History Literature / TheRedemptionOfAlthalus

This book provides examples of:

* {{Expy}}: Many, many expies for characters from Eddings' earlier books.
** Notably, Althalus himself bears many similarities to both Silk and Belgarath from ''TheBelgariad''.

* InformedAttribute / OffstageVillainy: Despite the numerous comments made by Dweia, as well as Argan and Koman, suggesting that Yakhag is some sort of CompleteMonster the depths of whose evil is too horrible to discuss, and Gelta's obvious terror of him, the most villainous thing he's portrayed or discussed doing is killing a relatively minor character in a fairly straightforward manner.

* LoopholeAbuse: Althalus occasionally uses very loose definitions of words to make magic work.
** Although it's pointed out that the Book wants to help them, it's Dweia who insists on exact terms.

* OmnicidalManiac: Daeva is literally the god of destruction, and the job he does is important- it's when he decides to destroy ''everything'' that things get out of hand.

* PaintingTheMedium: The scenes where the villains [[spoiler: and Dweia]] attempt to change history or the future are printed in a different font than the rest of the narrative.

* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler: Andine's relationship with Eliar starts out with her wanting to brutally and slowly murder him for the death of her father]], and ends with them getting HappilyMarried.

* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Daeva's headquarter Nahgharash apparently looks like this.

* AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Yakhag, who's built up as a total monster, and killed in less than ten minutes]].

* PurpleProse : The "hey-let's-change-history" parts (in a [[PaintingTheMedium different font]], no less) are not as purple as most fanfiction, but more purple than the rest of the text.

''The Redemption of Althalus'' is a [[DavidEddings stand-alone fantasy novel by David and Leigh Eddings]] about... well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Redemption of Althalus]].

* PaintingTheFourthWall: The scenes where the villains [[spoiler: and Dweia]] attempt to change history or the future are printed in a different font than the rest of the narrative.

* PurpleProse : The "hey-let's-change-history" parts (in a [[PaintingTheFourthWall different font]], no less) are not as purple as most fanfiction, but more purple than the rest of the text.

* YouKilledMyFather: The reason that Andine wants to kill Eliar, though she's convinced to let it go.

* YearInsideHourOutside: played straight and inverted.

* DeathSeeker: Yakhag

** SixthRanger: [[CompleteMonster Yakhag]] [[spoiler:for all of ten minutes, then Bheid kills him.]]

* RevengeMyopia: Andine to Eliar over her father's death. She gets over it eventually.

* CrossingTheStreams: [[spoiler:The Door to Nowhere and Nowhen]].

* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Leitha.

* {{Mordor}}

* BigEater: Eliar

* EternalEnglish: when Althalus emerges from the House after two thousand years, he has no trouble understanding anybody, this may be part of his training.

** Notably, Althalus himself bears many similarities to both Silk and Belgarath from TheBelgariad.

** TheBigBad: [[OmnicidalManiac Daeva]]

** TheEvilGenius: [[SinisterMinister Argan]] and [[ConsummateLiar Khnom]] both fit this description in different ways.

** TheDarkChick: Oddly enough, not Gelta, but [[TheEmpath Koman]], who is the bitch of the other members of the band.
** TheSixthRanger: [[CompleteMonster Yakhag]] [[spoiler:for all of ten minutes, then Bheid kills him.]]

* TheQuest

** Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfFunny.