And whil David Eddings may be cliche and somewhat generic, I've read far, far worse. The series (and its sequels) are IMO excellent reading for children and young teens.
Absolutely. There are lots of series that are actively bad (Deepgate Codex series for instance,) the Eddings books are just overwhelmingly bland.
Originally Posted by The Glyphstone
Vibranium: If it was on the periodic table, its chemical symbol would be "Bs".