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David carroll eddings july 7, 1931 june 2, 2009 was an american fantasy writer. With his wife leigh, he authored several epic fantasy novel series, including the malloreon, the elenium, the tamuli and the dreamers. Im an avid reader of fantasy modern fluff bartimeaus, garth nix, harry potter, old. David eddings 1st edition fantasy books for sale ebay. Such a good author and such a disappointing series. Eddings was a struggling, middleaged author of contemporary adventure.
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