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The Diamond Throne
David Eddings
Eddings, David. The Diamond Throne. Ballantine Books. New York, New York. 1989.
The Diamond Thrown is written by David Eddings and is a suspenseful fantasy novel. This is the first book of Eddings remarkable series The Elenium. The unexpected plot twists keep readers on the edge of their seats throughout the whole book. This is a book you are not going to want to miss!
Queen Charlotte’s husband, King Joesph, had recently died in battle when his kingdom, Elenium, was being attacked. She went into a deep depression and refused to have visitors for months. She had all of Joseph’s possessions thrown out of the castle, including the very old stone throne that had been in his family for centuries. When Queen Charlotte finally took up ruling the kingdom, she needed a new thrown. A new beautifully crafted throne was made. The most interesting and elegant part of this throne was the many diamonds on the back of it. This throne was the most beautiful piece of furniture ever made by man. Everything was so perfect about it, it seemed so magnificently unreal even for a Queen.
The first time Charlotte ever sat on this throne something very strange happened. The throne was made by a malicious wizard. His horrible magical possessions lay around for the foolish to find. When Charlotte sat on her new throne she was no longer herself. Her body was taken over by a magical force that would eventually take her over entirely, causing her to slowly go insane.
Nothing could stop her from ruining everything in sight. She was out of control especially when she was sitting on her throne, which she often slept on. Elenium became so chaotic without a proper rulership, that Charlotte's son knew he had to take action. His mother was not herself, so he devised a brave plan to save the kingdom.
The Diamond Throne, of The Elenium series, is both heart touching and tragic. The Diamond Throne ends with a cliff hanger, and readers will feel compelled to know what happens next. It will be almost impossible for readers to stop at the first book, because they will not be fully satisfied until reading all five books. And even after reading the whole series, readers will feel like they still haven’t had enough of the kingdom of Elenium.
4 out of 5 stars
Contributed by J. Leete
April 13, 2011