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The fourth book of the Belgariad.A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled!THE BELGARIADIt had all begun with the theft of the Orb that had so long protected the West from the evil God Torak. Before that, Garion had been a simple farm boy. Afterward, he discovered that his aunt was really the Sorceress Polgara and his grandfather was Belgarath, the Eternal Man. Then, on the long quest to recover the Orb, Garion found to his dismay that he, too, was a sorcerer.Now, at last, the Orb was regained and the quest was nearing its end. Of course, the questors still had to escape from this crumbling enemy fortress and flee across a desert filled with Murgo soldiers searching for them, while Grolim Hierarchs strove to destroy them with dark magic. Then, somehow, they must manage to be in Riva with the Orb by Erastide.After that, however, Garion was sure that his part in these great events would be finished.But the Prophecy still held future surprises for Garion - and for the little Princess Ce'Nedra!THUS CONTINUES BOOK FOUR OF THE BELGARIAD
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5 primary booksThe Belgariad is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1982 with contributions by David Eddings.
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12 primary booksBelgariad Universe is a 12-book series with 12 primary works first released in 1982 with contributions by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings.
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1 primary bookBelgarion sagaen is a 1-book series first released in 1984 with contributions by David Eddings.
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Okay I'm probably in the minority here but this has been the best installment in this series for me. This book was freaking hilarious to me.
Books 1-3 where all so alike in the whole “travel, kingdom, problem” set up that it became very boring. What was keeping me going in this series was the characters, I'm highly invested in Garion, Aunt Pol and Durnik.
Book 4 finally stops the whole endless traveling bit and focuses on bringing the prophecy to fruition. And the whole time freaking Garion is like “I don't understand anything that's going on” I love this boy, I really do, but good lord is he stupid at times Haha.
The young boy Errand was adorable the whole way through and I loved all his interactions with Durnik and I am telling you, if Durnik and Aunt Pol don't end up together I will be livid! At times I was literally thinking “you two might as well adopt that boy”
After Garion had left the group though the story sort of fell back into that annoying traveling phase again, but it wasn't dragged out. And Ce'Nedra's part was for the part annoying, but that's probably due to me not liking her character at all. She is very self absorbed and that just bugs me. Although it was hilarious when she was upset about having a small chest, you don't hear that often in older fantasy books, so I had a good laugh at that part because it took me by surprise.
Overall there honestly wasn't a whole lot going on this book, but the streamlined plot focus and the parts I thought where hilarious helped make this far more enjoyable.
Although it could have used more Durnik.