David Eddings (1931–2009)
Author of Pawn of Prophecy
About the Author
David Eddings was born on July 7, 1931 in Spokane, Washington. He received a B.A. in English from Reed College in Portland in 1954 and a M.A. in Middle English from the University of Washington in 1961. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, he worked as a grocery clerk, as a sales clerk for show more the Boeing Company, and as an English teacher in a business college and a teachers' college. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 25 books, many of them with his wife Leigh Eddings. His first novel, High Hunt, was published in 1973. His other works include the Belgariad series, the Mallorean series, the Elenium series, and the Dreamers series. He died on June 2, 2009 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Leigh Eddings is David's wife and not the same person. Please do not combine David with Leigh, or with the various combinations of their names.
(ger) Leigh Eddings ist Davids Ehefrau und nicht die selbe Person. David und Leigh bitte nicht miteinander oder den verschiedenen Verbindungen ihrer Namen kombinieren.
Series
Works by David Eddings
Malloreon Series Books 1 - 5 Collection Set by David Eddings (Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, Demon Lord of… (2020) 5 copies
The Malloreon: Demon Lord of Karanda, Sorceress of Darshiva, The Seeress of Kell (Spanish Edition) (2007) 5 copies
The Complete Belgariad & Malloreon Series Books 1-10 (Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit,… (2005) 4 copies
David Eddings Collection, 3 Complete Series in 5 Volumes Set: The Belgariad Series; The Malloreon Series; The Elenium… (2010) 4 copies
Elenium: el trono de diamante(vol.1) 2 copies
The Circle 1 copy
the belgariad part two 1 copy
Pawn of Proxy 1 copy
Kopuly ognia 1 copy
Le pion blanc des présages 1 copy
Das Auge Aldurs 1 copy
Set of 3 David Eddings Books (The Sapphire Rose, The Redemption of Althalus, The Diamond Throne) (2000) 1 copy
River's End 1 copy
Magic's Price 1 copy
Magic's Pawn 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Eddings, David Carroll
- Other names
- デイヴィッド・エディングス
- Birthdate
- 1931-07-07
- Date of death
- 2009-06-02
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Spokane, Washington, USA
- Place of death
- Carson City, Nevada, USA
- Cause of death
- Dementia
- Places of residence
- Spokane, Washington, USA
Carson City, Nevada, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA (Puget Sound area) - Education
- Reed College (BA)
University of Washington (MA)
Everett Junior College (majored in speech, drama and English) - Occupations
- grocery clerk
English teacher
buyer/sales clerk
fantasy writer - Relationships
- Eddings, Leigh (wife)
- Organizations
- United States Army (1954-1956)
Boeing - Short biography
- David Carroll Eddings (July 7, 1931 – June 2, 2009 was an American fantasy writer. With his wife Leigh, he authored several best-selling epic fantasy novel series, including The Belgariad (1982–84), The Malloreon (1987–91), The Elenium (1989–91), The Tamuli (1992–94), and The Dreamers (2003–06).
Part Cherokee and born in Spokane, Washington, to George Wayne Eddings and Theone (Berge) Eddings, in 1931, Eddings grew up near Puget Sound in the City of Snohomish. After graduating from Snohomish High School in 1949, he worked for a year before majoring in speech, drama and English at junior college. Eddings displayed an early talent for drama and literature, winning a national oratorical contest, and performing the male lead in most of his drama productions. He graduated with a BA from Reed College in 1954. He wrote a novel for a thesis at Reed College before being drafted into the U.S. Army. (He had also previously served in the National Guard.) After being discharged in 1956, Eddings attended the graduate school of the University of Washington in Seattle for four years, graduating with an MA in 1961. Eddings then worked as a purchaser for Boeing, where he met his future wife. Through most of the 1960s, Eddings worked as a lecturer at Black Hills State College in South Dakota. - Disambiguation notice
- Leigh Eddings is David's wife and not the same person. Please do not combine David with Leigh, or with the various combinations of their names.
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Statistics
- Works
- 104
- Members
- 113,325
- Popularity
- #75
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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More of a purpose to everything and positive progress towards it.
Still not good enough for a 5 star rating.
Hopefully it finishes off strongly in the 3rd book, and the Tamuli continues strongly.