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Guardians of the West: Malloreon, Book 1 (Unabridged)
 
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Guardians of the West: Malloreon, Book 1 (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by David Eddings (Author), Cameron Beierle (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 15 hours and 21 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Books in Motion
  • Audible Release Date: 17 Dec 2007
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ7BII
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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Garion has slain the evil God Torak and been crowned King of Riva. The Prophecy has been fulfilled - or so it seems.
© and (P)2004 Books in Motion. This recording is produced by arrangement with the Ballantine Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Incorporated and David Eddings.

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Family reunion 12 Oct 2000
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
After I read "The Belgariad", I longed for more about Garion, Polgara, Silk and the rest of the gang and I must say my wishes were more than granted in "The Malloreon". Garion and Ce'Nedra turned out to be even nicer as adults than as adolescents and the plot is once again very gripping. You really know the characters now and reading "Guardians of the West" was like a family reunion. I loved all those nice character scenes in it and it was very exciting, as well. I read the other four books of "The Malloreon" in very short time and I was very sorry to have finished them. When you really want to finish a story yet feel sorry when you've finished it, you know it's good. And when it comes to that, Eddings is the best!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being a David Gemmel fan and having read just about every one of his books I thought it might be time to try a different author. This is book 1 of 5 in this series so it basically sets the scene for the rest, in my opinion it starts quite slow, with lots of information about the cast of the story with little or no action, boring...or so I thought!, David Eddings tells a fantastic story and I will continue reading his books, in fact, book 2 in this series is already on its way!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Jack CH VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
David and Leigh Eddings aim to revisit the characters from the original series but abuses our affection for them by

1) using identical plot devices and settings from the Belgariad (and then explaining almost word for word in the tale why they can justify this).
2) developing a rambling style which was limited and tolerable in the original Belgariad but widespread and almost insufferable here.

Don't get me wrong. This whole series is satisfactory. It adds to the original universe. But whereas the feel of original Belgariad was earnest and charming, The Malloreon is almost smug.

The first book is forgivable in this regard because it feels the that you are catching up with the folks you haven't seen in a while.

But because I do not plan to review the others, and by reading the first of five a dedicated reader will mean to go on to read the rest, I will share the comment of a reviewer of "Gone with the Wind":-

A labour of love or a love of labour.

Trust me, you'll feel like it when you finish this series.

(FYI the whole series is a two and a half and the latter books range from 2 to 3 stars.)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Christmas Gift
It was bought as a Christmas gift and I have heard no complaints so I assume that it is fine
Published 4 months ago by probusken
An Inauspicious Continuation
!!!!SPOILERS!!!! I must say I never wanted to be writing a review like this but sometimes things just push you to it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Lee
a good read
I have read a number of books by David Eddings and have now decided to collect second hand hardbacks via amazon. I have started with the Malloreon series. Read more
Published 17 months ago by calgary
a great read
it must be 4 or 5 years or more since I bought this, lol, All Eddings books are a great read
Published 20 months ago by Mr. K. W. Moseley
Guardians of the West
Book one of David Eddings fabulous Mallorean, thank you to the Seller and Many Thsnks Amazon for making it possible for me to purchase this in Hardback.
Published 23 months ago by Mrs. Jean R. Livingstone
Dragging, then disorderly.
This is the first book in the Malloreon (before King of the Murgos, Demon Lord of Karanda, Sorceress of Darshiva, and Seeress of Kell). Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2008 by Stephanie Noverraz
Eat your heart out Tolkein
This book forms part of a terrific series beginning with `Belgareth the Sorcerer'. I don't read much of this genre (fantasy) but like The Hobbit/ Lord of the Rings this will appeal... Read more
Published on 25 April 2008 by Eclectic Reader
The Best Fantasy books!
Well i started reading the belgariad series a couple of months ago an ever since i have been hooked on these books so ive just started the mallorean serieds an the 1st book is... Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2007 by C. Wordsworth
Eddings writes like a child
Look, if you want to read amazing fantasy books, Read David Gemmell, I never even thought about this style of book until I was turned on to them by a friend and after reading (and... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2006 by Britt Roberts
Guardians of the west
I first started reading David Eddings when I was on holiday in 1990. The book was Pawn of Prophesy. Since then I've read all of his books, including the Mrin Codex! Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2004 by Joules
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