I remember reading this series, but I don't remember how good it was. So, it gets three stars. ( )

This entire series is wonderful. One of the earlier "young boy discovers that he's more than he was led to believe" stories. A classic in the fantasy genre that pulls you into a great read. ( )

I thought this book was just a good as start to a new series as was Pawn of Prophecy. Some of the same characters are back, Garion, Belgarath, Polgara, but with some new ones. ( )

I read this book as a child, and must admit I didn't like it. That's interesting to me, because it quite liked it this time. Its not the greatest literature ever written, but it is a good read. You need to have read the Belgariad first though, because this book (the first of the Mallorean) reuses the characters without spending a lot of time introducing them to you. I think I prefer it that way because it would be annoying to have to go through all that character development again as someone who has read the first series.

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There was one part that dragged, but otherwise it made me want to grab the next book in the series asap. Just as great as the Belgariad. Highly recomend the whole series - start form the beginning. ( )