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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
Seeing David Eddings' name takes me back! I read his Belgariad and Mallorean series way back in the day (mid to late 80s?). I went through a brief fantasy kick at that time and devoured the Terry Brooks "Shanhara" series and the Thomas Covenant series from Stephen Donaldson. The latter was my favorite simply because of his use of the classic "unwilling" hero: a leper in the real world who is transformed to a reluctant and unwilling hero in the alternate world.
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I started reading the Belgariad and Mallorean when I was in gr. 7 or so (all but the last 2 books were out at that time) and have probably read them 10-12 times over the years. No great works of literature, but some darn fine storytelling IMO. I also read many of the Shanara books at the same time, which I quite enjoyed.
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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
Have you read Justin Cronin's other books? I ask because I've seen The Passage almost everywhere these days. I don't know anything about any of the books, but am wondering if they're any good.
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I haven't read any other than the Passage, but likely will look into them and report back if any are as good as the Passage.