David Eddings

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David Eddings (born July 7, 1931 - died June 2, 2009) was an American author who wrote several best-selling series of epic fantasy novels. David Eddings' wife, Leigh Eddings, was uncredited as co-author on many of his early books, but he later acknowledged that she contributed to them all. Born in Spokane, Washington, Eddings grew up in Puget Sound before graduating with a BA from Reed College in 1954 and an MA from the University of Washington in 1961. Before becoming an author he worked for the United States Army and the Boeing Company. He later resided in Carson City, Nevada, in the southwest United States. David Eddings' first books (which were general fiction) sold moderately well. He later switched to writing epic fantasy, a field in which he has achieved great success. Some of his more recent series, however, particularly those published after his second series, The Malloreon, received fairly widespread criticism from readers and critics alike. This criticism was credited to his rehashing of storylines and characters, a tactic first noticeable in The Malloreon, where (through the use of a fairly transparent MacGuffin) Eddings managed to produce a storyline nearly identical to that of his first series, The Belgariad. In an interview with sffworld.com, he said: "I don't take orders from readers". On the 26th of January 2007 it was reported that Eddings had managed to burn about a quarter of his office, next door to his house, along with his Excalibur sports car, and t

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