The Redemption of Althalus

The Redemption of Althalus

Leigh Eddings

First published 2000Original language EN

7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 1086 ratingsConfidence 36%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
704
Pages
about 13 h
Reading time

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About the book

The Redemption of Althalus is a stand-alone fantasy novel by David and Leigh Eddings. Its main character is Althalus, a professional thief enlisted by the Goddess Dweia to save the world from the desolations of her evil brother Daeva and his henchman Ghend.

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.9 across 86 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 36% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Google Books9.013 15%
Hardcover7.773 85%

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

  • “reviews.metaphorosis.com 2 stars Remember Polgara from the Belgariad ? How endearing it was at first that she was just wonderful and always right about everything? And then it was cute? And then tired, then tiresome, then irritating, and finally really annoying? Well, characterization in Redemption…”

    ★ 2/5MetaphorosisReviews on Hardcover

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How long is The Redemption of Althalus?

It has 704 pages — longer than 73% of the ranked books in Fantasy.

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