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David Eddings was born in Washington State in 1931 and grew up near Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington and went on to serve in the US Army. Subsequently he worked as a buyer for the Boeing Company and taught college-level English. His first novel, High Hunt, was a contemporary adventure story, but he soon began a spectacular career as a fantasy writer with his bestselling series The Belgariad. He consolidated his immediate success with its sequel, the enormously popular series The Malloreon, and with The Diamond Throne, the first of the much-loved Sparhawk books that make up The Elenium and The Tamuli. His most recent work, the standalone fantasy The Redemption of Althalus, was a worldwide bestseller.

The Diamond Throne

David Eddings was born in Washington State in 1931 and grew up near Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington and went on to serve in the US Army. Subsequently he worked as a buyer for the Boeing Company and taught college-level English. High Hunt, his first novel, was a contemporary adventure story, but he soon began a spectacular career as a fantasy writer with his bestselling series The Belgariad. He consolidated his immediate success with another enormously popular series, The Malloreon. The Elenium and its sequel The Tamuli mark his most impressive achievement to date in the field of top-class fantasy fiction.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

The Belgariad

Belgarath the Sorcerer

Polgara the Sorceress

The Rivan Codex

Book One: Pawn of Prophecy

Book Two: Queen of Sorcery

Book Three: Magician’s Gambit

Book Four: Castle of Wizardry

Book Five: Enchanters’ End Game

The Malloreon

Book One: Guardians of the West

Book Two: King of the Murgos

Book Three: Demon Lord of Karanda

Book Four: Sorceress of Darshiva

Book Five: The Seeress of Kell

The Elenium

Book One: The Diamond Throne

Book Two: The Ruby Knight

Book Three: The Sapphire Rose

The Tamuli

Book One: Domes of Fire

Book Two: The Shining Ones

Book Three: The Hidden City

High Hunt

The Losers

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Previously published in paperback by Grafton 1990, reprinted twice, and by HarperCollins Science Fiction & Fantasy 1993. reprinted once

First published in Great Britain by Grafton 1989

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