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Pawn of Prophecy

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1982
2020
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Fantasy fiction
See 5
Prologue
Part 1 - Sendaria
Chapters 1-11
Part 2 - Cherek
Chapters 12-20
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 Belgariad*
#1 of 5
Belgariad*   See series as if on a bookshelf
A fantasy series by David Eddings.

1) Pawn of Prophecy
2) Queen of Sorcery
3) Magician's Gambit
4) Castle of Wizardry
5) Enchanters' End Game

 Belgariad Universe
#3 of 13
Belgariad Universe   See series as if on a bookshelf
A larger volume of work encompassing all of the Belgariad stories in internal chronological order.

1) Belgarath the Sorcerer
2) Polgara the Sorceress
3) Pawn of Prophecy
4) Queen of Sorcery
5) Magician's Gambit
6) Castle of Wizardry
7) Enchanters' End Game
8) Guardians of the West
9) King of the Murgos
10) Demon Lord of Karanda
11) Sorceress of Darshiva
12) Seeress of Kell
13) The Rivan Codex
Copyright © 1982 by David Eddings
For Theone,
    who told me stories but could not stay for mine -
and for Arthur,
    who showed me the way to become a man -
    and who shows me still
When the world was new, the seven Gods dwelt in harmony, and the races of man were as one people.
May contain spoilers
And then they turned and looked out over the prow of the ship at the snowy coast of Cherek sliding by on their right as the sailors rowed the ship south toward Camaar and whatever lay beyond.
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Added: 14-Jun-2015
Last Updated: 06-Apr-2023

Publications

 13-Jan-1986
Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback
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Date Issued:
13-Jan-1986
Format:
Mass Market Paperback
Cover Price:
$7.99
Pages*:
262
Read:
Once
Reading(s):
1)   10 Jan 2020 - 22 Jan 2020
Internal ID:
1814
Publisher:
ISBN:
0-345-33551-1
ISBN-13:
978-0-345-33551-7
Printing:
55
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Laurence Schwinger  - Cover Artist
Shelly Shapiro - Map
WHILE THE DARK GOD SLEPT


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 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 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...


Thus begins the first book of The Belgariad, a magnificent epic of immense scope, 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!

"Eddings Belgariad is exacly the kind of fantasy I like.  It has magic, adventure, humor, mystery, and a certain delightful human insight."
- PIERS ANTHONY
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Notes and Comments:
First Edition: April 1982
Fifth-fifth printing based on the number line
Canada: $9.99

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Author(s)

David Eddings  
Birth: 07 Jul 1931 Spokane, Washington, USA
Death: 02 Jun 2009

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  • When listing chapters, I only list chapters relevant to the story. I will usually leave off Author Notes, Indices, Acknowledgements, etc unless they are relevant to the story or the book is non-fiction.
  • Page numbers on this site are for the end of the main story. I normally do not include appendices, extra material, and other miscellaneous stuff at the end of the book in the page count.






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