The Losers / High Hunt: Two Complete Novels

By David Eddings

Book Overview

Two masterful tales of magic, fantasy, adventure, and the epic struggle between good and evil come to life in a collection by the best-selling novelist that includes The Losers and High Hunt. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517119080
• ISBN13: 9780517119082
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Length: 501 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A Distinctly Different Flavor

These two novels are David Eddings' first successes as an author. High Hunt was his first published novel, and The Losers was written in the '70s but wasn't published until 1992. I've ended up liking these works more than any of Eddings' other works. They're darker and richer in tone and content than most of his other works, and have none of the things I've come to actively dislike about his other novels; the group that, between them, can do almost anything, God-characters, stupid bad guys who don't even present a challenge to the protagonists, and very little suspense or feelings of danger. Instead, there is actual tragedy, struggle, and soulsearching. The characters actually interact and develop relationships, instead of merely quipping at each other all the time. They even experience pain and uncertainty without the overarching feeling that everything's happening as it should. The endings are ambiguous, with almost a bittersweet feel to them, instead of the overly-sugary endings of Eddings' other works. They are vastly different from what I had come to expect from David Eddings. I've taken more away from reading these two novels than I had with all Eddings' other works combined.

Tales of Introspection

Well known for characters such as King Belgarion and Sir Sparhawk, David Eddings takes a step back away from fantasy into the world of non-fiction, revealing his commanding mastery of the English language in his two novels: The High Hunt and The Losers. At times hilarious, offensive, but always introspective and thought-provoking, the two novels lead the reader into an ever spiraling path of self-reflection. With witty commentary on the social customs of modern society and their affects on an individual, Eddings creates tales which are a must for those who consider themselves hardcore Eddings fan - allowing exposure to a side of the author that is merely hinted at in his fictional writings.