OT: David Eddings Has Died

[S.R. Krol]

Another fantasy writer has passed on. David Eddings is now dead (http://www.thebookseller.com/news/87565-fantasy-writer-david-eddings-dies.html).

[Zargen]

:( I loved the Malloerean series.

[WraithLord]

I'm sad to hear that. I liked his "Belgariad" as a child.

[Dragar]

yeah, he was my favourite author as a kid

[Edi]

One of my favorites as well. He recycled a lot of his plots and characters, but part of the fun was watching what incarnation the same guys would appear in.

[Gregstrom]

Yeah. The Belgariad was pretty much my introduction to modern fantasy novels, and I have many fond memories.

[Poopsi]

Yeah, I wasn't too familiar with his work, but I read about this in the newspaper. They weren't sure about whether it had been suicide or accident, though.

[Agema]

I really liked the Belgariad in my formative years, although I struggled to appreciate anything after. Irrespective, it seems like he was genuinely one life's good guys, so it's sad to see him go.