The first part of a saga set against a history of 7000 years of struggles of gods and kings and men. Long ago, the evil god Torak sought dominion and drove men and gods to war. Belgarath the Sorcerer led a quest to reclaim the Orb of Aldur - but so long as it lay at Riva, men would be safe.
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The first part of a saga set against a history of 7000 years of struggles of gods and kings and men. Long ago, the evil god Torak sought dominion and drove men and gods to war. Belgarath the Sorcerer led a quest to reclaim the Orb of Aldur - but so long as it lay at Riva, men would be safe.
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I was very appreciative about starting this series due to me not being he biggest fan of fantasy style books. My husband swears by this series and went on and on about how great it was. I ordered the first one, and it did not disappoint me. It's a great first book to a series and is a lot of fun. I really really enjoyed it.
Azzie
Jul 17, 2009
David Eddings is a wonderful fantasy author! He's very skillfull of weaving together politics, magic, rich characters and magic. He also injects a wonderful sense of humor in his characters that's just a delight to read as they interact with each other.
Pawn of Prophecy is the first book in a series that is split up into two different arcs, with five books in each arc. For those who are active readers of the fantasy subject, this is nothing. For new readers ten books might be a bit daunting. But it's well worth it and the pace of the novels move very smoothly with very little lulls.
Fun to read, with political intrigues that are complicated but doesn't set the reader's head spinning trying to figure out just what is exactly going on. The characters are wonderful and you really find yourself falling in love with each and every one of them as you follow them on their journey to protect their home.
chasingshadows
Feb 27, 2008
This was one of the first fantasy stories I ever read and what an introduction it was! I read this whole series of books (ten in all- five in the Belgariad set and five in the Mallorean series) over a three month period while commuting to work by train and I missed my station more than once as a result of this utterly engrossing and enchanting series. The characters are vivid, the story is effortlessly gripping and the cliffhanger endings that draw each book to a close are impossible to endure for even a millisecond.
Garion, Polgara and Garath are all introduced here for the first time and very soon they'll become entrenched in your imagination and as the quest they embark upon gains pace and we learn ever stranger and ever more fateful details about our young hero Garion...it only becomes harder not to love these characters, especially after ten books travelling along beside them through good times, bad times and truly horrific times. Although since reading this series I've read far superior novels in the genre, the Eddings husband & wife partnership still can't be beaten in many ways. So while I may be tempted to remove a star, because I've since read better, I recall vividly how much I enjoyed these books and I realise how ungrateful that would be.
Upon finishing 'Seeress of Kell' (book five in the Mallorean) I'm not ashamed to admit that I shed a tear at having to leave the side of each and every one of these wonderfully drawn characters. I guarantee you that once you pick up 'Pawn of Prophecy' (the first book in the Belgariad) in a surprisingly short space of time you'll be putting down 'Seeress of Kell' and thinking back to how it all began on the farm where Garion knew nothing of what he would become, nothing of the secrets he would uncover and nothing of his future, or what it held for him, his companions and especially not for the entire world that would be forever changed as a result...
BookPirate
Nov 16, 2007
THAR IT BLOWS
I borrowed the first five books of the Belgarid series and gave up several weeks of 2007 reading it. The story itself is slightly reminiscent of Lord of the Rings (heck, most fantasy since Tolkien has tried to live up to that piece of work). The gang (a fellowship, if you will) travel across several strange lands to obtain a powerful orb and defeat the dark Lord Torak. Déjà vu? The characters were a mixed bunch that got equally mixed reviews from me. Eddings created mostly stereotypical characters (like the young orphan boy with a wizard/prince future, the wise old man wizard, the cunning thief, the kindhearted local farmer, ect). Two saving graces that I really liked were Aunt Pol and Silk. Still, Eddings is conventional and old fashioned to the point of being sexist and that is what turned me off at the end. Interesting note: Edding?s wife helped him write both series and he didn?t think enough of her to include her name with his on the book?s jacket. If you're a must-read-everything-with-wizards fantasy buff, go nuts. If not, spend your time reading quality fantasy fiction.
BGrnwd
Sep 6, 2007
Very enjoyable read.
A captivating book that absorbs the reader and makes it hard to put down. The author is very descriptive and the story is enjoyable. David Eddings is an excellent author and I enjoyed all of the books in the Belgariad series.
