Title: Great plot the first time
Product review: Although I am a huge fan of the Belgariad and the Mallorean, I must say I was disappointed. This is another sad Eddings entry into the epic fantasy genre. The standard plot -- retrieve the good blue rock, foil evil religious types -- begins to pale after the sixth or seventh rehash. The characters are also stale and old. Sephrenia the mother figure, Sparhawk the gruff but tenderhearted warrior hero, Talen the sly thief, etc etc. The characters ramble through uninspired prose studded with the same jokes used in the Belgariad (to better effect, the first time).If you like Eddings, stay away from the Tamuli as well as the Elenium. It gets better (slightly) with Polgara the Sorceress.
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