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The Belgariad is an epic fantasy of immense scope, telling the tale of struggles between ancient Gods and mighty Kings, and of men in strange lands facing fated events, all bound by a prophecy that must be fulfilled.The quest was over. The Orb of Aldur was restored. And once again, with the crowning of Garion, there was a descendant of Riva Iron-grip to rule as Overlord of the West. And yet the prophecy was unfulfilled. In the east, the evil God Torak was about to awaken and seek dominion. show more Somehow, Garion had to face the God, to kill or be killed. On the outcome of that dread duel rested the destiny of the world. Now, accompanied by his grandfather, the ancient sorcerer Belgarath, Garion headed toward the City of Endless Night, where Torak awaited him. To the south, his young fiancee, the Imperial Princess Ce'Nedra, led the armies of the West in a desparate effort to divert the forces of Torak's horde away from the man she loved. The prophecy drove Garion on, but it gave no answ
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Finally. I’m done with “The Belgariad”. For life. And I’m so happy about it.
This epic fantasy adventure started out well with “Pawn of Prophecy”, went slightly downhill in “Queen of Sorcery” due to all the travelling, went straight into a wall when “Magician's Gambit” turned out to be a lame duck, recovered somewhat during “Castle of Wizardry” and, eventually, went down the drain with this last instalment – “Enchanters' End Game”.
In this final book of the Belgariad, we accompany Ce’Nedra’s army into the land of the Murgos, fighting against them and the Malloreans. Wait a second, though – Ce'Nedra’s army? No, in fact it’s been taken from her by the men around her whom Eddings obviously felt much show more more competent to handle matters of war:
“Once she was comfortably quartered in the Stronghold, Princess Ce'Nedra found herself even more removed from the day-to-day command of her troops.”
Sadly, Ce’Nedra herself seems quite content to fall back into her cliched role as her Garion’s mindless “tiny princess”. Whenever she actually does something, she gets put firmly back into place and is scolded by whatever man is around. She never gets a real chance to learn and grow beyond what she is.
As for the others, they travel a bit, they fight a bit, some sidekicks die, forgotten as soon as they draw their last breath. Honestly, all the travelling and the pretty much non-existent hurdles were seriously boring me by now. Reading this book mostly was a chore for me.
Even the titular endgame is boring and beyond redemption. Ultimately, Garion puts it best:
“"Then everything worked out for the best, didn't it?"
- "Yes, Garion. It's as if it had all been fated to happen. Everything feels so right, somehow."
"It's possible that it was fated," Garion mused. "I sometimes think we have very little control over our own lives - I know I don't."”
After the second book at the latest, it’s crystal clear nobody of importance is going to die or even sacrifice anything. Yes, as mentioned before, an unimportant sidekick or two die (I’ve just finished this book and already forgotten who...) but at the end of the day, there’s no way things are going to go really wrong – and this makes this entire epic fantasy saga stale and bland for me.
There’s absolutely nothing I take away with me from these books. I’ve learned nothing new, I’ve felt nothing new, I’ve not noticed any new or original idea. Not even a single quote-worthy sentence is to be found in this seemingly unending bleak desert of words whereas I thirst for something that nourishes me.
If you’re young (10 to 15 maybe?) and haven’t read much fantasy before, the Belgariad may be to your liking. It does have its moments.
If you’ve read these books when you were younger and loved them, stay clear; you will be disappointed because even if these books were what you remember them to be – you are not who you were anymore.
Anyone else, stay clear as well: A seasoned reader will pretty much know the entire story very early on and there’s nothing in these books to surprise you or keep your interest for tens of thousands of words. And this in books that are about “the Word and the Will...
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This epic fantasy adventure started out well with “Pawn of Prophecy”, went slightly downhill in “Queen of Sorcery” due to all the travelling, went straight into a wall when “Magician's Gambit” turned out to be a lame duck, recovered somewhat during “Castle of Wizardry” and, eventually, went down the drain with this last instalment – “Enchanters' End Game”.
In this final book of the Belgariad, we accompany Ce’Nedra’s army into the land of the Murgos, fighting against them and the Malloreans. Wait a second, though – Ce'Nedra’s army? No, in fact it’s been taken from her by the men around her whom Eddings obviously felt much show more more competent to handle matters of war:
“Once she was comfortably quartered in the Stronghold, Princess Ce'Nedra found herself even more removed from the day-to-day command of her troops.”
Sadly, Ce’Nedra herself seems quite content to fall back into her cliched role as her Garion’s mindless “tiny princess”. Whenever she actually does something, she gets put firmly back into place and is scolded by whatever man is around. She never gets a real chance to learn and grow beyond what she is.
As for the others, they travel a bit, they fight a bit, some sidekicks die, forgotten as soon as they draw their last breath. Honestly, all the travelling and the pretty much non-existent hurdles were seriously boring me by now. Reading this book mostly was a chore for me.
Even the titular endgame is boring and beyond redemption. Ultimately, Garion puts it best:
“"Then everything worked out for the best, didn't it?"
- "Yes, Garion. It's as if it had all been fated to happen. Everything feels so right, somehow."
"It's possible that it was fated," Garion mused. "I sometimes think we have very little control over our own lives - I know I don't."”
After the second book at the latest, it’s crystal clear nobody of importance is going to die or even sacrifice anything. Yes, as mentioned before, an unimportant sidekick or two die (I’ve just finished this book and already forgotten who...) but at the end of the day, there’s no way things are going to go really wrong – and this makes this entire epic fantasy saga stale and bland for me.
There’s absolutely nothing I take away with me from these books. I’ve learned nothing new, I’ve felt nothing new, I’ve not noticed any new or original idea. Not even a single quote-worthy sentence is to be found in this seemingly unending bleak desert of words whereas I thirst for something that nourishes me.
If you’re young (10 to 15 maybe?) and haven’t read much fantasy before, the Belgariad may be to your liking. It does have its moments.
If you’ve read these books when you were younger and loved them, stay clear; you will be disappointed because even if these books were what you remember them to be – you are not who you were anymore.
Anyone else, stay clear as well: A seasoned reader will pretty much know the entire story very early on and there’s nothing in these books to surprise you or keep your interest for tens of thousands of words. And this in books that are about “the Word and the Will...
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{Fifth of 5 in Belgariad series; fantasy, high fantasy, quest fantasy, young adult} (1985)
The final book in the Belgariad pentology. Everything Eddings has told us without telling us, such as Garion's true identity, has come to fruition and now all bets are off. We know that the Child of the Light is destined to face the Child of the Dark as the representatives of the two opposing prophecies that have existed almost since the dawn of time and finally cancel out one prophecy but no-one, not even those entities themselves, knows which will win. Garion, Mister Wolf and Silk trek towards that momentous meeting while Aunt Pol, Ce'Nedra and the armies of the West try to distract the hordes of the East, which have been steadily amassing, from show more intercepting them and preventing the meeting. And so we get to meet several of the rulers of the East - who may not have a vested interest in their god waking for the proscribed event or even in cooperating with each other.
Garion's character continues to evolve as he comes to term with his destiny.
He's not in a good mood as he and his two companions trek through the fens of Drasnia and cross the mountains into the eastern kingdoms under leaden winter skies as the book opens.
Ce'Nedra too, while not changing in essence, matures and uses all her wiles and charms to recruit ordinary people, including peasants and serfs, to the army of the West but her compassion has also developed.
As the kings lead their peoples to war, the ladies are left in charge of their kingdoms and come into their own each in their own unique way. Shrewd Queen Layla, for instance, pretends to be clueless and organises her children to run interference to exasperate the persistent Tolnedran ambassador who thinks he can push through treaties favouring his empire while King Fulrach is away. I confess; I may have used this technique myself - maybe this was where I discovered it?
There is more of the banter that I love about this series and which keeps things light despite it being about an all-encompassing world war and the loss of life that comes with battles.
(Although I'm not entirely sure that that's a compliment.)
The ending wraps up everything neatly - but there is a second series which follows on and which has been set up by events in this book though it doesn't leave you feeling that the story is unfinished.
And, right at the end, I found the discomfited Orb very amusing.
June 2022
4.5-5 stars show less
The final book in the Belgariad pentology. Everything Eddings has told us without telling us, such as Garion's true identity, has come to fruition and now all bets are off. We know that the Child of the Light is destined to face the Child of the Dark as the representatives of the two opposing prophecies that have existed almost since the dawn of time and finally cancel out one prophecy but no-one, not even those entities themselves, knows which will win. Garion, Mister Wolf and Silk trek towards that momentous meeting while Aunt Pol, Ce'Nedra and the armies of the West try to distract the hordes of the East, which have been steadily amassing, from show more intercepting them and preventing the meeting. And so we get to meet several of the rulers of the East - who may not have a vested interest in their god waking for the proscribed event or even in cooperating with each other.
Garion's character continues to evolve as he comes to term with his destiny.
If he had consciously sought any of this, he could have accepted the duty which lay on him with a certain amount of resignation. He had been given no choice in the matter, though, and he found himself wanting to demand of the uncaring sky, 'Why me?'
He rode on beside his dozing grandfather with only the murmuring song of the Orb of Aldur for company, and even that was a source of irritation. The Orb, which stood on the pommel of the great sword strapped to his back, sang to him endlessly with a kind of silly enthusiasm. It might be all very well for the Orb to exult about the impending meeting with Torak, but it was Garion who was going to have to face the Dragon-God of Angarak, and it was Garion who was going to have to do all the bleeding. He felt that the unrelieved cheerfulness of the Orb was - all things considered - in very poor taste, to say the least.
He's not in a good mood as he and his two companions trek through the fens of Drasnia and cross the mountains into the eastern kingdoms under leaden winter skies as the book opens.
Ce'Nedra too, while not changing in essence, matures and uses all her wiles and charms to recruit ordinary people, including peasants and serfs, to the army of the West but her compassion has also developed.
As the kings lead their peoples to war, the ladies are left in charge of their kingdoms and come into their own each in their own unique way. Shrewd Queen Layla, for instance, pretends to be clueless and organises her children to run interference to exasperate the persistent Tolnedran ambassador who thinks he can push through treaties favouring his empire while King Fulrach is away. I confess; I may have used this technique myself - maybe this was where I discovered it?
There is more of the banter that I love about this series and which keeps things light despite it being about an all-encompassing world war and the loss of life that comes with battles.
'Instead of letting Sir Mandorallen annihilate these thousand Murgos all by himself, why not select a contingent from each part of the army to deal with them? Not only will that give us some experience in tactical coordination, but it'll give all the men a sense of pride. An easy victory now will stiffen their backs when we run into more ditficult times later.'
'Fulrach, sometimes you positively amaze me,' Rhodar declared, 'I think the whole trouble is that you don't look that clever.'
(Although I'm not entirely sure that that's a compliment.)
The ending wraps up everything neatly - but there is a second series which follows on and which has been set up by events in this book though it doesn't leave you feeling that the story is unfinished.
And, right at the end, I found the discomfited Orb very amusing.
The Orb continued to ignore him, its attention obviously elsewhere.
"What are you concentrating on so hard?' the old man asked curiously.
The Orb, which had glowed with a bright blue radiance, flickered again, and its blue became suddenly infused with a pale pink which steadily grew more and more pronounced until the stone was actually blushing.
Belgarath cast one twinkling glance in the general direction of the royal apartment. 'Oh,' he said, understanding. Then he began to chuckle.
The Orb blushed even brighter.
June 2022
4.5-5 stars show less
Finally. I’m done with “The Belgariad”. For life. And I’m so happy about it.
This epic fantasy adventure started out well with “[b:Pawn of Prophecy|44659|Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)|David Eddings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391346857l/44659._SX50_.jpg|2558293]”, went slightly downhill in “[b:Queen of Sorcery|587582|Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad, #2)|David Eddings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1428943169l/587582._SY75_.jpg|44016]” due to all the travelling, went straight into a wall when “[b:Magician's Gambit|44688|Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, #3)|David show more Eddings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1315276590l/44688._SY75_.jpg|938086]” turned out to be a lame duck, recovered somewhat during “[b:Castle of Wizardry|645023|Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad, #4)|David Eddings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1421711682l/645023._SY75_.jpg|1808841]” and, eventually, went down the drain with this last instalment – “[b:Enchanters' End Game|44687|Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad, #5)|David Eddings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1217735909l/44687._SY75_.jpg|938064]”.
In this final book of the Belgariad, we accompany Ce’Nedra’s army into the land of the Murgos, fighting against them and the Malloreans. Wait a second, though – Ce'Nedra’s army? No, in fact it’s been taken from her by the men around her whom Eddings obviously felt much more competent to handle matters of war:
“Once she was comfortably quartered in the Stronghold, Princess Ce'Nedra found herself even more removed from the day-to-day command of her troops.”
Sadly, Ce’Nedra herself seems quite content to fall back into her cliched role as her Garion’s mindless “tiny princess”. Whenever she actually does something, she gets put firmly back into place and is scolded by whatever man is around. She never gets a real chance to learn and grow beyond what she is.
As for the others, they travel a bit, they fight a bit, some sidekicks die; forgotten as soon as they draw their last breath. Honestly, all the travelling and the pretty much non-existent hurdles were seriously boring me by now. Reading this book mostly was a chore for me.
Even the titular endgame is boring and beyond redemption. Ultimately, Garion puts it best:
“"Then everything worked out for the best, didn't it?"
- "Yes, Garion. It's as if it had all been fated to happen. Everything feels so right, somehow."
"It's possible that it was fated," Garion mused. "I sometimes think we have very little control over our own lives - I know I don't."”
After the second book at the latest, it’s crystal clear nobody of importance is going to die or even sacrifice anything. Yes, as mentioned before, an unimportant sidekick or two die (I’ve just finished this book and already forgotten who...) but at the end of the day, there’s no way things are going to go really wrong – and this makes this entire epic fantasy saga stale and bland for me.
There’s absolutely nothing I take away with me from these books. I’ve learned nothing new, I’ve felt nothing new, I’ve not noticed any new or original idea. Not even a single quote-worthy sentence is to be found in this seemingly unending bleak desert of words whereas I thirst for something that nourishes me.
If you’re young (10 to 15 maybe?) and haven’t read much fantasy before, the Belgariad may be to your liking. It does have its moments.
If you’ve read these books when you were younger and loved them, stay clear; you will be disappointed because even if these books were what you remember them to be – you are not who you were anymore.
Anyone else, stay clear as well: A seasoned reader will pretty much know the entire story very early on and there’s nothing in these books to surprise you or keep your interest for tens of thousands of words. And this in books that are about “the Word and the Will...
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This epic fantasy adventure started out well with “[b:Pawn of Prophecy|44659|Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)|David Eddings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391346857l/44659._SX50_.jpg|2558293]”, went slightly downhill in “[b:Queen of Sorcery|587582|Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad, #2)|David Eddings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1428943169l/587582._SY75_.jpg|44016]” due to all the travelling, went straight into a wall when “[b:Magician's Gambit|44688|Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, #3)|David show more Eddings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1315276590l/44688._SY75_.jpg|938086]” turned out to be a lame duck, recovered somewhat during “[b:Castle of Wizardry|645023|Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad, #4)|David Eddings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1421711682l/645023._SY75_.jpg|1808841]” and, eventually, went down the drain with this last instalment – “[b:Enchanters' End Game|44687|Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad, #5)|David Eddings|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1217735909l/44687._SY75_.jpg|938064]”.
In this final book of the Belgariad, we accompany Ce’Nedra’s army into the land of the Murgos, fighting against them and the Malloreans. Wait a second, though – Ce'Nedra’s army? No, in fact it’s been taken from her by the men around her whom Eddings obviously felt much more competent to handle matters of war:
“Once she was comfortably quartered in the Stronghold, Princess Ce'Nedra found herself even more removed from the day-to-day command of her troops.”
Sadly, Ce’Nedra herself seems quite content to fall back into her cliched role as her Garion’s mindless “tiny princess”. Whenever she actually does something, she gets put firmly back into place and is scolded by whatever man is around. She never gets a real chance to learn and grow beyond what she is.
As for the others, they travel a bit, they fight a bit, some sidekicks die; forgotten as soon as they draw their last breath. Honestly, all the travelling and the pretty much non-existent hurdles were seriously boring me by now. Reading this book mostly was a chore for me.
Even the titular endgame is boring and beyond redemption. Ultimately, Garion puts it best:
“"Then everything worked out for the best, didn't it?"
- "Yes, Garion. It's as if it had all been fated to happen. Everything feels so right, somehow."
"It's possible that it was fated," Garion mused. "I sometimes think we have very little control over our own lives - I know I don't."”
After the second book at the latest, it’s crystal clear nobody of importance is going to die or even sacrifice anything. Yes, as mentioned before, an unimportant sidekick or two die (I’ve just finished this book and already forgotten who...) but at the end of the day, there’s no way things are going to go really wrong – and this makes this entire epic fantasy saga stale and bland for me.
There’s absolutely nothing I take away with me from these books. I’ve learned nothing new, I’ve felt nothing new, I’ve not noticed any new or original idea. Not even a single quote-worthy sentence is to be found in this seemingly unending bleak desert of words whereas I thirst for something that nourishes me.
If you’re young (10 to 15 maybe?) and haven’t read much fantasy before, the Belgariad may be to your liking. It does have its moments.
If you’ve read these books when you were younger and loved them, stay clear; you will be disappointed because even if these books were what you remember them to be – you are not who you were anymore.
Anyone else, stay clear as well: A seasoned reader will pretty much know the entire story very early on and there’s nothing in these books to surprise you or keep your interest for tens of thousands of words. And this in books that are about “the Word and the Will...
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This will be the same review for all the books in ‘The Belgariad’ and ‘The Mallorean’.
These books changed me.
I started reading them as an 11 year old who was kind of floating around in this thing called life. I had friends at school, but no meaningful connections. This I didn’t understand until I was older. By reading these books I was drawn into an incredible world filled with characters that I knew and loved, and in some cases wanted to be (come on people, I can’t be the only kid that put a streak of white paint in their hair). The story is Garion’s ‘hero’s journey’ but I felt that the adventure belonged to me too. It was my ‘Neverending story’ if you will and it gave me the confidence to be more present in my show more own life. I own all the copies of both series set in this marvellous world and most of the extras too. They are a pretty tired looking collection of books because I bought them as a university student from second book shops all over Christchurch and Auckland. I love that they have been released again relatively recently with a fresh new look so that they can appeal to the younger generation. I thoroughly recommend these books for lovers of high fantasy, action, and relatable characters. It is the quintessential hero’s journey. show less
These books changed me.
I started reading them as an 11 year old who was kind of floating around in this thing called life. I had friends at school, but no meaningful connections. This I didn’t understand until I was older. By reading these books I was drawn into an incredible world filled with characters that I knew and loved, and in some cases wanted to be (come on people, I can’t be the only kid that put a streak of white paint in their hair). The story is Garion’s ‘hero’s journey’ but I felt that the adventure belonged to me too. It was my ‘Neverending story’ if you will and it gave me the confidence to be more present in my show more own life. I own all the copies of both series set in this marvellous world and most of the extras too. They are a pretty tired looking collection of books because I bought them as a university student from second book shops all over Christchurch and Auckland. I love that they have been released again relatively recently with a fresh new look so that they can appeal to the younger generation. I thoroughly recommend these books for lovers of high fantasy, action, and relatable characters. It is the quintessential hero’s journey. show less
When I was younger I quite enjoyed these but the suck fairy visited and shone her torch on the mysogony, hetronormativity and racism inherent in the stories. I do realise that it was there before but I had glossed over it while in pursuit of the story. A lot of the time I have bounced through a lot of this but I can't ignore it any more.
The fight between (Bel)Garion and Torak comes to pass, Ce'Nedra amasses an army and heads for the borders and several people are very smart about a lot of people deciding that others aren't so bad after all. There's a lot of relationships that come to a resolution, mostly with marriage.
It wraps up a lot of the plot but it's also leaving a lot of room for the sequels that happened.
The fight between (Bel)Garion and Torak comes to pass, Ce'Nedra amasses an army and heads for the borders and several people are very smart about a lot of people deciding that others aren't so bad after all. There's a lot of relationships that come to a resolution, mostly with marriage.
It wraps up a lot of the plot but it's also leaving a lot of room for the sequels that happened.
I never "believed" in the love relationship between Belgarion and Tsenedra and do so even less after reading this book. Garion was never believable as the King--too young, too inexperienced. It never made sense to me that two powerful sorcerors such as Belgarath and Polgara never seemed to make more than an offhand attempt at teaching him, much less give him chances to grow up. He would have been much more believable had he undergone some rigorous initiation for a few years and grown into a man with knowledge of himself and his powers. Here, he seems more like a puppy expected to perform as a guard dog. I kept thinking something would happen to transform him and that he would fall in love with Tsenedra (also too young IMHO), but I was show more left with the feeling that they were just left to their fates and I can't imagine their really being happy.
Oh, thank goodness the good side of the prophesy came about, sloppy though it was. show less
Oh, thank goodness the good side of the prophesy came about, sloppy though it was. show less
My least favorite in the series, largely the middle 150 pages or so are a terrific bore, shockingly dull. It was quite a transition from the rest of the series, which I quite enjoyed. Once the pace picked up at the end, it's tremendous; the banter and dialogue between the characters is sharp, the main protagonists are clearly defined and endearing and the ending is satisfying and feels like a real end to the journey. This may be 3 stars, but I'd give the series a 4 as a whole - Aunt Pol and Belgarath are terrific, and despite the fantasy clichés and tropes present all over the series, these two (along with Silk) rise above the usual characterizations and personalities we're used to dealing with. A great bit of coming of age, fantasy, show more prophecies, magic, danger and adventure. I'm happy I read the series, and would recommend it to fantasy lovers only; I don't think the series holds up well enough to transcend other genres. show less
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David Eddings was born on July 7, 1931 in Spokane, Washington. He received a B.A. in English from Reed College in Portland in 1954 and a M.A. in Middle English from the University of Washington in 1961. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, he worked as a grocery clerk, as a sales clerk for the Boeing Company, and as an English teacher in show more a business college and a teachers' college. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 25 books, many of them with his wife Leigh Eddings. His first novel, High Hunt, was published in 1973. His other works include the Belgariad series, the Mallorean series, the Elenium series, and the Dreamers series. He died on June 2, 2009 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Enchanters' End Game
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- Enchanters' End Game
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- 1984-12
- People/Characters
- Adara; Aldur; Anheg (King of Cherek); Barak (the Dreadful Bear, Earl of Trellheim); Beldin; Belgarath (the Eternal Man, Mister Wolf, Old Wolf) (show all 52); Belkira; Beltira; Brand, the Rivan Warder; Ce'Nedra (Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, jewel of the House of Borune, the Queen of the World); Chaldan (the Bull-God); Cho-Hag (King of Algaria); Doroon; Drosta lek Thun (King of the Nadraks); Durnik (the Man with Two Lives, the One with Two Lives); Elvar (Archpriest of Algaria); Eriond (Errand); Fulrach (King of Sendaria); Garion (Belgarion, the Child of Light); Gorim; Grodeg (High Priest of Belar); Hettar (the Horse Lord); Islena (Queen of Cherek); Issa (the Snake God); Issus; Javelin; Layla, Queen of Sendaria; Lelldorin of Wildantor (the Archer, the Bowman); Mandorallen (Baron of Vo Mandor, the Knight Protector); Mara [in The Belgariad]; Mayaserana (Queen of Arendia); Merel (Countess of Trellheim); Nerina (Baroness of Vo Ebor); Olban; Polgara (Aunt Pol, the Duchess of Erat); Porenn (Queen of Drasnia); Emperor Ran Borune XXIII; Relg (the Blind Man); Rhodar (King of Drasnia); Rundorig; Sadi (the Man Who Is No Man); Eternal Salmissra (Queen of Nyissa); Silar (Queen of Algaria); Silk (Ambar of Kotu, the Guide, the Nimble Thief, Prince Kheldar, Radek of Boktor); Taur Urgas (King of the Murgos); Torak (the Dragon God); UL; Varana (Duke of Anadile); Vella; Yarblek; Zakath (Emperor of Mallorea, the Empty Man); Zedar (Belzedar)
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- Arendia; Gar og Nadrak; Mallorea; Thull Mardu; Chtol Mishrak; Algaria (show all 7); Asturia, Arendia
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- And finally,
for Leigh, my beloved wife,
whose hand and thought have touched every page,
and who has joined me in this making - even as she joins me in all that I do. - First words
- Being an account of beginnings - and endings.
- excerpts from The Book of Torak*
Hear me, ye Angaraks, for I am Torak, Lord of Lords and King of Kings.
*Editor's note: This version, said to be f... (show all)rom the dread Book of Torak, is one of several circulated among the Nadraks. Since only the high Grolims were permitted official copies of the work, it is impossible to establish that this version is authentic, though internal evidence suggests that much of it may be. A true copy of the complete Book of Torak is believed to be in the library of King Anheg of Cherek, but this was not available for comparison.
There was, Garion decided, something definitely mournful about the sound of mule bells. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then he chuckled and went out, quietly closing the door behind him.
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