# A non-ranting, but negative comment on David Eddings **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 21, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-non-ranting-but-negative-comment-on-david-eddings/77332 "2001-08-21T14:03:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Raven\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Raven\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Raven_1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-non-ranting-but-negative-comment-on-david-eddings/77332/41 "2001-08-24T18:56:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MilTan \* > \*\* > [sub]Darn, I think I’ve just opened myself up for criticism by expressing a strong viewpoint in here[/sub] \*\* **MUAHAHAHAHA!!** _Crash of thunder, ominous organ music swells_ Welcome to the Pit, my friend… **MUAHAHAHAHA!!** Actually, your description is more [sub]_cough_correct_cough_[/sub] than mine, especially given that Donaldson used Wagner’s _Ring_ series as a framework for the Gap series. See, that wasn’t so bad… -Rav ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-non-ranting-but-negative-comment-on-david-eddings/77332/42 "2001-08-24T19:23:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sealemon88 \* > \*\*I’d suggest The Deed OF Paksenarrion trilogy by Elizabeth Moon. Not the most highbrow stuff ever, but a good read. \*\* Someone recommended that to me years ago. And the first book was very good. And the second was very much less so. And the third just sucked. It seems to happen quite a lot in series, strong starts and then once the audience is hooked pathetically weak finishes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-non-ranting-but-negative-comment-on-david-eddings/77332.md?page=2)