From Andreas I discover that David Eddings has passed away. He wrote a fantasy series called the Belgariad that I was very fond of once upon a time, as well as a sequel series called The Mallorean that I was almost as fond of. After that he began a series that I didn’t like at all, and I stopped following his career.

Still, the Belgariad was good fun, and I still have the paperbacks I bought lo those many years ago. Perhaps I’ll read it again one of these days.