You'll be missed. Posted by Rake (Member # 9195) on :
Vila i frid
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
Damn...
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I loved those books when I was younger. I think I may reread them this month as a sort of tribute.
I actually preferred the Elenium, but the Belgariad was great. The rest were just rehashes.
Sad day.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
I remember staying up half the night to finish the Belgariad when I was twelve.
Rest in peace, sir.
Posted by Paul Goldner (Member # 1910) on :
One of my favorites.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Like Kwea, I also loved them when I was younger. I think I would like to re-read them myself and maybe share them with my daughter.
Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
He is one of my favorite authors. I am currently in the middle of Polgara - one of my most favorites.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I knew they were kinda cheesy even when I read them, but I still loved them. Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
"Kinda" cheesy?
They're the iconic example of what I call "empty calorie fantasy".
That said, they're also a fun read. Unlike, say, Eragon which similarly invoked all the by-the-numbers tropes but is painfully dull.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well, towards the end they were, but really...they introduced a fairly decent magic system, and the first series was fairly novel when it was first released. A lot of series after that copied them, so they became almost an in-joke of sorts, but the first series was pretty decent.
I loved the Elanium though. Sparhawk was awesome!
Posted by MouetteSheridan (Member # 10098) on :
Oh... these were the first adult fantasy books I ever read, back when I was elevenish. Good memories...
![[Frown]](frown.gif)
![[Cry]](graemlins/cry.gif)
![[Smile]](smile.gif)