Post by Kt. Templar on Jun 5, 2009 16:15:02 GMT -5
I just heard the very sad news that David Eddings has passed away.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8085289.stm
www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2009/06/05/david-eddings.html
When I was growing up his books (The Belgariad and The Malloreon) where the antidote to the heaviness of Tolkien, this was Fantasy that knew how to have fun.
Very much in the same vein as Star Wars it was slightly more grown up than the Shannara books. Pick them up if you get the chance.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belgariad
For me these were the Harry Potters of my generation.
I've been wishing for a while that someone with vision would bring his books to the big screen. Now he will never get to see that.
RIP David.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8085289.stm
www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2009/06/05/david-eddings.html
When I was growing up his books (The Belgariad and The Malloreon) where the antidote to the heaviness of Tolkien, this was Fantasy that knew how to have fun.
Very much in the same vein as Star Wars it was slightly more grown up than the Shannara books. Pick them up if you get the chance.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belgariad
For me these were the Harry Potters of my generation.
I've been wishing for a while that someone with vision would bring his books to the big screen. Now he will never get to see that.
RIP David.
