i started rereading this series because of a story i betaed for yuletide that was set within the mallorean. since i'm a pedant, i couldn't just go and reread the mallorean first.it's very sad to find that something you once loved is terribly flawed, which is exactly what i've found with this series. racism, heteronormativity, ableism, and sexism abound. and then there's the writing.i'm almost afraid to try and reread the elenium now, since that was my favourite of eddings' series.