers. Even though I enjoyed them, the storeiea between the series were all clone... : alcueso
  • I got the first one for my girlfriend a while back and she did the same thing as your wife. The good thin... : ColoradoCNC
• I read this (and their other) series when I was 12, and absolutely loved them. In fact, I go back and re-... : Bold
• I loved them when I first read them at 13, and now I can see their flaws but I still reread them about on... : gigaduck
• I didnt read those, but I did read The Redemption of Althalus. That was a very enjoyable book. : elathan
• I really liked his Redemption of Althalas when I read it, although that was nearly a decade ago. Didn't t... : Arceihn
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  I enjoyed them when I read years ago, the next series feels tired and repetitive. : scanline
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    I believe the repetition in The Mallorean was intentional: the characters even have a discussion about it : Bold
    • Oh, and my other complaint about The Mallorean is that it undermines the main division of the opposing si : Bold
• To be perfectly frank, I think they're trash. : GreatGooglyMoogly
• I enjoyed Eddings when I was in my teens. I think I read the first two books of the Elenium or something.... : lightly inclined
• It's a fantastic series. His Sparhawk novels are also pretty good. : ColoradoCNC
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  I've read all their series ++ and they're fucking dire apart from the humor. Fun pulp. : d fluke
  • Did about a book a day of those while home sick once : d fluke