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Title	:	The Diamond Throne (The Elenium #1)
Author	:	David Eddings
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 435 pages
Published	:	June 13th 1990 by Del Rey Books (first published 1989)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy

The Diamond Throne (The Elenium #1) Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 435 pages

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'You'd better get ready to ride, Sparhawk.' Meet Sparhawk: Pandion Knight and Queen’s Champion. If this were D&D his character class would likely be Paladin; he can cast spells, but mostly prefers to just chop off heads with his considerable broadsword. Sparhawk is a bit of a bad-ass. So is his horse, Faran. 'It's the Queen's Champion. Don't ever stand in his way.' I fairly devoured this novel in short order. Sparhawk has a zero tolerance approach to BS which is immensely refreshing and enjoyable. The Diamond Throne is a no-nonsense tale. The writing style on display here is sometimes a bit workmanlike and without literary flourish, but it seems to suit the story (and especially the protagonist) rather well. 'It's going to be dangerous.' And thus our hero sets out on a quest to save the kingdom, accompanied by a few companions. Ah, the tried and tested recipe for a fantasy story. Fortunately it’s hardly possible to make a mess of a book when it has such an endearing protagonist. Eddings seems to have struck gold with Sparhawk, because I was willing to forgive all kinds of faults. It’s an old school story that (in my opinion) leans slightly more toward the heroic fantasy of Gemmell than it does the high fantasy of Tolkien, and yet it still sits somewhere in between. I haven’t read The Belgariad yet, so I’m unable to draw any comparison. Eddings, it seems, was somewhat hot property in the 1980s, alongside the likes of Raymond E. Feist. Just don’t expect dragons or elves. 'What are you planning, Sparhawk?' 'Chastisement.’ One of the major selling points of this story is the dialogue. It’s rather good, what. In fact, it’s absolutely delightful more often than not. The bantering between the characters, and especially the knights of the different orders, is deftly dealt with. It’s remarkable that, for all the humour in this novel, it never stoops to being silly or a parody. 'It should be almost like a cheese grater when we start to grind them up against your walls.' 'And I can drop some interesting things on them from my battlements as well. Arrows, large rocks, burning pitch - that sort of thing.' 'We're going to get on splendidly, my Lord,' The story won me over with its simple charm. It’s not as complicated and reality-ridden as the modern fantasy, but it does have a bit of dirt under its fingernails. There are some religious and philosophical leanings, but for the most part these serve to underscore elements of the story. 'Has he ever bitten you?' 'Once. Then I explained to him that I'd rather he didn't do it any more.' 'Explained?' 'I used a stout stick. He got the idea almost immediately.' In short: it’s a fantasy adventure that should appeal to readers that don’t have a very straight literary stick wedged somewhere tight. For literary merit, cleverness and all that jazz: 3.5 stars For pure unadulterated entertainment value: 4.5 stars

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Original Title:	The Diamond Throne
ISBN:	0345367693 (ISBN13: 9780345367693)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Elenium #1, Sparhawk Universe #1
Characters:	Francis Flute, Sparhawk, Ehlana, Kurik, Sephrenia, Vanion, Kalten, Bevier, Tynian, Ulath

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I asked someone to buy me this book in grade seven, if memory serves. I had read and loved Eddings' other series The Belgariad by that point- Pawn of Prophecy was the first novel I ever read by myself, giving it a special, permanent place in my heart - and I was eager to read something else from the guy who, at the time, was my favorite fantasy writer (and the only one I knew, which would be why). I read maybe a third of The Diamond Throne before realizing I didn't care; and I stuffed it,

4.5 ok, so it's kinda formulaic, but the characters and their dialogues are just so utterly charming, I wasn't immune. On to The Ruby Knight!

David Eddings' Belgariad series is what first gave me my love of reading, especially of fantasy, so I always have a soft spot for anything he has written and this book is no exception. Although I think the Belgariad is better I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Sir Sparhawk, a Knight of the Pandion order has returened to Elenia after 10 years of being exciled to find that the young queen, Ehlena, is sick and dying, betrayed by a corrupt Churchman who has lofty ambitions and her bastard cousin. It is

This is the beginning of a new edding series and I am not as hooked as I was with the prior series of his. Plot line is ok so far.Characters are brilliant. I love sparhawk and Kuriks constant bickering, like an old married couple.Just not as gripped by this as I was before with eddings. Still good just not great. I will perservere!

Not the correct edition. Mine is an old library copy from cassette tapes. The sound quality kind of sucked, but I've read the book in paper several times, so it wasn't a huge deal.This is a simple story, a fun romp, that doesn't take itself too seriously. It's an interesting world with a neat system of magic & a definite goal. The characters are pretty standard, but their dialog makes them more interesting. I love that Faran, Sparhawk's horse, plays such a great role.It definitely ends on a

David Eddings is comfort reading of the highest order (okay, I will admit that I stopped reading him after a certain point, but this series was before that point, so!); I'd reread all of the rest of this series in December, and all of the followup series (The Tamuli), but my copy of this one had taken a walkabout, so I had to backfill and re-read the first one last.Eddings writes High Fantasy (with Capital Letters, even), with all the tropes and archetypes thereof -- there aren't any surprises

Solid fantasy novel.Interesting world, characters and plot.Something was missing for me though. I couldn't place my finger on what exactly, but it was not as good as Sandersons books for example. Especially the dialogues seemed a bot lacking in a way.The main character is a great and funny one anyway, so if you're on the lookout for a new series, and already read through most of the genre, this might still be a nice change while waiting for the next favorites.