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Demon Lord of Karanda (1989)

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Demon Lord Of Karanda (1989) - Plot & Excerpts

I really enjoy reading these books, they have everything that make a good book: great well characterized characters, great story, good dark humor, great witty dialogues, packed with adventure and travels, great created world with each race, etc. Even though one may be scared of the 5 books to read they actually read too fast for my taste. I've heard some complaining that the books are too "light" but I like it this way. It's a serie I love rereading and being thrown back into with these delicious, witty and funny characters, perfect for rainy days and depressing times, it brightens your day and makes you smile. It's a must in one's bookshelf.This sequel is set years later and we find again our beloved characters who are up for more action, to find Garion's baby who was abducted. While we find the characters again, like Garion they are in a different place in their lives since their last adventure. While some characters are not really back, it allows for new characters and old ones to be part of the story, that we met in the past serie, found interesting, but the past serie did not touch them further. That includes the right hand of a serpent Queen and the emperor himself. This story also allows the characters to go to places they didn't go the last serie and we get to know more about these people and their cultures.While there are obvious similarities between this sequel and the first serie, it's a pleasure to be back and to be with our cherished characters again.

Eddings tries to write strong female characters, but he has a tendency to give them each *one* strong trait, and then conform the rest of their personalities to very stereotypical categories. The one person who gets squeamish after a fight is the one woman who he allows to actually participate in a fight. And after she gets squeamish, one of his other characters says, "she's only a girl." Really??? And after all these years of adventuring, nobody has ever thought (including Ce'Nedra herself) that it might be a good idea to teach Ce'Nedra how to use a weapon, so that she can actually defend herself if needed? And so that every single time we have a fight scene we don't have to have a conversation about the women remaining behind so they're safe and protected? Sigh.There were some enjoyable parts of this book. A couple things happened that I wasn't expecting (though the overall plot is pretty predictable). But I wish the characters weren't seeming so one-dimensional.

What do You think about Demon Lord Of Karanda (1989)?

As Garion, Belgarath and assorted companions race across Mallorea looking for Garion's son, they get caught up in the general push for power that is splitting the continent. However, they find friends - and relations - in unlikely places and even being caught in a plague ridden city doesn't stop them for long. But as they get closer, Zandramas starts to fight back, setting traps and trying to delay them. The pull of the Sardion also starts to play a part, as the will of the Orb wavers between its two goals. Meanwhile, Karanda is over-run by demons, who have their own agenda and who also want to be a part of the final showdown between light and dark.Another enjoyable read, but I'm not sure how the plague really fitted in to the story. There seemed a lot of delays and side stories - some of which seemed relevant at the time, others a bit like padding that I hope have further consequences to the story. It's also starting to get a bit boring having everything explained as 'just how the prophecies work'! But saying that I am still really enjoying this series and can't wait to see how it all ends over the next two books.
—Dark-Draco

Up until now I've thought this series was pretty solid - not brilliant by any means, but solid. In this one, however, it really feels like Mr. Eddings is stretching the story to fill 5 books. In fact, I can't quite believe there are 2 more. The first 200 pages seemed really pointless - the important stuff could have been conveyed in 50 pages or less and not felt the least bit rushed. Also, there's a character in this book who speaks in a very annoying dialect - he sounds like a cartoon leprechaun, don't ye know. For those who've read it, Yes - I do realize there are qualifiers to this character and his manner of speech, but I still found him very annoying, to the point where i skimmed or skipped many of his passages. And I really wish everyone would stop calling everyone else "Dear." Overall I'm just about ready for this journey to end.
—Jeff

Here we are in the middle of the second five-book epic by Eddings about Belgarion, the Rat, the Bear, and all the rest.It's a great series, from start to finish, I freely and happily admit. This one gets a bit bogged down though.Its almost as if the writer and publisher discussed the Mallorean... "well, the first series was five books. So this one is too, a no brainer." "yeah, but I am not sure this story is five books long." "hmm, well, lets pad out the middle with some side quests and some interesting/memorable/humorous characters; you know, this is your hallmark after all, David."And so we meet this book. The plague and the demon army... it all feels like a time sink to me. There is some foul ritual taking place and they heroes MUST ACT QUICKLY. And yet, this book really doesn't deliver us much at all closer to the end. I don't know. I think it was a trilogy that grew legs.
—Sven Mysterioso

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