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As he seeks to recover Bhelliom, the lost jewel of power, Sparhawk meets the Shining Ones, beings whose touch brings death.Tags
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"Well, I know in the last book we solved all the problems by chucking the magical rock into the ocean. But wait! I need to write a sequel! Hang on, I know. It wasn't just a magical rock, it's actually a rock full of gods! And we need to have the characters go back & fish it out of the ocean and carry it around some more so they can use it to very unethically yet gleefully slaughter their enemies and enable the extinction of species! Yeah, that's it!"
Ook dit deel krijgt 3 sterren. Wat me wel opvalt is dat er wel heel gemakkelijk over moord en doodslag wordt gedacht. Het wordt bijna gezellig gebracht met weinig tot geen gewetensbezwaren. Ik denk dat dat voor mij wel echt meespeelt met het niet geven van 4 sterren, hoe leuk het lezen ook is. Er is geen groei van de karakters, want over alle momenten die een flinke impact kunnen hebben op iemand wordt overheen gewalst met humoristische opmerkingen. Lekker leesbaar, maar nergens wordt je aan het denken gezet.
I know that David Eddings books are very much a repeated formula from series to series but that does not take away from my enjoyment of them. I first read his books many years ago when I chose them because they were the longest books I could find. I enjoy his characters and the plot and I find that in general they stand up to the test of time as long as you can enjoy the raging sexism.
What's left to say? Nice twist at the end...I'm not really worried though. I love these books!
Good Book. Excellent Series.
See The Diamond Throne.
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David Eddings was born on July 7, 1931 in Spokane, Washington. He received a B.A. in English from Reed College in Portland in 1954 and a M.A. in Middle English from the University of Washington in 1961. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, he worked as a grocery clerk, as a sales clerk for the Boeing Company, and as an English teacher in show more a business college and a teachers' college. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 25 books, many of them with his wife Leigh Eddings. His first novel, High Hunt, was published in 1973. His other works include the Belgariad series, the Mallorean series, the Elenium series, and the Dreamers series. He died on June 2, 2009 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Shining Ones
- Original title
- The Shining Ones
- Original publication date
- 1993
- People/Characters
- Sparhawk; Ehlana; Krager; Sephrenia; Aphrael; Kalten (show all 22); Tynian; Ulath; Berit; Vanion; Alean; Stragen; Caalador; Mirtai; Itagne; Xanetia; Sarabian; Bevier; Zalasta; Khalad; Talen; Danae
- Important places
- Cynesga; Delphaeus; Matherion; Astel
- Dedication
- For Pop, The empty place in our hearts will be filled by the beautiful memories we all have. You played a good round of golf and a helluva game of pool. We'll miss you.
- First words
- The seasons were turning, and the long summer was winding down toward autumn.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"We can harvest hair from that, so we won't need to bring the rest of you along if you start being too much bother."
- Original language
- English
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