- Hardcover: 643 pages
- Publisher: Del Rey (Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345416627
- ISBN-13: 978-0345416629
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 17 x 5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,719,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Reviews of Polgara the Sorceress:
‘Others may vie for the top position… but Eddings reigns supreme… his nonpareil gift for narrative at the very centre of this triumphant book… we’re soon gripped again by the cool intelligence behind one of the richest and most inventive sequences in the genre’
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‘I wished Polgara the Sorceress was longer. It’s a wonderful book… the characters are vivid and geniunely likeable, and there’s an easy lilt to the prose which makes reading it pure pleasure. It’s a long time since I found a novel I liked so much’
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Reviews of Belgarath the Sorcerer:
‘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
‘All the verve and pace we’ve come to expect.’
The Dark Side
‘Offers an absorbing storyline and some memorable characters as, once again, the authors touch all the right fantasy bases. 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.’
Publishers Weekly
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She soars above a world of warriors, kings, and priests. The daughter of Belgarath and the shape-shifter Poledra, she has fought wars, plotted palace coups, and worked her powerful magic for three thousand years. Now, Polgara looks back at her magnificent life, in this fitting crown jewel to the saga that is the Eddings' Belgariad and Mallorean cycles.
Her hair streaked white by her father's first touch, her mind guided by a mother she will not see again for centuries, Polgara begins life in her Uncle Beldin's tower, and in the prehistorical, magical Tree that stands in the middle of the Vale. There, she first learns the reaches of her powers. There she assumes the bird shapes that will serve her on her adventures. And there she starts on the path toward her destiny as Duchess of Erat, shepherdess of the cause of good, adversary of Torak the One-Eyed Dragon God, and guardian of the world's last, best hope: the heir to the Rivan throne.
Here is the legendary life story of a woman of wit, passion, and complex emotions, a woman born of two majestic parents who could not have been more unlike one another. Ordained to make peace and make war, to gain love and lose love, Polgara lives out her family's rich prophecy in the ceaseless struggle between the Light and the Dark.
Polgara is the epic culmination of a magnificent saga, and a fitting farewell to a world which, once experienced, will never be forgotten.
Her hair streaked white by her father's first touch, her mind guided by a mother she will not see again for centuries, Polgara begins life in her Uncle Beldin's tower, and in the prehistorical, magical Tree that stands in the middle of the Vale. There, she first learns the reaches of her powers. There she assumes the bird shapes that will serve her on her adventures. And there she starts on the path toward her destiny as Duchess of Erat, shepherdess of the cause of good, adversary of Torak the One-Eyed Dragon God, and guardian of the world's last, best hope: the heir to the Rivan throne.
Here is the legendary life story of a woman of wit, passion, and complex emotions, a woman born of two majestic parents who could not have been more unlike one another. Ordained to make peace and make war, to gain love and lose love, Polgara lives out her family's rich prophecy in the ceaseless struggle between the Light and the Dark.
Polgara is the epic culmination of a magnificent saga, and a fitting farewell to a world which, once experienced, will never be forgotten.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Polgara the sorceress" is a book that can be liked by everybody that enjoys reading an engaging fantasy book, but will only be fully appreciated by those who have already read "The Belgariad", "The Malloreon" and "Belgarath the sorcerer" (yes, in that order).
The reason for that emphatic statement is simple: this book is the autobiography of Polgara, one of the main characters in those books. As such, "Polgara the sorceress" contains spoilers that could dim your enjoyment of the previously mentioned books. And believe me, "The Belgariad", "The Malloreon" and "Belgarath the sorcerer" are so wonderful that they fully deserve all the time that you need to read them first :)
"The Belgariad" and "The Malloreon" tell the story of a group of friends in a dangerous and magical quest, while "Belgarath the sorcerer" recounts the same story from the point of view of one of the main characters, who has the benefit of being almost immortal, thus having a thoroughly different perspective regarding the events that preceded that quest and everybody involved in it.
"Polgara the sorceress" is nothing less than a direct consequence of "Belgarath the sorcerer". Polgara is Belgarath's daughter, a sorceress and the guardian of the Rivan line. She didn't exactly agree with her father's version of what happened, and told her friends so. Despite that, Polgara wouldn't have gone so far as to write her own autobiography is Ce'Nedra (spurred by curiosity) hadn't plotted for her to do so.
Truth to be told, I specially enjoyed Polgara's take on what happened, and how she explained many things that Belgarath hadn't considered important. Also, I think that this book allows the readers to understand better Polgara's role in the preparation of the "Events", and how she became "Lady Polgara" and "Duchess of Erat".
In my opinion, this is a book that the fans of "The Belgariad" and "The Malloreon" will thoroughly enjoy. I always liked Polgara, and considered her to be a very likeable albeit perhaps overly mysterious character. I really enjoyed reading about her life, and I bet you will too. Recommended!
Belen Alcat
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I read the Belgariad and the Mallorean a long time ago and found them to be fantastic, I couldn't put them down. In fact I nearly got fired through reading one of them when I was supposed to be working!
But at the time this book didn't interest me enough to buy it, but I recently have and have found it to be just as good as the series, I sometimes find that companion novels are just a rehash of the original story but this insight into Polgaras upbringing was I thought, far from boring. This book helps you to understand her character and the occasional digs and comments to her father and the other characters that feature in the series made me chuckle.
I suppose I'm biased as Polgara is one of my all time favourite characters but I think anyone who likes the fantasy genre would find this book as fascinating as I did, in fact it's made me pick up the Belgariad and start all over again.
But at the time this book didn't interest me enough to buy it, but I recently have and have found it to be just as good as the series, I sometimes find that companion novels are just a rehash of the original story but this insight into Polgaras upbringing was I thought, far from boring. This book helps you to understand her character and the occasional digs and comments to her father and the other characters that feature in the series made me chuckle.
I suppose I'm biased as Polgara is one of my all time favourite characters but I think anyone who likes the fantasy genre would find this book as fascinating as I did, in fact it's made me pick up the Belgariad and start all over again.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Polgara the sorceress was to be frank one of the best books I have read for a very long time. The style of the writing is easy to read and understand, but still grips the reader much better than many "action-packed" books with more frenzied and careless writing, and the storyling catches the imagination perfectly. The story, told in Polgara's own words, is in places funny and in places sad, but there are no unlikely swings in mood or pace which would spoil the story, and it is all told with the same perspective and imposing presence anyone who has read the original series will connect with the matriarchal sorceress. It answers many irritating questions from the original ten books, and gives the 'other side' of Belgarath the sorceror's tale in the other accompanying book.
As relaxing, no-effort reading matter I would definately give this book top marks, and it is easy to pick up and pout down without losing the plot. It is a several-layered story, with layers of simple storytelling over a deeper, more thoughtful ideal, and is suitable for any type of reader accordingly.
The only problem I would mention about this book is that it might spoil some of the earlier books if it is the first you read, because since it answers all the questions the earlier books are not likely to make such an impact on the reader. But it would also be possible to read it first, if you like to not have loose ends in stories, and some people may even prefer it that way. All in all, I heartily recommend this book and its companion to anyone interested!
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Polgara the Sorceress (Belgariad) [Kindle Edition]
I loved this book BUT I bought the Kindle edition and I swear I have never seen so many errors/misprints.
It totally ruined the whole experience for me. Read more
It totally ruined the whole experience for me. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Clare McIntaggart
Polgara the Sorceress (Belgariad
I first bought this when it was released but lent/lost it. So it was great to read it again. Its not a rehashing of the story, it tells the history of the family before Belgarion... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sue
Excellent as always
Polgara sheds a different light on the story pre-Garion than Belgarath does, you get more of a sense of all the people who came before, the relationships and the difficulties of... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Steph
Sheer brilliance
For those who loved the Belgariad and the Malloreon, Polgara the Sorceress fills in the little gaps in the history of the World that her father Belgarath left out from his... Read more
Published 18 months ago by GalFord
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 21 months ago by Mr. K. W. Moseley
Not as good as I remembered it.
This is the second prequel to the Belgariad and Malloreon (after Belgarath the sorcerer).
This volume, as the title implies, tells us Polgara's side of the story, from... Read more
This volume, as the title implies, tells us Polgara's side of the story, from... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2009 by Stephanie Noverraz
eddings
omg once again the Edding machine have created aripping good yarn i loved polgara in the belgariad etc and to now have the whole adventure (in short though) from her point of veiw... Read more
Published on 29 July 2009 by Sandra L. Jones
Wow!
This book, an add-on to the Belgariad series, tells the story of Polgara the Sorceress.
Through her wild childhood to the emergence of the most respected woman in the... Read more
Through her wild childhood to the emergence of the most respected woman in the... Read more
Published on 21 April 2009 by Frank Marner
A great read
I really enjoyed this book and was disappointed when it ended, I read many books across all genres and this is one of my favourite books of all. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2009 by Isis X
Read this for the sake of completion only
Having thoroughly enjoyed the Belgariad and the Mallorian at the first reading, and having been disappointed by Belgarath the Sorcerer it was with some trepidation that I opened... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2008 by Allan Maclennan
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