Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, Book 1)

by David Eddings

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Series (with order)

The Belgariad (Book 1)

Canonical Title

Pawn of Prophecy

Original publication date

1982

Important places

Faldor's farm, Sendaria

Cherek

People/Characters

Asharak the Murgo (Chamdar the Grolim)

Barak (the Dreadful Bear, Earl of Trellheim)

Belgarath (the Eternal Man, Mister Wolf, Old Wolf)

Doroon

Durnik (the Man with Two Lives, the One with Two Lives)

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El primer recuerdo que tenía el pequeño Garion era el de la cocina de la hacienda de Faldor.

The first thing the boy Garion remembered was the kitchen at Faldor's farm.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345335511, Mass Market Paperback)

"Eddings' BELGARIAD is exactly the kind of fantasy I like. It has magic, adventure, humor, mystery, and a certain delightful human insight."
Piers Anthony
Long ago, the Storyteller claimed, in this first book of THE BELGARIAD, the evil god Torak drove men and Gods to war. But Belgarath the Sorcerer led men to reclaim the Orb that protected men of the West. So long as it lay at Riva, the prophecy went, men would be safe.
But Garion did not believe in such stories. Brought up on a quiet farm by his Aunt Pol, how could he know that the Apostate planned to wake dread Torak, or that he would be led on a quest of unparalleled magic and danger by those he loved--but did not know...?

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