David Eddings – Author Spotlight
By Faith McKay
David Eddings was born July 7th, 1931 in Spokane, Washington. Since then, he has written several series of best-selling epic fantasy with his wife, Leigh Eddings, though she went uncredited in many of his early works. Leigh Eddings passed away in February of 2007.
While David Eddings does not have an official webpage and doesn’t own a computer (or a typewriter), in 2006 he did do an interview with sffworld.com When asked what it is he thinks draws people to fantasy he replied, “Fantasy takes people away from the real world and almost everybody dislikes the real world.”
He originally wrote general fiction novels, and has written several in his career even after publishing his first fantasy fiction series, The Belgariad. Pawn of Prophecy, the first in The Belgariad series, was first published in 1982. Eddings has completed five fantasy series since that time and one standalone fantasy novel.
Fantasy Series:
The Belgariad
The Malloreon
Elenium
Tamuli
Dreamers
Individual Fantasy Novels:
The Redemption of Althalus
Quotes from David Eddings:
”The unfortunate thing about working for yourself is that you have the worst boss in the world. I work every day of the year except at Christmas, when I work a half day.” - David Eddings
“No day in which you learn something is a complete loss.” – David Eddings
Quotes from books by David Eddings:
"If you say 'why me?' I'll snatch out your beard" – Polgara
"Of course I didn't kill him. All I did was run him through the leg- just a little bit." – Lelldorin
"Any time there's something so ridiculous dangerous that no rational human being would even consider trying it, they send for me." - Belgarion
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