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David Eddings (1931–2009)

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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 toon meer 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) toon minder
Ontwarringsbericht:

(eng) 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.

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De voorspelling (1982) 7,936 exemplaren
De magische koningin (1982) 6,437 exemplaren
Het tovenaarsgambiet (1983) 6,259 exemplaren
Eindspel (1984) 6,209 exemplaren
Het lied van de Orbus (1984) 6,188 exemplaren
De wachters van het Westen (1987) 5,563 exemplaren
De koning der Murgo's (1988) 5,295 exemplaren
De demon heer van Karanda (1988) 5,231 exemplaren
De tovenares van Darshiva (1989) 5,126 exemplaren
De zieneres van Kell (1991) — Auteur — 5,068 exemplaren
De diamanten troon (1989) 4,513 exemplaren
Polgara de tovenares (1997) — Auteur — 4,347 exemplaren
De robijnridder (1990) 4,176 exemplaren
De saffieren roos (1991) 4,025 exemplaren
Domes of Fire (1992) 3,712 exemplaren
De verlossing van Althalus (2000) 3,170 exemplaren
The Hidden City (1994) 3,101 exemplaren
The Shining Ones (1993) 2,987 exemplaren
The Belgariad, Volume One (1983) 2,458 exemplaren
Het eiland Thurn (2004) 2,401 exemplaren
De wereld van Riva (1998) 1,878 exemplaren
The Belgariad, Volume Two (1984) 1,789 exemplaren
De gekoesterde (2004) 1,568 exemplaren
De kristallen kloof (2005) 1,237 exemplaren
De jonge goden (2006) 1,026 exemplaren
The Malloreon, Volume One (2005) 972 exemplaren
The Malloreon, Volume Two (2005) 878 exemplaren
The Elenium (1993) 682 exemplaren
Regina's Song (2002) 622 exemplaren
The Tamuli (1992) 505 exemplaren
The Losers (1992) 495 exemplaren
The Belgariad (1984) 447 exemplaren
High Hunt (1973) 238 exemplaren
The Malloreon - Set of all 5 (1987) 126 exemplaren
Vrouwe van de strijd (1997) 101 exemplaren
In dienst van de Godin (2000) 78 exemplaren
De verlossing van Althalus (2000) 78 exemplaren
The Dreamers Complete Set (2003) 11 exemplaren
Il ciclo di Belgariad (2011) 6 exemplaren
Den sorte rytter (2004) 3 exemplaren
Pawn of Prophecy, Part 1 (2002) 2 exemplaren
The Paradise War (eleniun) (1991) 2 exemplaren
Dark Horse (eleniun) (1996) 2 exemplaren
Ildkuplernes by (1996) 1 exemplaar
Seernes by (2005) 1 exemplaar
The Shining Ones, Part 1 (1996) 1 exemplaar
EL REY DE LOS MURGOS - VOL 1- (1998) 1 exemplaar
Kopuly ognia 1 exemplaar
The Circle 1 exemplaar
Karanda'nin Ifrit Beyi (2003) 1 exemplaar
Pawn of Proxy 1 exemplaar
Dzieje Elenium (2007) 1 exemplaar
Dm̆onernes hersker (2004) 1 exemplaar
Malloreas kejser (2004) 1 exemplaar
Kell Kahinesi (2004) 1 exemplaar
Das Auge Aldurs 1 exemplaar
River's End 1 exemplaar
Magic's Price 1 exemplaar
Magic's Pawn 1 exemplaar

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Officiële naam
Eddings, David Carroll
Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
デイヴィッド・エディングス
Geboortedatum
1931-07-07
Overlijdensdatum
2009-06-02
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Spokane, Washington, USA
Plaats van overlijden
Carson City, Nevada, USA
Oorzaak van overlijden
Dementia
Woonplaatsen
Spokane, Washington, USA
Carson City, Nevada, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA (Puget Sound area)
Opleiding
Reed College (BA)
University of Washington (MA)
Everett Junior College (majored in speech, drama and English)
Beroepen
grocery clerk
English teacher
buyer/sales clerk
fantasy writer
Relaties
Eddings, Leigh (wife)
Organisaties
United States Army (1954-1956)
Boeing
Korte biografie
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.
Ontwarringsbericht
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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En we naderen het slot van deze zeer leuke serie! :(
 
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Ja,ja ook het tweede deel was erg leuk.
 
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Toffe boeken moet alleen het laatste deel nog lezen! En dan de andere series.... :D
 
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Werken
104
Leden
112,651
Populariteit
#76
Waardering
3.8
Besprekingen
857
ISBNs
1,053
Talen
18
Favoriet
316

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