Pawn of Prophecy
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David Eddings The Belgariad published April 1982 by Del Rey ISBN: 0345335511 category: Epic Fantasy language: English type: Paperback added: 30 Aug 2005 15:22 by Stephen Griffin Jr approved: 01 Sep 2005 8:06 rating: This book hasn't been rated yet |
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Summary Long ago, so 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 in 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 haunted 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... |
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