David Eddings was one of the first fantasy serialists I read, many years ago, and it's a good thing, too. If he weren't, I probably wouldn't have gotten past the first book of the first quintet. I would have realized just how flat and derivative Eddings' plots are, on top of seeing how one-dimensional his characters are and how they all have the same style of "wit". Only read Eddings if you haven't read much fantasy, to get a feel of the average work of the genre, then read some Gaiman or Feist or Rowling for really good stuff.

Release planned for Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at Clawson's Restaurant, Front Street in Beaufort, North Carolina USA.