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'Nobody writes modern fantasy like Eddings or as well … Eddings is at the top with the very best' Vector'
‘This sixth volume in the Belgariad tells the full story of the legendary sorcerer Belgarath with all the verve and pace we've come to expect from these authors' The Dark Side
‘My ideal summer read… Having enjoyed the entire ten-book serial, I was delighted to be able to read this latest addition as it not only provides fantastic escapism in itself, but, being a prequel, will make my re-reading of the other books all the more fascinating.’ The Irish Times
‘Offers an absorbing storyline and some memorable characters as, once again, the authors touch all the right fantasy bases, with warring gods, political intrigues, supernatural creatures and appealingly human magicians involved in a titanic war over the course of seven millennia. Eddings fans will no doubt snatch this novel off the shelves while readers new to the authors’ world won’t find a more appropriate place to begin exploring it.’
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‘There’s no denying the Eddingses’ offerings do entertain. This novel is for fantasy fans fed up with more fusty fare, or for anyone who likes mischief and merriment.’
West Australian
'There's no denying the Eddingses' offerings do entertain. This novel is for fantasy fans fed up with more fusty fare, or for anyone who likes mischief and merriment.'
West Australian
'My ideal summer read… Having enjoyed the entire ten-book serial, I was delighted to be able to read this latest addition as it not only provides fantastic escapism in itself, but, being a prequel, will make my re-reading of the other books all the more fascinating.' The Irish Times
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The life story of Belgararth the Sorcerer: his own account of the great struggle that went before the Belgariad and the Malloreon, when gods stills walked the land.
Here is the full epic story of Belgarath, the great sorcerer learned in the Will and the Word on whom the fate of the world depends. Only Belgarath can tell of those near-forgotten times when Gods still walked the land: he is the Ancient One, the Old Wolf, his God Aldur's first and most-favoured disciple. Using powers learned over the centuries Belgarath himself records the story of conflict between two mortally opposed Destinies that split the world asunder.
A hugely entertaining work of great daring, wit, grandeur and excitement that confirms the role of Belgarath the Sorcerer as one of the mightiest fantasy creations of the century.
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A tip though. Start in the order they were written.
Begin with the Belgariad, then the Malloreon. Then and only then read Belgarath the Sorceror and Polgara the Sorcerous.
I followed some peoples tips on here and read them out of sequence (starting with Belgarath and Polgara) This was a mistake.
Belgarath and Polgara although acting as sequels and filling in the characters of these two are written as a reminiscence of the events and thus do contain a few quite important spoilers.
If you haven't read the books before do yourself a favour and save these until last in the order they were meant to be in. Get to know the characters and events in Belgariad and Malloreon first. Then return to these 'prequels'
Trust me, you will enjoy them more this way.
Anyway this slight gripe done with i have enjoyed and am currently gripped by these books. The Eddings' have to be one of my favourite couple of writers. The Elenium as well is highly recommended. Possibly more so than this series. Sparhawk and is horse are fantastic!!!
I would recommend new readers to try the Belagariad before attempting this book, but mostly only because it has so many subtle links with the story in those books that some people may find the story is a bit complicated. If you have already read those, however, it is an absolute joy to read, and answers a lot of important questions, like exactly how Belgarath, the great sorceror, was trained and grew up
All in all, this is a very good book, but can be hard to leave half-way through and then pick up again. I would suggest it for anyone remotely interested in fantasy, or even those who simply like beautifully-written books, and it has the same simple, glowing style that any Eddings fan will recognise.
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