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Title: Domes of Fire (Tamuli) Author: David Eddings Rating: Not available Avg. Score: 4 Submit Comment Hits: 22

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• Posted on 2006-07-20
  Still okay
  
  Not as good as the Belgariad and the Malloreon and a bit less interesting then the Elenium. I guess there's not really so much more to tell about Sir Sparhawk and friends. Still the Tamuli is a worthwhile read and this first book is easy to get through. I still find myself laughing at the understated style of speech used and all the 'be nices'.
  Score: 4
• Posted on 2005-07-29
  And Now for the Rest of the Story
  
  The Tamuli is the follow series to the Elenium, Eddings' first essay into the world of the Elenes, It is some six years later, Sparhawk is now Ehlana's husband and Prince Consort, Sephrenia and Vanion have withdrawn from the Elene kingdoms back to the Styric homeland, and Aphrael is incarnated as Ehlana's child Danae. For a while things have been peaceful, but something strange is happening in the kingdom of Lamork.
  
  Suddenly ancient heroes start reappearing, agents are fomenting rebellion, and not a few mythical monsters are reappearing. Sparhawk investigates and realized that the problem is even more widespread than was believed. When he reports back to the Archprelate he discovers that the wave of trouble that is starting in the Elene kingdoms is under full steam in the Tamuli continent of Daresia. He finds himself invited to Matherion to come to the aid of the Emperor. Ehlana isn't about to let Sparhawk wander off by himself and Emperor Sarabian's invitation is used as the excuse for a full state visit. Everyone goes.
  
  Once again Eddings starts out by using the plot device of a long journey across the kingdoms of Daresia as a time for some adventures, a lot of background filling, and the deployment of a new set of charaters. He has become quite exper at this and this grand tour manages to be interesting and avoid repeating itself. The last part of the book takes place in Matherion where immediate problems come to a head, old enemies return to the fray and, as an appetizer, we get one last battle to end the first volume.
  
  Domes of Fire is very nicely done. It avoids the overdone repetitiveness that kept the Malloreon from being a success. It is, so far, the best piece of writing that Eddings has done. There is a great deal that is new, even though the core novel is straight out of the author's stylebook. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
  Score: 5
• Posted on 2004-06-01
  Good Ol' Eddings
  
  I do not argue that Eddings repeat a general plot of fantasy again and again in all of his works. The template of his is always character-centered stories based on interesting dialogue and adventure. One will notice that he avoids dwelling into too much combat action where he could, most of his battles are fought before and after the actual bloodshed (which is in fact reality).

  However, the same format means BY NO MEANS the same book. In the Sapphire Rose he again introduces a new set of settings and satiric jokes.

  For those that like these types of books, they would enjoy every one of Eddings' books, for those that feel his books duplicate themselves (which I feel is really untrue), at least read a few of his works, and the Elenium + the Tamuli is a nice option.
  Score: 4

• Posted on 2004-04-20
  Deja Vu all over again...and again...and again
  
  David Eddings made a name for himself in the fantasy fiction arena with the release of his epic series the Belgariad, which had some very memorable characters, some interesting concepts, and spirited dialogue, but stuck pretty close to the staples of the genre - orphan boy finding out he is the focus of an ancient prophecy, gods fighting over a powerful talisman, wizards & sorceresses, etc. The series was a hit, and Eddings obviously liked the characters enough to bring them all back for the 5-book Malloreon series. Unfortunately for the readers, the series fell short of the standard achieved by the Belgariad.
  Eddings then turned his attention to a new series, the Elenium. Like the Belgariad, the Elenium had some very memorable characters and some more interesting concepts. The series focused on militant orders of Church Knights who were trained in various forms of magic. Familiar concepts like gods fighting over magical objects, prophecy, and wizards & sorceresses once again featured prominently, but the series proved to be quite enjoyable. Once again, Eddings seems to take pleasure in the spirited dialogue between the main characters.
  True to form, Eddings couldn't help but bring the characters from the Elenium back for another trilogy, or which Domes of Fire is the first volume. The Tamuli series is basically the Elenium all over again with a different evil god as the man foe. The storyline is very weak, and there is almost no sense of urgency to the series. It was a struggle to make it all the way through, since there really wasn't any motivation to do so. The whole series seemed to be thrown together just so Eddings could have his characters banter back and forth for three more books. By this time, the dialogue that was once fresh and clever is tired and stale. One can only read the phrases "Be nice" and "Isn't he a nice boy" so many times before they wear quite thin (long time Eddings readers will know what I'm talking about).
  While I would recommend reading the Belgariad and the Elenium, I just can't say the same about the Malloreon and this series, the Tamuli. It is just repeating what has already been done to death. Hopefully Eddings will realize this and try something new soon. Otherwise there will be no need for me to bother reading his future works.
  Score: 2
• Posted on 2004-03-21
  Sloooooooww
  
  Awww, I was wishing for something great like the previous series, The Elenium, but I guess goddess Aphrael didnt answer my prayer correctly. This book was horrible, it made me want to stop at every chapter and just burn it or something. But I work hard for my money during the summer so I just couldn't do it. I have no idea why I went through the book so fast, because nothing was exciting... at all! So I take back what I said in my last review, that Eddings could maintain his talent and never go boring. The only good parts of this book are when Talen comes into the plot which is not very often... more like never.
  Instead of buying this book, I suggest you go to the library and rent it and read chapter 22, because they are the only 17 pages worth reading. So why 2 stars?? Because I still have faith in Eddings, although I probably wont read `The Shining Ones.`

  Read the Elenium again, and the Belgariad and Malloreon, because this book was a complete let down. Makes me wanna shed some tears...

  (I lied, I have to read the Shining Ones, because The Diamond Throne of the Elenium series was also really boring. Thank God for the Ruby Knight. Hopefully the Shining Ones will be like the Ruby Knight....)
  Score: 2