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Title: Domes of Fire (The Tamuli, Book 1) by David Eddings, MacNicol, Peter ISBN: 0679429549 Publisher: Random House (Audio) Pub. Date: 1993 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.89
Rating: 2
Summary: Okay - if you like that kind of thing
Comment: David Eddings has written what is essentially the same novel four times now, and while it is an undemanding read for those who have enjoyed his previous work, there is a real sense that inspiration was starting to wear very thin.
The writing is lazy. There is too much cutesy author commentary and too many lines and situations being recycled for the umpteenth time, (character X says something outrageous, character Y stares at him helplessly, then gives up and laughs; character X is profoundly shaken by the theological implications of pretty much everything Aphrael gets up to). There is a scattering of teeth-grinding anachronisms ('cookie' 'mom'). The darker themes in this novel - life in an oppressive church run state, religious persecution - do not reconcile well with the cast of familiar, cheerfully bickering archetypes. There's no real tension and no serious threat, since Aphrael is on hand to sort everything out at the drop of a hat. The enemy is unconvincing and there are few significant new storylines - this was the first Eddings book where I found reading a chore. I've read all the other series several times over the past few years, but I only made it through the Tamuli once, and now I'm finding re-reading it drags just as much.
Rating: 4
Summary: It's only entertainment... but I like it.
Comment: It seems that all you have to do to enjoy a book by Eddings is turn your brain off. It's been some time since I read the Elenium, and I didn't have much expectations as it comes to this sequel, but yes, the man can still write. Some people here complain that the characters never encounter any real danger, but I don't see that as a bad thing. In fact, what I've been missing in many fantasy books is a certain sense of lightness. You can get tired of savage, breathtaking battles for the victory of the good. I mean, we all know the good _will_ win in the end! So why bite your fingernails off for nothing.
Eddings is a humorous writer, of course, but his language is great and makes me laugh very often. Also he has a certain understanding of human nature. This is not great art, but surely there's worse fantasy writers around. I'll be very delighted to read the rest of Tamul.
Rating: 4
Summary: Well Worth the Read
Comment: I haven't read anything by Eddings since the Belgariad series years ago. As I recall, I enjoyed it. The first book of the Tamuli series, "Dome of Fire", is a pleasure if you enjoy dialogue between characters and a fast paced plot. In "Dome", the situation and characters appear to be very straight forward. Eddings keeps things moving and the characters are sarcastic in their humor, direct in their conversation, emotional as necessary, and honest(the Elenes) to a fault. The "Bad Guys" are typically distasteful and so far, not too bright. In this book, the bad guys represent very little of a threat. Sparhawk and his "clan" dispatch them handily on every occasion and are never really pressed. But Eddings gives you every impression that the tables will turn and the Elenes will be sorely tested in book three(I assume). My only complaint is that there is an ABUNDANCE of references to events and people that Sparhawk and his group encountered in the past, that may or may not be relative to their current situation. This is a little distracting and keeping track is impossible. Nevertheless, I am quickly reading book 2, "The Shining Ones" for which I have very high hopes.
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Title: The Shining Ones (Book Two of The Tamuli) by David Eddings ISBN: 0345388666 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Hidden City (The Tamuli Book, No 3) by David Eddings ISBN: 0345390407 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sapphire Rose (Book 3 of the Elenium) by David Eddings ISBN: 034537472X Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Ruby Knight (Elenium, Book 2) by David Eddings ISBN: 0345373529 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Diamond Throne (Book 1 of the Elenium) by David Eddings, Leigh Eddings ISBN: 0345367693 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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