The Rivan Codex: Ancient Texts of THE BELGARIAD and THE MALLOREON by David Eddings, Leigh Eddings Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Rivan Codex: Ancient Texts of THE BELGARIAD and THE MALLOREON
Book Review: Interesting - But not as absorbing as some of their others
Summary: 3 Stars
Although I've enjoyed this foray into the mind of the Eddings' (God bless them for bringing High Fantasy back to life!) I found that it wasn't quite as gripping as the others. It's interesting to note, however, how the ideas have evolved through the series. It makes a nice way to wrap up a mythology that has made millions of readers glad to be around at this time!Book Review: A totally different approach from previous books
Summary: 4 Stars
The book is intended to be almost a reference book on the Belgarion sagas. It is a look at where the ideas and backgrounds for the characters and races came from. The book describes the origins of the races and many of the events mentioned in the other books were created and what Human influence there was. If you are expecting a novel then forget it, this is not meant to be one.Book Review: An insight into the building and development of a world.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm an Eddings addict, so i'm slightly biased,. But I find this insight into David and Leigh's world is great. This the autographed, specially bound limited edition copy is probably only for real addicts. The book shows how the world developed, the book goes into a lot of detail about how each of the races on the planet developed. I found myself laughing as bits you read from the books click into place. A great read, but unless you are an Eddings addict or a collector then I suggest you go for the normal hardback version which has the same content. Or like myself you have one of each ;)Book Review: A fascinating insight into Eddings world.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is like a treasure trove. Every page shows a new jewel, it's amazing how much work Eddings had to put in, before he even began to write the story of Garion and all the others. When you've read this book, it makes you want to go back and read the other 12 books all over again. If you do just that, you find all kinds of hidden jokes and twists, that you never saw before. This book is a fantasy reader's Holy Grail!!!Book Review: Milking it for all its worth
Summary: 2 Stars
What you have to understand is that this is not a Novel, this sets the scene for the Belgariad and the Mallorean. Strange that as it has come out after the others.It is really for die hard fans only, especially as most of the content is covered in the prologues throughout the twelve books already published (which were excellent).
Overall I think this is just a way to make more money for the Authors