David Eddings has died
Aquarion
Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
Daniele Pennese
> Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
http://www.fictionmatters.com/2009/06/03/david-eddings-dead-at-77/
I am really sad to hear this. I am even reading Belgarath the sorcerer at
the moment.
David, thanks for everything...
BaJoRi
"Daniele Pennese" <daniele...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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He is finally reunited with his wife Leigh, as well as his writing skills,
both of which died long before he did.
Castellan
> Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
Raise your glasses. Remember him for Bel/Mal/El/Tam/tL, and for causing
this 'ere newsgroup and the many tECs and other meet-ups. In fact I hope
we can tEC for a non-virtual wake. Gone, but not forgotten...or unread,
and thanks for the days and hours of other worlds.
--
Castellan
Sephy
> Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
/me gives Bajori a Look that would make Beldin shake in his boots... >:
(
I'm sad to hear of his passing. I thank him for the many hours of
happiness his books gave to me and to my family. Without him there
would have been no AFE. Castellan, if you do have a get together,
raise a glass for the Sarsos contingent...
~Sephy~
Jarl....@gmail.com
I, too, give thanks for the many, many days I spent lost in his worlds
and characters...
Writing skills not withstanding, such a monumental part of the fiction
community will be sorely missed
Thanks, David, for so much.
Toth
gilmae
Eight good books and a wife; thanks, you grumpy old bastard.
g. (the charming mr anti-afe)
dindog
> Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
I've read bel and mal series, great experience, thanks dav.
The Apostate
> Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
Dreamers - fancy being rememebred for dreamers
Paul Freeman
> Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
David, my grumpy old git, you wrote the best of my childhood fantasy
books. Thank you very much.
Sarabian
Simon Challands
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Paul Freeman <paul.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
That's how I feel about it - the Belgariad really fired up my
imagination when I was a kid. Another part of my childhood has gone.
--
Simon Challands (Simon II)
lordk...@hotmail.co.uk
and with the following gibber, the Holy Lord Kalten replies:
> so news.bbc.co.uk report. Also mentions he wrote Elenium, RofA and
> Dreamers - fancy being rememebred for dreamers
http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8085289.stm
Yes, I found that interesting also. I would have thought that he'd be
remembered mainly for the Belgariad/Mallorean series but no mention.
Sorry to hear that he passed away. My favourite fantasy author of all
time. Made friends through use of Eddings character names at Uni.
Had a lot of good laffs on this newsgroup.
Kalten~!!!
Jayjay
wrote:
>
>Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
Some of the first fantasy I ever read, and a source of many fine hours
of entertainment though, not in recent years.
Had a quiet drink in his honor while rereading the Elenium for the
first time in years. Sparhawk's still my favourite,even with the great
stuff that's being published today..
Thx for the memories'n'stuff
--�
Jayjay
Teut
> Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
Much as I loved the earlier works, I still think that the most enjoyment
I got from David Eddings was reading about when he blew up his garage by
testing whether a bucket of fluid was gasoline or not by throwing in a
match.
Anyway, he had a good knock, and he made various bits of my life much
more bearable.
--
Teut
dindog
wow, a great anecdote, Teut. And I did believe David lived quite a
life. He had a good wife, had been to war, wrote those wonderful
books. Maybe not very sophisticated, but all of them are light,
enjoyable stuff, which is most people really want.
BaJoRi
"Teut" <te...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Aquarion wrote:
>> Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
>
> Much as I loved the earlier works, I still think that the most enjoyment I
> got from David Eddings was reading about when he blew up his garage by
> testing whether a bucket of fluid was gasoline or not by throwing in a
> match.
No one will miss him as much as his local garage door salesman.
> Anyway, he had a good knock, and he made various bits of my life much more
> bearable.
>
> --
> Teut\
krager
>
> Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
I will have to read the Bel/Mal again, I have not read them for about 5
years.
Shame
The Apostate
Teut
Are they any good?
--
Teut
Simon Challands
Teut <te...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Are they any good?
I recently, in the light of this new, dug out Pawn of Prophecy, and
had a random skim through. The view after these years was no, not
great, alas, but enough to keep my attention, not to mention nostalgia
for characters I grew up from whenever I first read them (can't even
remember when that was!). Certainly better than some of his later
stuff, and I've not even tried to read the last lot.
I'll certainly read the rest of PoP properly, and the rest of the
Belgariad, again.
--
Simon Challands (once upon a time Simon II)
Mr. B-o-B
> Reports are coming in that David Eddings has died, aged 77.
I am a little late to the party, but this makes me sad. Dave has filled
many hours of my youth with good times, and I will miss him deeply.
Last Fall I started reading the Belgariad for about the 20th time since
I was a kid. Although it was about 10 years since I last put them down,
I enjoyed it all over again. I then proceeded to read the Mal series (I
never finished it when the final book was released). When it was new I
was kind of disapointed so I stopped reading it after the 4th book.
When the 5th book of the Mal was release I was more interest in drinking
beer & chasing women (Cherek Style - it was the 80's after all) so I
gave up on it. This time though being able to read it straight through
I enjoyed it. I then proceeded to read Belgarath & Polgera for the
fisrt time. When I finished Polgara the first time I decided to reread
Bel & Mal. And I did. Belgarath followed & now I am almost finished
with Polgara again. I really love these books, but for now when I
finish Polgara enough is enough for awhile
I have never read any of Eddings other books, but I have most of them in
my collection. I think I am going to read them all now. I scored High
Hunt (hard cover - .50 cents - nice) from a garage sale a few years
back. I think I'll give that one a go. Then I guess I'll read them in
order of release (other than Bel/Mal/Belgarath/Pol). Now that I think
about it I should probably read the Rivan Codex when I finish Pol (while
it's fresh in my mind) then go to the beginning with High Hunt.
Has anyone on this list read High Hunt? If so what did you think?
Any ways, thanks for listening.
Bob
Darth 'Q' Koala
I am very very sorry he has passed. I agree with Sephy: Lots of hours ..
reading his books...
-Q-