Review: The redemption of Althalus
Paningin na pang Editoryal - Kirkus ReviewsStand-alone fantasy, already a bestseller in the UK, from the vastly popular husband-and-wife team (The Rivan Codex, 1998, etc.). Lovable rogue Althalus suffers an inexplicable run of bad luck. Just then, he's approached by the tough-looking Ghend to steal a Book from the House at the End of the World. Althalus doesn't know what a book is, so Ghend shows him his—a large tome residing in a big black box. After various adventures, Althalus reaches his destination, and grabs the Book—it's huge and in a white box—but the room suddenly has no door. Althalus finds himself alone with a talking cat, Em, who's actually the goddess Dweia. Her brother Deiwos, who built the house, creates things and then just wanders off Her other brother, Daeva, wants to devolve things back to the primordial chaos, or something; Ghend is his chief servant. Tutored by Em, Althalus learns how to read the Book, and to use the magic powers conveyed by the words in the Book. The house, he also discovers, is riddled with doorways through space and time. Finally, 2500 years later, Althalus and Em leave to gather a team to help fight Ghend and his black-Book gang. Let battle commence. Full of the usual jolly banter that passes for wit, creamy smooth and blandly unsurprising.
Review: The Redemption of Althalus
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Josie - GoodreadsCaution... spoilers below. I have been putting off writing this because in a way, I feel like it is a waste of my time. Perhaps I just feel resentment for how long was spent in reading the 900+ pages ... Read full review
Review: The Redemption of Althalus
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Matthew Harrington - GoodreadsCheesy, but fantastic. The Redemption of Althalus is, to me, David Eddings summed up in a single book. His characters are witty and lovable, the plot is engaging and epic in scale whilst still being ... Read full review
Review: The Redemption of Althalus
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Smcleish - GoodreadsOriginally published on my blog here in August 2001. Although this stand alone epic fantasy has all the familiar ingredients that have characterised the Eddings' writing in the genre since Pawn of ... Read full review
Review: The Redemption of Althalus
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Lucinda - GoodreadsThis single-volume epic fantasy tale will delight all fans of Eddings, being totally fantastic as to blow you away! As an already devoted aficionado of David Eddings and his lengthy collection of ... Read full review
Review: The Redemption of Althalus
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Cole - GoodreadsI got this at a bookstore/coffee shop because it looked interesting. It is interesting, and it is a fun read, but David Eddings seems to be more concerned with having a bunch of little parts of the ... Read full review
Review: The Redemption of Althalus
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Shane - GoodreadsThis is a great single volume piece that holds all the usual Eddings-isms one came to expect from this fantasy stalwart. And I love that! With that being said, there was nothing revelatory or new ... Read full review
Review: The Redemption of Althalus
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Eric - GoodreadsLet me start by saying I am a huge David Eddings fan. His Belgariad series is one of my favorite fantasy series -- in some ways more so than even the holy The Lord of the Rings trilogy. That being ... Read full review
Review: The Redemption of Althalus
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Peter Gorman II - GoodreadsEddings comes through in this lengthy fantasy stand alone novel. Sometimes your just not into reading a trilogy, or 10 book series. As an avid fantasy reader, this can be a difficult proposition ... Read full review
Review: The Redemption of Althalus
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Suzanne - GoodreadsI'm not sure why they chose to make this one super long book instead of breaking it up into a trilogy. At times, some of the motives and plans of the characters were inadequately explained or rushed ... Read full review
