- Mass Market Paperback: 305 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.; Reprint edition (1 Jan 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345335457
- ISBN-13: 978-0345335456
- Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 2.2 x 17.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,146,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The third title in a terrific high fantasy saga set against a history of seven thousand years of struggles between Gods and Kings and men.
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Ce'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, had joined a dangerous mission to recover the stolen Orb that supposedly protected the West from the evil God Torak. And somehow, she found herself feeling quite tender for Garion, the innocent farm boy, who would be forced into the strange tower in the center of all evil to retrieve the Orb by himself.
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HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS, Princess Ce'Nedra, jewel of the House of Borune and the loveliest flower of the Tolnedran Empire, sat cross-legged on a sea chest in the oak-beamed cabin beneath the stern of Captain Greldik's ship, nibbling thoughtfully on the end of a tendril of her coppery hair as she watched the Lady Polgara attend to the broken arm of Belgarath the Sorcerer. Read the first page
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HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS, Princess Ce'Nedra, jewel of the House of Borune and the loveliest flower of the Tolnedran Empire, sat cross-legged on a sea chest in the oak-beamed cabin beneath the stern of Captain Greldik's ship, nibbling thoughtfully on the end of a tendril of her coppery hair as she watched the Lady Polgara attend to the broken arm of Belgarath the Sorcerer. Read the first page
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My Dad went on at me for ages about reading this series and I kept putting it off as I had loads of books "in the queue".
When I finally got around to reading them I couldn't put them down. I have read 8 of the series in 3 weeks (it normally takes me 1-2 weeks per book) and can't wait to read the next one.
As everyone else has put, Eddings writing has a great flow and the characters really grow on you as they are so realistic and not "holier than thou" like a lot of fantasy books.
I don't think it has that same epic sense that I got from Lord of the Rings but at the same time, I didn't have to grind through page after page of Frodo and Sam like I did in those books!
Overall, an excellent series!
When I finally got around to reading them I couldn't put them down. I have read 8 of the series in 3 weeks (it normally takes me 1-2 weeks per book) and can't wait to read the next one.
As everyone else has put, Eddings writing has a great flow and the characters really grow on you as they are so realistic and not "holier than thou" like a lot of fantasy books.
I don't think it has that same epic sense that I got from Lord of the Rings but at the same time, I didn't have to grind through page after page of Frodo and Sam like I did in those books!
Overall, an excellent series!
Format:Paperback
If you are a fan of fantasy fiction this Eddings epic is great. All 5 books in the series flow together to form a great story
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it must be 4 or 5 years or more since I bought this, lol, All Eddings books are a great read
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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
A Humourous, Light-Hearted Fantasy
The Belgariad series has been one of my favourite reads. I first completed the series in paperback as a teenager when the idea of a boy growing in to an inheritance and going on a... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Col
Review of Magician's Gambit
The book was in the state specified and was everything that I expected of it.
Published 22 months ago by iain
AMAZING !
Thes books are part of a series and they are very addictive. These books are a mixture of Lord of the rings and Harry Porter so if thats your thing you'll love these books!
Published 24 months ago by Mrs. Stacey Morrey
Eddings rules!
The Belgariad is a great advendure, and Eddings wrote it in an unusual way for fantasy, using archetyped characters and acid lines, which makes it altogether one of my favourite... Read more
Published 24 months ago by S. Dietz
A great read!
I bought the first series of the Belgariad for my daughter for Christmas - but admit to an ulterior motive as back in the day I read all D. Eddings books. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2009 by Mrs. S. M. Skinner
The Belegariad Continues
The mission for the Orb continues with the motely crew entering the enemy stronghold.
I truely enjoy this epic story (outlined well by other commentaries), yet also have... Read more
I truely enjoy this epic story (outlined well by other commentaries), yet also have... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2009 by S. Daruvala
A pleasurable visit of various landscapes.
This is the third book in the Belgariad (after Pawn of Prophecy and Queen of Sorcery, and before Castle of Wizardry and Enchanter's End Game). Read more
Published on 8 Nov 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 22 April 2008 by Eclectic Reader
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The third book of The Belgariad.
In this book, the somewhat nebulous quest of the first two becomes far more focused. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2006 by Ian Tapley
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