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Die Elenium-Saga: Der Thron im Diamant / Der Ritter vom Rubin / Die Ros aus Saphir by David Eddings
benjamintripp's review against another edition
sparhawk and his group zany friends go on a wacky adventure
agw622's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Sparhawk is everything you want in a protagonist. He's a truly amazing fantasy knight. Eddings manages to keep the pace constantly going even during the traveling bits. The full gang is amazing, and the plot well flushed out.
vaderbird's review against another edition
4.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
barrettcmyk's review against another edition
2.0
It's not that I didn't enjoy this book-- it was a reasonably light fantasy-quest type do, something I definitely needed after a spate of heavier reads.
That said, it's kind of your standard fantasy fare: a group of heroes out to seek and destroy a talisman that will keep the forces of evil from taking over the world. Sound familiar?
Biggest beef: Across the entire 3 book set (900 pages!) we get approximately seven named female characters, and only two of those could be considered primary. TWO. Compared to the 8-10 core Knights, not to mention a whole host of people they meet along the way, all the Kings, priests, preceptors, or any number of people in any sort of command. The remaining are either bit parts, or else roundly talked about -- whether because they're sleeping with everyone in town or because they're wily conniving women-folk who are gonna keep their menfolk in line, by golly. So.... Yeah. A few more females would've been welcome.
That said, it's kind of your standard fantasy fare: a group of heroes out to seek and destroy a talisman that will keep the forces of evil from taking over the world. Sound familiar?
Biggest beef: Across the entire 3 book set (900 pages!) we get approximately seven named female characters, and only two of those could be considered primary. TWO. Compared to the 8-10 core Knights, not to mention a whole host of people they meet along the way, all the Kings, priests, preceptors, or any number of people in any sort of command. The remaining are either bit parts, or else roundly talked about -- whether because they're sleeping with everyone in town or because they're wily conniving women-folk who are gonna keep their menfolk in line, by golly. So.... Yeah. A few more females would've been welcome.
whisper88's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I adore the Belgariad/Mallorean and its world of characters shaped my childhood. However when it comes to the Elenium/Tamuli I've had a few false starts but never actually finished the series until recently.
Unfortunately I did not love this series like I loved the afore mentioned, but it was still another glorious Eddings' adventure under my belt. His world building and character development are superb and his works are one of the best series for escapism. Most contemporary fantasy authors were influenced by the fellowship/quest trope but they can't even hold a birthday candle compared to the roaring bonfire of Eddings (I consider him in the same league as Tolkien.)
That being said this series was a sad echo of the Belgariad/Mallorean, many of the same character voices and nuances were reused and the quest was a little too "been there, done that." But not necessarily in a bad way?
An aspect I always appreciate in his writing are his attention to geography and politics within his worlds. It makes it so much more real and allows for political intrigue humour. (Which I find absolutely hilarious.)
Unfortunately I did not love this series like I loved the afore mentioned, but it was still another glorious Eddings' adventure under my belt. His world building and character development are superb and his works are one of the best series for escapism. Most contemporary fantasy authors were influenced by the fellowship/quest trope but they can't even hold a birthday candle compared to the roaring bonfire of Eddings (I consider him in the same league as Tolkien.)
That being said this series was a sad echo of the Belgariad/Mallorean, many of the same character voices and nuances were reused and the quest was a little too "been there, done that." But not necessarily in a bad way?
An aspect I always appreciate in his writing are his attention to geography and politics within his worlds. It makes it so much more real and allows for political intrigue humour. (Which I find absolutely hilarious.)
bokmaskin's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
izzireads's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This trilogy is fraught with racism, sexism, and a whole host of occurrences stemming from toxic masculinity. The adventure is fun, and so is the token woman in the party, but this book has serious issues. I've been reading this book with a couple other women and we spent most of our book club dissecting the worst issues and spinning our own yarn about how the events should have occurred in order to be egalitarian. Perhaps what we are reading is intentional world building, but I see it as the unconscious bias of the author. So, I recommend a reading with a heavy amount of intersectional feminist criticism as a companion.
celli's review against another edition
4.0
I got sidetracked from my goal of catching up on all my library books by a gift from a friend--hardcover versions of the Elenium and the Tamuli series(es) by David Eddings. So I indulged myself this weekend with a reread of Diamond Throne. It's still fun, still classic Eddings (read: gender issues, oh my), and I still adore all the knightly banter.
katekat's review against another edition
4.0
I know that David Eddings books are very much a repeated formula from series to series but that does not take away from my enjoyment of them. I first read his books many years ago when I chose them because they were the longest books I could find. I enjoy his characters and the plot and I find that in general they stand up to the test of time as long as you can enjoy the raging sexism.
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