Today, I am sad.
I found out, just a few moments ago, that the author David Eddings passed away today. He was 77 years old.
My first thought was, “77???? WTF? How is it even POSSIBLE that he’s that old.” And then… I thought…
I first read the works of David Eddings when I was in college. One of my best friends introduced me to his writings. The fantasy genre was not ever something I had been curious about, but I respected my friend Gary so I gave the books a shot.
I LOVED THEM!
I began to search out things he had written before and followed the things he published after. His books taught me an appreciation of a genre I NEVER thought I would enjoy much less dive into and devour. Gary taught me to give things a chance even when I don’t feel drawn to whatever it may be.
Thank you both for making my world broader and more enjoyable.
One Response
June 27th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Oh. Oh. That sucks so bad… I used to LOOOOVE his work. I hadn’t heard that he had passed away.
I have about a dozen of his books in my library – for some reason I stopped collecting him. I might have to start looking for them again to complete my set.
Anyway… I’m blog hopping – will be carrying on via someone else’s comment left on your blog! Got to you via a comment left on “I Never Grew Up”.
You’re invited to stop by my blog any time
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