Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: I have to agree it's a let-down...

This series is just a re-hash of Edding's ideas from the Belgariad and Elenium sequences--without the originality that made those good. Read the negative reviews below for specifics. The same can be said of "Redemption of Althalus." More of the same.I recommend avoiding them and looking to the duo's non-fantasy work, which show real promise. "Regina's Song" was an EXCELLENT thriller with an atypical plot and supernatural element. Original, with well-developed characters. The Eddings' should focus their effort to writing more books outside the traditional "epic fantasy" vein, as that well has evidently run dry.