Guardians of the West
THE DARK PROPHECY
Garion had slain the evil God Torak and been crowned King of Riva. The
Prophecy was fulfilled – or so it seemed. While the strange child Errand
was growing up in the Vale of Aldur with Polgara and Durnik, showing
only occasional flashes of an inexplicable knowledge and power, Garion
was learning to rule and to be the husband of his fiery little Queen
Ce'Nedra. Eleven years passed.
The suddenly the Voice of Prophecy cried out a warning: "Beware
Zandramas!" Not even Belgarath the Sorcerer knew who or what Zandramas
was. But Garion discovered hints in a previously obscured part of the
Mrin Codex. Worse, he learned that the Dark Prophecy was still waging
its ancient struggle against the Prophecy of Light. Again, great evil
was brewing in the East. And again, Garion found himself a pawn, caught
between the two ancient Prophecies, with the fate of the world somehow
resting on him.
Here, in the eagerly awaited sequel to David Eddings' bestselling The
Belagariad, is the first book of The Malloreon, an epic quest across
strange lands and among stranger peoples – a magnificent fanstasy of
men, Kings, Sorcerers and Gods caught up in the culmination of the
seven-thousand year war between opposing Destinies to determine the
fate of all creation.
David Eddings
David Eddings (1931–2009) was an American author. Eddings' first books were general fiction and sold moderately. He later switched to writing epic fantasy novels and achieved best-selling status. David Eddings' wife, Leigh Eddings (1937–2007), is uncredited as co-author on many of his early books, but he later acknowledged that she contributed to them all.
Born in Spokane, Washington, and raised in the Puget Sound area north of Seattle, he received his bachelor of arts degree from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, in 1954, and a master of arts degree from the University of Washington in 1961. He served in the United States Army, worked as a buyer for the Boeing Company, and was also a grocery clerk and a college English teacher.
The Malloreon
The Malloreon consists of five books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Belgarian Universe
