Pawn of Prophecy
(from the back cover) Long ago, the Storyteller claimed, the evil god Torak sought dominion and 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 that was only a story and Garion did not believe in magic dooms, even though the dark man without a shadow had hounted him for years.
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?
For a while his dreams of innocence were safe, untroubled by knowledge of his strange heritage. For a little while...
- Author: David Eddings
- First Published: 1983
- Book 1 of the Belgariad
Rating (out of 5):
This book was my first taste of David Eddings, after reading it I've decided to at least hassle Bookworld for the other four in the Belgariad series (aren't I a model customer or what?). Who knows, I might even try the next lot too: The Mallorean.
Quite a quick read by my standards, this book kept me amused over the post-easter week with its tale of young Garion, and the adventure he embarks on. A good tale, I can imagine the Storyteller in the book actually telling people this story after an evening meal (or a number of evenings, while not a thick book it would require more than one night told if not paraphrased).
A kind of a plus and a minus for the the book is it's simple formula: "ordinary boy is not-so-ordinary, going to be the prophesied <insert big grand title here> and will save the world." It's a plus because, let's face it, most of the books I read follow this formula. It's a minus because it was so bleedingly obvious throughout the entire book.
I's not too much of a minus though, seeing as if I ever wrote a book, I'd probably use the same formula. And besides, I liked the story :)
