Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Good, but not Edding's best

Most people ... complained that the book is unlike previous book by David Eddings (i.e the belgariad series). I found this book to be a very good read, and that the differences from past series actually made it more interesting. But there are definately parts where the story did lag. The characters are all great as usual for Eddings, but the story all centers around one battle, that maybe lasts 10 percent of the book, while the rest is preparing for it. The battle scenes dont have much detail and seem sloppily put together. But I am hoping book two will b better as 4 part stories usually get more entertaining. Id suggest the Belgariad and Mallorean series to readers first getting into Eddings, but anyone who has read those books already and like them should pick up this one.