Eddings, David


DAVID AND LEIGH EDDINGS' BOOKSHELF
David Eddings published his first novel, High Hunt, in 1973, before turning to the field of fantasy and The Belgariad, soon followed by The Malloreon. Born in Spokane, Washington, in 1931, and raised in the Puget Sound area north of Seattle, he received his bachelor of arts degree from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, in 1954 and a master of arts degree from the University of Washington in 1961. He has served in the United States Army, has worked as a buyer for the Boeing Company, and has been a grocery clerk and a college English teacher. Leigh Eddings has collaborated with her husband for more than a dozen years. David and Leigh Eddings live in the Southwest. (Source: Random House Publishers)
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First Published	2003	2004	2005
Dreamer Series	The Elder Gods	The Treasured One	Crystal Gorge
	The Dreamers, Book 1	The Dreamers, Book 2	The Dreamers, Book 3

	1981	1981	1981	1984	1984	1995	1997
Belgariad Series	Pawn of Prophecy	Queen of Sorcery	Magician's Gambit	Castle of Wizardry	Enchanter's Endgame	Belgarath the Sorcerer (with Leigh Eddings)	Polgara the Sorceress (with Leigh Eddings)
	The Belgariad Series, Book 1	The Belgariad Series, Book 2	The Belgariad Series, Book 3	The Belgariad Series, Book 4	The Belgariad Series, Book 5	The Belgariad Series, Book 6	The Belgariad Series, Book 7

	1998	1985	1985	1986
	The Rivan Codex (with Leigh Eddings)	The Belgariad 1	The Belgariad 2	The Belgariad Boxed Set
	The Belgariad Series, Book 8	The Belgariad Series, Omnibus 1	The Belgariad Series, Omnibus 2	The Belgariad Series, Omnibus

	1985	1988	1988	1989	1991	1992
Malloreon Series	Guardians of the West	King of the Murgos	Demon Lord of Karanda	Sorceress of Darshiva	The Seeress of Kell	Malloreon
	The Malloreon Series, Book 1	The Malloreon Series, Book 2	The Malloreon Series, Book 3	The Malloreon Series, Book 4	The Malloreon Series, Book 5	The Malloreon Series, Omnibus

	1989	1990	1991	1993
Elenium Series	The Diamond Throne	The Ruby Knight	The Sapphire Rose	The Elenium Omnibus
	The Elenium Series, Book 1	The Elenium Series, Book 2	The Elenium Series, Book 3	The Elenium Series Omnibus

	1992	1993	1994	1999
Tamuli Series	Domes of Fire	The Shining Ones	The Hidden City	The Tamuli
	The Tamuli Series, Book 1	The Tamuli Series, Book 2	The Tamuli Series, Book 3	The Tamuli Series Omnibus

	1973	1992	2000	2002
Novels	High Hunt	The Losers	The Redemption of Althalus	Regina's Song
			with Leigh Eddings	with Leigh Eddings

Books written by David and Leigh Eddings

High Hunt (First published 1973)
The group around Dan's brother had been held together by a mutual taste for liquor and endless arguments. Now, high in the mountains on a quest to see who could bag the biggest deer, old jealousies and hatreds were being dusted off and revived. Everyone knew an explosion was coming. No one knew who would survive. And none of them were willing to turn back. Reissue. (Source: Publisher)
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The Elder Gods (First published 2003)
The Barnes & Noble Review The Elder Gods is the first novel in The Dreamers, a projected four-book fantasy saga that also happens to be David and Leigh Eddings's first new series in a decade. Four sibling gods -- Dahlaine, Zelana, Aracia, and Veltan -- rule over the realm known as Dhrall, and every 25,000 years the exhausted elders pass their duties on to four younger gods. As time approaches for another "changing of the gods," Dahlaine glimpses the future and sees That-Called-the-Vlagh -- the ruler of the Wasteland in the center of Dhrall's four domains -- conquering the realm with its armies of insect-snake-human hybrids. Dahlaine decides to reawaken the younger gods early in the form of the Dreamers -- four children with the power to change reality through their dreams but who are unaware of their true identity. But even with the Dreamers' help, the elder gods will have to somehow find an army of warriors strong enough to defeat the evil hordes. Although the legions of longtime fans of the Eddingses' previous bestselling series (The Belgariad, The Malloreon, etc.) will surely put The Elder Gods on the charts as well, fans may be somewhat disappointed with the ending, which is really just a respite between battles. The Eddingses do, however, set the table for some potentially fantastic storytelling in the volumes to come. And because their writing style is so clean, this novel -- and, by extension, the series -- may find a broader audience with much younger readers, as well as hard-core fans. Paul Goat Allen From the Publisher Somewhere beyond the farthest pole of the world, the Land of Dhrall lies anchored by the will of four powerful yet eccentric Gods. From controlling the weather to influencing the course of mortal men, these deities can bend reality to their whims. But bound by the laws of nature, they cannot take lives. Yet the Gods are not the only power. For in the center of Dhrall is the Wasteland, the domain of a mysterious, voracious horror known as That-Called-the-Vlagh. A nightmare made flesh, the Vlagh has created a massive army of hideous monsters in a plan to conquer Dhrall and overrun the world. And now, at the end of a cycle of Time, That-Called-the-Vlagh may succeed. In the coming battles the people of Dhrall will be aided by a ragtag force of pirates and mercenary soldiers. But the true warriors against the Vlagh will turn out to be four enigmatic children known as the Dreamers. Raised by the Gods themselves, these children have the ability to summon dreams that can alter the fabric of reality. And unlike the Elder gods, the Dreamers do not hesitate to use their powers to kill. (Source: Publisher)	The Elder Gods (The Dreamers Series)
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The Treasured One (First published 2004)
New York Times bestselling authors David and Leigh Eddings, creators of such grand fantasy epics as The Belgariad, The Malloreon, and The Elder Gods, continue the national bestselling saga of The Dreamers with an epic new novel. This enthralling and richly imaginative fantasy tale transports us to a wondrous land where gods and mortals join together to defy the dark forces that would destroy them all...THE TREASURED ONE. As spring ripens into summer and warm winds blow through the apple orchards, rumors abound of hooded strangers scouting the peaceful farmlands of Vash. Flush from their narrow victory over the horrific Vlagh, Longbow and his companions are drawn to this pastoral territory in south Dhrall, confident that they will thwart the next assault by their inhuman foe. But on the border of the desolate Wasteland, the Vlagh is breeding a monstrous new army of venomous bat-bugs and armored spiders. These giant, grotesque legions threaten to overwhelm the allies, who are further shocked by a prophecy delivered by the Dreamers: an invasion by a new, second army. Seduced by the prospect of limitless gold and pagans ripe for enslavement, a corrupt former priest, Jalkan, will betray his allies. Conspiring to plunder this unspoiled land, Jalkan raises a force of armed acolytes and declares a global holy war. Caught up in the clash of these vast powers, neither Longbow and his allies nor Jalkan and his troops grasp the new danger among them. A mysterious entity - neither god nor mortal - has begun to meddle with the minds of both the locals and the invaders, spinning a web of intrigue that entraps all in its path. Farmers and hunters, soldiers and madmen, mortals and gods-all charge to a battle that will decide the fate of the world. (Source: Publisher)	Treasured One: Book Two of the Dreamers
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