The Redemption of Althalus [ - Iridescent Reads for Aotearoa Bookwyrms

Hardcover, 704 pages

Published July 3, 2000 by Voyager.

ISBN:: 9780007103522

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It would be sheer folly to try to conceal the true nature of Althalus, for his flaws are the stuff of legend. He is, as all men know, a thief, a liar, an occasional murderer, an outrageous braggart, and a man devoid of even the slightest hint of honor.Yet of all the men in the world, it is Althalus, unrepentant rogue and scoundrel, who will become the champion of humanity in its desperate struggle against the forces of an ancient god determined to return the universe to nothingness. On his way to steal The Book from the House at the End of the World, Althalus is confronted by a cat--a cat with eyes like emeralds, the voice of a woman, and the powers of a goddess. She is Dweia, sister to The Gods and a greater thief even than Althalus. She must be: for in no time at all, she …

It would be sheer folly to try to conceal the true nature of Althalus, for his flaws are the stuff of legend. He is, as all men know, a thief, a liar, an occasional murderer, an outrageous braggart, and a man devoid of even the slightest hint of honor.Yet of all the men in the world, it is Althalus, unrepentant rogue and scoundrel, who will become the champion of humanity in its desperate struggle against the forces of an ancient god determined to return the universe to nothingness. On his way to steal The Book from the House at the End of the World, Althalus is confronted by a cat--a cat with eyes like emeralds, the voice of a woman, and the powers of a goddess. She is Dweia, sister to The Gods and a greater thief even than Althalus. She must be: for in no time at all, she has stolen his heart. And more. She has stolen time itself. For when Althalus leaves the House at the End of the World, much wiser but not a day older than when he'd first entered it, thousands of years have gone by.But Dweia is not the only one able to manipulate time. Her evil brother shares the power, and while Dweia has been teaching Althalus the secrets of The Book, the ancient God has been using the dark magic of his own Book to rewrite history. Yet all is not lost. But only if Althalus, still a thief at heart, can bring together a ragtag group of men, women, and children with no reason to trust him or each other.

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Soulhaven (Deb E Howell) reviewed The redemption of Althalus by David Eddings

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I had rated this one star, but that is unfair, as I never actually finished it... I may have another go some day. Basically, I read the first page in the store and thought it was wonderful! I bought it and took it home to read. And after the first chapter, things went downhill. I was a big Eddings fan prior to picking up this book. I read my brother's copies of The Elenium and Tamuli, and I bought my own editions of The Belgariad and The Malloreon, and The Rivan Codex, and all the supporting books... I LOVED those characters. But, when I started to read Althalus, his cat companion (sorry, it's been a while and I can't be bothered digging up the book to check her name) reminded me all too much of Polgara and, I'm afraid, that just didn't work for me. I already knew Polgara. And …

I had rated this one star, but that is unfair, as I never actually finished it... I may have another go some day. Basically, I read the first page in the store and thought it was wonderful! I bought it and took it home to read. And after the first chapter, things went downhill. I was a big Eddings fan prior to picking up this book. I read my brother's copies of The Elenium and Tamuli, and I bought my own editions of The Belgariad and The Malloreon, and The Rivan Codex, and all the supporting books... I LOVED those characters. But, when I started to read Althalus, his cat companion (sorry, it's been a while and I can't be bothered digging up the book to check her name) reminded me all too much of Polgara and, I'm afraid, that just didn't work for me. I already knew Polgara. And I had been on many adventures with her, and would gladly go on more... but not in the guise of a "different" character. It kind of reminds me of my old Furby. I played with it for a while and it was cute. Then, when I was over that, I took the batteries out. When I restarted it a few months later, it loaded a different character (but in the same body... just too weird!). I never touched the thing again... OK, so this is a reverse situation, but the point is, I couldn't deal with "Polgara" being played by some cat. Maybe, with a little more distance between me and my beloved characters, I wil be able to have a go at this one again, and give a fair rating.