- Hardcover: 704 pages
- Publisher: Voyager; 1st Edition edition (3 July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002247542
- ISBN-13: 978-0002247542
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.3 x 5.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (219 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 504,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Althalus was just a thief, and only a good thief by the standards of the backwoods and hick towns where he spent most of his career; a trip to the big cities of the lowlands almost proved disastrous for him, because he could recognise neither real threats nor even more sophisticated forms of wealth. Hired to steal a magic book, he finds himself imprisoned by a talking cat and subjected to the extensive education that will make him leader of humanity's fight back against a death god and his cadre of thugs. Much of what is best in The Redemption of Althalus has to do with the process whereby he recruits his team--a spoiled princess, a witch rescued from the stake, a barbarian warrior and a street urchin with the brain of a great strategist; once the team is in place and their fight back against conquest and sinister magic begins, victory is more or less assured and a matter of watching a thoroughly entertaining process. It is interesting to see Eddings working on a smaller canvas than usual--there is a fundamental niceness to his books that entirely gets its head here, along with an attractive sense of humour.--Roz Kaveney
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Althalus the thief spent ten days on the road down out of the mountains of Kagwher to reach the imperial city of Deika. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was the first of my David/Leigh Edding book collection. I fell in love with the characters and the plot. It was/is one of those books that when you start reading it you cant put it down, Ithink it is fair to own that I read it in two days! I would have read it in one but my parents told me to stop reading for meals. The plot makes you want to read on and there is always a surprise around the corner.
When I finished it I hungered for more, so I went to see if I could get any more of the books. It was a fruitful search and I would recomend this and all their books to any reader who enjoys Fantasy, romance and mystery.
When I finished it I hungered for more, so I went to see if I could get any more of the books. It was a fruitful search and I would recomend this and all their books to any reader who enjoys Fantasy, romance and mystery.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Well...what can be said, not bad but not great either.Being an Eddings fan and having read the Belgariad, Mallorean Elenium and Tamuli series I wondered what direction this book would go especially as it is condensed into one novel.Unfortunatly I found myself constantly remembering characters from Eddings previous books and it seems as if all that has been changed is the characters names i.e Flute-Emmy Sparhawk-Althalus, Andine-Ehlana etc etc. If, however, you have not read any of David Eddings books before then this would probably be a good one to start on as it will seem like a fresh and innovative story. Being an Eddings fan however I will still buy his books when they come out but i feel that if he is to remain as popular as he is he<and she> need to try and put some fresh ideas into their novels to keep old and new fans alike entertained.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this when I was about 9 years old and loved it. I loved the witticisms, the principle characters and the story as a whole... it has stuck with me until now, almost 10 years later. It was the first Eddings book that I had ever read and the first proper fantasy book that I had read apart from the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, which may have added to its appeal as all of the plot ideas and techniques seemed wildly original to me. A definite classic that I will cherish throughout my life!
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Reasonable if you're prepared to ignore the usual Eddings failings
I've read all of David Eddings' books & this one is pretty much a typical example. The surprise is that it is one volume rather than two or three. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Greg
When I Stopped Buying Eddings
I grew up with The Belgariad, love the Mallorean and then really enjoyed Sparhawk books as well. But by this point was getting a little tired of the repetition. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Syriat
Just. Couldn't. Finish. It
This was my introduction to Eddings' work and was really looking forward to it. It started well and was at first enjoying it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by listenclear
Dull
Having been an Eddings fan throughout the Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli, I was a little disappointed with the cash-in prequels Belgarath the sorcerer etc. Read more
Published 4 months ago by SJATurney
like Eddings but not this book
I've read four series of Mr Eddings books. After reading this one have haven't looked at a new book of his for over ten years, enough said.
Published 6 months ago by Grafeizen
Dreadful
I loved some of his other work, although the later books in each series deteriorate in comparison with the earlier, but this one is truly dreadful. Dont touch it. Read more
Published 14 months ago by 49er
A waste of trees
This is the second book in my life that I've not been able to finish (the first was an overly academic biography). Read more
Published 23 months ago by Dalgonar
Confused and disapointed
I was given this 'Tome' a few years ago and have finally got around to reading it. Well... D & L Eddings can still write very readable fiction. Good? I'm not so sure. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2009 by Azhri
Ok
It arrived quickly and seemed new, the only but I have is it had a hairpin as a bookmark inside!!
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by J. M. R. Serrano
The redemption of Althalus
Althalus is a thief who is hired to steal a book and ends up getting caught in a war between gods.
The first 100 or so pages of this book were fantastic, witty well... Read more
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