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The Redemption of Althalus

David Eddings

Paperback | Pages: 800 pages

Rating: 3.83 | 14778 Users | 499 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Redemption of Althalus
ISBN:	0345440781 (ISBN13: 9780345440785)
Edition Language:	English

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The Redemption of Althalus is the first stand-alone, single-volume high fantasy saga written by the bestselling husband and wife team of David and Leigh Eddings. Their previous beloved series include the Belgariad, the Malloreon, and the Elenium, and although Althalus is bursting with all the daring escapades their multitude of fans expect, it is also an engaging departure for the authors. Althalus is a grand adventure that is bound to enthrall readers of the authors' previous, multivolume epics, but it features a precision of plot and language that can be achieved only by having an actual resolution.

Althalus is a young thief and occasional killer known for his skill and incredible luck. A number of capers end without much monetary reward for him, until he stumbles into a shrine built to the fertility goddess Dweia. Soon afterward he meets with the wizard Ghend, who hires him to steal the Book, a magical tome that can be found in the bizarre House at the End of the World. There, Althalus discovers Dweia in the form of a black cat and learns that she has chosen him to aid her in a war against Ghend and her evil brother, the destroyer god Daeva. Together Althalus and Dweia use the power of the Book and gather together a small team of questionable heroes who must battle Ghend's supernatural forces and armies. The thief Althalus can only hope his luck holds out for this one last task, since the very fate of humanity is at stake.

A stand-alone epic fantasy is a rarity in the modern-day publishing world and a concept that should be embraced more often. The Redemption of Althalus gives us all the action, sorcery, humor, and soaring imagination of a grand series but doesn't leave any loose threads, fractured subplots, or loss of momentum. A great deal of fun action and generally good-natured exploits are punctuated by the authors' usual satire on religion and high society. In one clever turn, Althalus enters a city where the wealthy are forced to hide their riches and live even worse than the poor in order to avoid taxation. Althalus is well-polished and smoothly constructed, with real storytelling muscle and a gratifying finale. The Eddingses should be praised for their willingness to put a cap on this particular story in an effort to offer other wonderfully developed worlds to their readers.

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Title	:	The Redemption of Althalus
Author	:	David Eddings
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 800 pages
Published	:	October 30th 2001 by Del Rey (first published 2000)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy. Adventure. Magic

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Charming story about a thief who becomes the saviour of the world. The main character is a very likable one, as well as the support cast and as usually Eddings blends his story with a lot of magic and mythology. If you like light, funny fantasy stories, this is a book for you.

Whenever anyone asks me who my favourite author is, I'll normally trot out the answer David Eddings without a second thought. Sure, the Lord of the Rings is my favourite book but David, and his lesser acknowledged wife Leigh, wrote almost twenty books that I happily count among my favourites. This includes the five book series The Belgariad and its sequel series The Malloreon, trilogy The Elenium and its companion series The Tamuli, as well as a bunch of prequel and stand-alone novels. Of

I dont want to contaminate a good story with truth. Thatd be a violation of my artistic integrity.A fun read. Sort of a tongue-in-cheek parody of epic fantasy. Worlds great thief (he thinks), competitive divine siblings, threats to end reality. Faint echoes of Star Wars. Didnt notice much redemption of Althalus, but who cares?Its not the writing that changes, pet. Its the reading. Wait a minute. Doesnt the writing mean the same to everybody? Of course it doesnt. Everybody reads any writing gets

Oh boy. This was a bit of a train wreck. I didn't buy this book and instead swapped it, as I've done so a lot lately, for an old book of mine that was gathering dust. This is one of those that is definitely going to be swapped back. It started a bit slow but somewhat promising, featuring a likable anti-hero, a cat (!!!) and some religious battle that lies in the hands of this anti-hero. However, the 800 pages did little to move things along and the characters upon characters are interchangeable

Eddings was always a comfort-read for me in my teens. It was something about the epic scope, the moral pragmatism and the supportive, close-knit team of friends and family -- the recurring tropes of his books are just easy, familiar tones. Althalus is the one-book Eddings experience, which I pick up again now after having several times used it as the poster for Eddings' other work. Enough time has passed that I've forgotten most of the plot detail, so it's about as close to a fresh read as I can

In my defense, I first read this book when I was twelve, so the sense of wonderment and excitement still stay with me till today,and seeing that I still remember the title of the book, as well as most of the plot, I'd say it made a pretty good impression on me when I first read it. And it's the experience of immersing myself in the story rather than the fancy language and vague visuals. When I finished the book I remember an especially vivid dream I had the same night, set in the world Althalus

A good comfy read. You know you'll get a great story, characters and world setting with the Eddings. Throw in a dash of magic, some time travel and there you have it.