TRIBUTE TO THE EDDINGS
Masters of Fantasy
David and Leigh Eddings
David Eddings, July 1931 to June 2009, with his wife, Leigh Eddings, who died last year, created some of the most widely enjoyed fantasy works. The Belgariad is considered by some as only being second to Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
My first experience of an Eddings work was the Elenium, the first book, The Diamond Throne, was published in 1989. I read it a few years later and it fired my imagination. I went on to read the Belgariad and the Mallorean, before purchasing the Tamuli (the sequel trilogy to the Elenium) as a set from the Fantasy and SF Bookclub. These were books that made me want to read more and more, and at the same time lit the fire in my belly to write high fantasy. For their contribution to literature and fantasy fiction, the Eddings are without doubt Masters of Fantasy.
'When you step off the beaten path, expect trouble, for trouble and adventure go hand-in-hand.'
Noor Jahangir
