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Pawn of Prophecy (Belgariad) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345468642
ISBN: 0345468643
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2004-06-01
Publisher: Del Rey
Product Release Date: 2004-06-01
Studio: Del Rey
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345468642
ISBN: 0345468643
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2004-06-01
Publisher: Del Rey
Product Release Date: 2004-06-01
Studio: Del Rey
Editorial Review of Pawn of Prophecy (Belgariad)
Selected as a 2003 Popular Paperback for Young Adults by the Young Adult Library Services Association
Long ago, so the storyteller claimed, the evil God Torak sought dominion over all and drove the world to war. Now the one talisman keeping this sinister force from seizing power has been disturbed—and no one will be safe. . . .
Raised on a quiet farm by his Aunt Pol, Garion spends his days lounging in his aunt’s warm kitchen and playing in the surrounding fields with his friends. He has never believed in magic, despite the presence of a cloaked, shadowless stranger who has haunted him from a distance for years. But one afternoon, the wise storyteller Wolf appears and urges Garion and his aunt to leave the farm that very night. Without understanding why, Garion is whisked away from the only home he has ever known—and thrown into dark and unfamiliar lands.
Thus begins an extraordinary quest to stop a reawakened evil from devouring all that is good. It is a journey that will lead Garion to discover his heritage and his future. For the magic that once seemed impossible to Garion is now his destiny.
The first exciting adventure in David Eddings’s The Belgariad
Pawn of Prophecy is the newest addition to the Del Rey Imagine program, which offers the best in fantasy and science fiction for readers twelve and up.
Long ago, so the storyteller claimed, the evil God Torak sought dominion over all and drove the world to war. Now the one talisman keeping this sinister force from seizing power has been disturbed—and no one will be safe. . . .
Raised on a quiet farm by his Aunt Pol, Garion spends his days lounging in his aunt’s warm kitchen and playing in the surrounding fields with his friends. He has never believed in magic, despite the presence of a cloaked, shadowless stranger who has haunted him from a distance for years. But one afternoon, the wise storyteller Wolf appears and urges Garion and his aunt to leave the farm that very night. Without understanding why, Garion is whisked away from the only home he has ever known—and thrown into dark and unfamiliar lands.
Thus begins an extraordinary quest to stop a reawakened evil from devouring all that is good. It is a journey that will lead Garion to discover his heritage and his future. For the magic that once seemed impossible to Garion is now his destiny.
The first exciting adventure in David Eddings’s The Belgariad
Pawn of Prophecy is the newest addition to the Del Rey Imagine program, which offers the best in fantasy and science fiction for readers twelve and up.
Customer Reviews of Pawn of Prophecy (Belgariad)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Fast-paced and entertaining.
Review: This is the first book in the Belgariad (before Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit, Castle of Wizardry, and Enchanter's End Game).
Garion is a 9-year-old boy living on Faldor's farm in Sendaria with his Aunt Pol. He likes spending time in the smithy watching Durnik work, and in the tavern listening to Old Wolf the storyteller's tales of ancient Gods and battles.
One day, when accompanying Wolf to the spice merchant in the town of Upper Gralt, he's questioned by a Murgo, who gives him an Angarak penny. Alarmed, Old Wolf brings him back to Faldor's farm and leaves.
Times goes by and the storyteller comes back five years later with such news that'll force Aunt Pol and Garion to flee Faldor's farm with him, taking reliable Durnik along. This is the beginning of a great adventure for Garion. Little by little he learns about his parents and his heritage. As they travel all across Sendaria, their party is joined by a huge red-haired Cherek called Barak, and a sly Drasnian thief called Silk who will teach him a secret sign language. Later, exposed by one of Sendarian King Fulrach's men, they'll sail to Val Alorn, the capital of Cherek, to participate in a council of kings.
This is one of the very first fantasy series I read, 11 years ago, and I remember loving it at the time. Having since then read many other fantasy books, but also a bunch of negative critics about the Eddings couple's work, I felt the need to try those again to make my own updated opinion and compare. And I must say I'm positively surprised! There may not be many descriptions, and the characters might be a little stereotyped, but the plot is really fast-paced and entertaining, and the world so vast I can't wait to explore it all again with Garion and Co.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Engaging, if not perfect
Review: Having read most fantasy out there, I had (surprisingly) prior to now not dug into Eddings. I picked this up wanting to start this series and I am pleasantly surprised.
On the positive, although there are some cliches (as any fantasy book will have in truth) - the farm boy, the old wizard, good v. evil, the companions on a journey - there is also the unfamiliar and the intriguing. I love Silk and the spying/intrigue angle, and I like the question around what is happening to Barak.
I also think that the characters are well written, and the dialogue interesting.
The only real negative is that the pacing is a little slow at times, and there was not a great amount of action in the book, but it was not overly long either, and it seems to be setting the stage for what is to come. I will also say that it was hard to get started into the book with the prologue and all.
That aside though, once I got going I was (and am still) caught up in the story and wanting to know what will come next. I eagerly await the next installment. Which I think I'll start now ...
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not quite what I was expecting...
Review: I don't know if it's the rave reviews for David Eddings, but as for this first installment, I have to say that I'm on the fence. Though I definitely enjoyed the banter among some of the lead characters and the strong hints of stories-within-a-story (like Barak's and Silk's), I've yet to experience that gripping sense of suspense and drama. I was expecting quite a bit more show of magic/sorcery [even if just a teaser] or even one paragraph of heart-pounding adrenaline chase and skirmish (weren't they supposed to be trailed by the enemy?), since other fantasy epics have quite a lot going on even on the first book. It felt like all the "feeling" in the book was invested on the Prologue...
Of course it's very likely that this need to know more is exactly what drives readers to the next installment. Definitely I'm more than willing to do that myself, I'm just hoping that by the second Book, I would find myself rooting hotly for Belgariad. *cross fingers*
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Brings Back Memories
Review: I had first been introduced to the Belgariad Series when i was about 13 years old, around the same time that the books had just come out. I remember vividly because i was able to buy the first 4 books then had to wait almost a year to get the last in the series.
It was the first fantasy series that I can recall reading, even though i had watched the Lord of the Rings Trilogy as a cartoon.
I distinctly recall being totally enthralled by the books. In fact, as a former "special ed" student, i can defintely say that if it wasnt for "Babysitter's Club" and "Belgariad" I wouldnt have gotten into reading that much.
I became an avid David Eddings supporter, and eventually bought all of his books (gave away High Hunt, and The Losers though, werent worth keeping).
That being said, since I was introduced to the books as an impressionable adolescent, I may tend to have a more romanticised view of the series.
Now having read a few more series in the same area, I must admit that the story line is a little bit predictable, and the characters are sometimes either all one dimensional or all very witty.
Despite all of that however, the books are still enjoyable. They are not so far "into the dark side" that you cant let your younger audience read it (and i think the younger audience is who it is aimed at anyway).
I have read the series at least twice a year for the last 16 years, i skip to my favourite parts, i read it cover to cover, whatever makes me happy.
I know that there will be several who will not like the books, but then, there is enjoyment there for more to come.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Good Book, poor reading
Review: I read this series as a kid and really enjoyed it. I still like it as an adult. The guy who reads the books takes a little getting used too and even then hes no Jim Dale.
Review Summary: Fast-paced and entertaining.
Review: This is the first book in the Belgariad (before Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit, Castle of Wizardry, and Enchanter's End Game).
Garion is a 9-year-old boy living on Faldor's farm in Sendaria with his Aunt Pol. He likes spending time in the smithy watching Durnik work, and in the tavern listening to Old Wolf the storyteller's tales of ancient Gods and battles.
One day, when accompanying Wolf to the spice merchant in the town of Upper Gralt, he's questioned by a Murgo, who gives him an Angarak penny. Alarmed, Old Wolf brings him back to Faldor's farm and leaves.
Times goes by and the storyteller comes back five years later with such news that'll force Aunt Pol and Garion to flee Faldor's farm with him, taking reliable Durnik along. This is the beginning of a great adventure for Garion. Little by little he learns about his parents and his heritage. As they travel all across Sendaria, their party is joined by a huge red-haired Cherek called Barak, and a sly Drasnian thief called Silk who will teach him a secret sign language. Later, exposed by one of Sendarian King Fulrach's men, they'll sail to Val Alorn, the capital of Cherek, to participate in a council of kings.
This is one of the very first fantasy series I read, 11 years ago, and I remember loving it at the time. Having since then read many other fantasy books, but also a bunch of negative critics about the Eddings couple's work, I felt the need to try those again to make my own updated opinion and compare. And I must say I'm positively surprised! There may not be many descriptions, and the characters might be a little stereotyped, but the plot is really fast-paced and entertaining, and the world so vast I can't wait to explore it all again with Garion and Co.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Engaging, if not perfect
Review: Having read most fantasy out there, I had (surprisingly) prior to now not dug into Eddings. I picked this up wanting to start this series and I am pleasantly surprised.
On the positive, although there are some cliches (as any fantasy book will have in truth) - the farm boy, the old wizard, good v. evil, the companions on a journey - there is also the unfamiliar and the intriguing. I love Silk and the spying/intrigue angle, and I like the question around what is happening to Barak.
I also think that the characters are well written, and the dialogue interesting.
The only real negative is that the pacing is a little slow at times, and there was not a great amount of action in the book, but it was not overly long either, and it seems to be setting the stage for what is to come. I will also say that it was hard to get started into the book with the prologue and all.
That aside though, once I got going I was (and am still) caught up in the story and wanting to know what will come next. I eagerly await the next installment. Which I think I'll start now ...
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not quite what I was expecting...
Review: I don't know if it's the rave reviews for David Eddings, but as for this first installment, I have to say that I'm on the fence. Though I definitely enjoyed the banter among some of the lead characters and the strong hints of stories-within-a-story (like Barak's and Silk's), I've yet to experience that gripping sense of suspense and drama. I was expecting quite a bit more show of magic/sorcery [even if just a teaser] or even one paragraph of heart-pounding adrenaline chase and skirmish (weren't they supposed to be trailed by the enemy?), since other fantasy epics have quite a lot going on even on the first book. It felt like all the "feeling" in the book was invested on the Prologue...
Of course it's very likely that this need to know more is exactly what drives readers to the next installment. Definitely I'm more than willing to do that myself, I'm just hoping that by the second Book, I would find myself rooting hotly for Belgariad. *cross fingers*
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Brings Back Memories
Review: I had first been introduced to the Belgariad Series when i was about 13 years old, around the same time that the books had just come out. I remember vividly because i was able to buy the first 4 books then had to wait almost a year to get the last in the series.
It was the first fantasy series that I can recall reading, even though i had watched the Lord of the Rings Trilogy as a cartoon.
I distinctly recall being totally enthralled by the books. In fact, as a former "special ed" student, i can defintely say that if it wasnt for "Babysitter's Club" and "Belgariad" I wouldnt have gotten into reading that much.
I became an avid David Eddings supporter, and eventually bought all of his books (gave away High Hunt, and The Losers though, werent worth keeping).
That being said, since I was introduced to the books as an impressionable adolescent, I may tend to have a more romanticised view of the series.
Now having read a few more series in the same area, I must admit that the story line is a little bit predictable, and the characters are sometimes either all one dimensional or all very witty.
Despite all of that however, the books are still enjoyable. They are not so far "into the dark side" that you cant let your younger audience read it (and i think the younger audience is who it is aimed at anyway).
I have read the series at least twice a year for the last 16 years, i skip to my favourite parts, i read it cover to cover, whatever makes me happy.
I know that there will be several who will not like the books, but then, there is enjoyment there for more to come.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Good Book, poor reading
Review: I read this series as a kid and really enjoyed it. I still like it as an adult. The guy who reads the books takes a little getting used too and even then hes no Jim Dale.