# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-eddings
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:51:20.382Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/david-eddings"
name: "David Eddings"
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description: "David Carroll Eddings was an American fantasy writer. With his wife Leigh, he authored several best-selling epic fantasy novel series, including The Belgariad (1982–84), The Malloreon (1987–91), The Elenium (1989–91), The Tamuli (1992–94), and The Dreamers (2003–06). Whether credited as the sole author or with Leigh, David Eddings wrote over two dozen novels."
tagline: "American novelist (1931–2009)"
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birthDate: "1931-07-07"
deathDate: "2009-06-02"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump