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The Ruby Knight by David Eddings
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The Ruby Knight (1990)

by David Eddings

Other authors: Leigh Eddings (Uncredited author)

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Series: The Elenium (2)

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Still loving it...still the expected amount of resolution to the acutal story line. Here's hoping he doesn't leave me hanging after The Saphire Rose!

I miss Flute. (I totally figured that out way ahead of time by the way!) ( )
  Ameliapei | Apr 18, 2013 |
Exciting, interesting. It'd help if David Eddings didn't write the same book over and over, though. ( )
  shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 |
The knight Sparhawk's quest for an ancient jewel to save the Queen's life continues in the second volume of the Elenium. In a company of ten, the quest is hindered by politics, unexpected events, the flesh-devouring servant of an evil god, and deformed trolls. As always, David Eddings delivers a rich world and like-able characters along with a healthy dose of humor. ( )
  wagner.sarah35 | Mar 3, 2013 |
ELENIUM
  rustyoldboat | May 28, 2011 |
A slightly shorter continuation of the story - everything a middle trilogy book should be.

Having found the cause of the Queen's illness Sparhwak and cohorts most now travel the continent seeking the illusive gem they require to enact her salvation. With each month that passes another of the supporting knights dies, and sephrenia carries and ever increasing burdon. Being the light fantasy that this is, I haven't bothered keeping an accurate track of passing time, but i suspect they're getting very close the limit now - although the goddesses intervensions make this a little tricky to determine.

Otherwise much as befor e- random events occur to prevent the smooth journying, and in the lack of coincidence we expect from Eddings the characters involved crop up again later. Meanwhile our various heros in their unchanging attitudes swap light hearted banter and casually kill and dismember various people who try and stop them. Apart from women who seem sacrosanct, even if their infected with a mad god/demon thing.

If you enjoyed the first one, this is much the same, and although the quest is prolonged a little, there is a sense of events moving up to the climax in the next book. ( )
  reading_fox | Mar 29, 2010 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Eddings, Davidprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Eddings, LeighUncredited authorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Barrow, JohnNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Parkinson, KeithCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Punnonen, PasiTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Shapiro, ShellyIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Spångberg, YlvaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Taylor, GeoffCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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A History of the House of Sparhawk -- From the Chronicles of the Pandion Brotherhood
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For Young Mike "put it in the car" and for Peggy "what happened to my balloons".
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It was in the twenty-fifth century when the hordes of Otha of Zemoch invaded the Elene kingdoms of western Eosia and swept all before them with fire and sword in their march to the west. (Prologue)
It was well after midnight, and a dense gray fog had crept in off the Cimmura River to mingle with the pervading wood smoke from a thousand chimneys to blur the nearly deserted streets of the city.
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Ehlanda, Queen of Elenia, has been poisoned. A deep enchantment sustains her life, but it will end soon. Then Sparhawk, Knight of the Queen's Champion, learns where to get to cure for the poison. He and his companions set forth on a dangerous quest to find the antidote before the queen should perish and the peace ends....

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Sparhawk and a few brave companions set out on a desperate quest to save the Queen of Elenia.

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