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ana_stacey's review
4.0
Really enjoyed this. Very light read- as much so as The Belgariad/Mallorean series'.
junkie_forthe_written_word's review
3.0
In all honesty I only read about 3/4th of this book. I failed to care about any character or about the plot.
Maybe another person will find this book riveting and exciting. I was not one of those people.
Maybe another person will find this book riveting and exciting. I was not one of those people.
giffirt's review against another edition
1.0
Jopa Eddingssin tasolla aika hirveän tylsä kirja. Myös aika jännää lukea teos, jossa on avoimesti kirjoitettu seksuaalista jännitettä ihmisen ja kissan välille.
loglibrary's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a fantastic book, why did it end up as a standalone, this should be a quadrilogy in my opinion.
meekkee's review
5.0
This book ran on a bit long, and many of the characters' voices echoed those of Eddings's previous characters (Dweia, most particularly, reminded me of Polgara). However, it is a credit to David Eddings's writing that the formula and style he has used time and again still works.
What I loved the most about this story was the House. I would love to live in a house like that, as long as I could control it. I also enjoyed Althalus and his "family's" meddling through time and space. I do think that the ending, and how everyone ended up paired off to their respective soulmates was a little bit too neat, but this only occurred to me some time after the hazy afterglow of a good book had worn off.
What I loved the most about this story was the House. I would love to live in a house like that, as long as I could control it. I also enjoyed Althalus and his "family's" meddling through time and space. I do think that the ending, and how everyone ended up paired off to their respective soulmates was a little bit too neat, but this only occurred to me some time after the hazy afterglow of a good book had worn off.
lauramclain's review
4.0
I loved this book when I first read it, probably around 2001 or 2002. Didn't love it as much this time; I guess I've changed in the last decade.
tamgartrinki's review
3.0
Fun interaction between characters and scenarios but slightly spoiled by the main characters basically having too much power. Hard to explain without giving away plot points.
kaos127's review
3.0
Althalus is a thief, and a very good one. So good he is hired to steal a book from a god. But the job doesn't go as planned. Instead, he ends up working for the goddess Dweia, aka Emmy the cat, in an extreme case of sibling rivalry. They gather their force to counter that of the evil god Daeva in an attempt to keep harmony and balance in the world. The battle is centuries in the making, but good, of course, prevails in the end. And Althalus and Dweia live happily ever after--forever.
krin5292's review
3.0
I enjoyed this fantasy adventure very much. I liked how Althalus and his friends learn to work together as they battle Daeva and the forces of darkness. I also like the use of "doors" to get from place to place (and from time to time).