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In the island fantasyland of Dhrall, eight gods operate in two shifts of four: 25,000 years on, 25,000 years of peaceful sleep. The fly in the ointment is an insectile Dark Lord called the Vlagh, who lurks in the central wasteland and has bred a horde of hybrid nasties with lethal fangs and stingers. These will strike during the confusion of changeover, with the new rota of gods not yet fully awake and restored to power. The human race, generally favoured by the gods, will be wiped out to make room for hive-mind swarms...
But one God has a cunning plan. The four sleepers are wakened early, manifesting as the Dreamers: terminally cute children without knowledge of their real selves and names. Visions of the dark future haunt their dreams, which are also able to reshape the present. In their innocence these children can do the one thing forbidden to the Gods. They can kill.
Despite spies, attempted betrayals, and old rivalries between the gold-crazed mercenaries, preparations for the first defence of a God's domain go very smoothly. There's much feel-good camaraderie and enjoyable invention of warlike arts such as 3-D mapmaking and the mass manufacture of bronze arrowheads. Meanwhile, benevolent forces greater than the gods are on their side and ready to do favours for them and the Dreamers: Mother Sea, Father Earth, even the Moon. What could possibly go wrong?
Unfortunately, although the Vlagh's minions are individually rather stupid, their mass hive-mind is infinitely more cunning than anyone had suspected. There are nasty shocks in store and the initial too-cosy atmosphere of The Elder Gods begins to dwindle, with real darkness and danger looming as later volumes chronicle the three further assaults predicted against the remaining three domains of Dhrall. David and Leigh Eddings are experts in giving their fans what they want. --David Langford --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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‘All the verve and pace we’ve come to expect.’
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Yes Eddings uses the same gags over and over or had you noticed?... yes i thought i noticed you noticing... etc. Yes the characters are basically re-incarnations with a few variations. Yes the storylines are basically predictable. But up until now they've managed to remain absolutly enchanting.
If repetition annoys you, just read one series. I'd be happy to recommend Belgarion/Mallorean or Elenium/Tamuli or even the stand alone Altheus, to anyone who doesn't know what the Eddings buzz is about. But I could never recommend The Elder Gods for fear it would put people off the good stuff.
Point being its not the repetition thats the problem, its the fact that its so weak! Where as the above books used the same ingredients cooked to perfection, this is like a thin soup with whats left of the ingredients boiled to death.
Its not even complacent, or tired, its just so bad that it smacks of a cynical ploy to milk a loyal fanbase.
I'm deeply disappointed
I'm afraid this is it for me. I will continue to reread the old favourites but I will not be buying any more Eddings.
I'm an avid Eddings fan and have been for a couple of dozen years. Read more
The Elder Gods is not as good as previous offerings, but if you take it at face... Read more
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