The Diamond Throne
THE BURDEN OF DESTINY
Sparhawk, Pandion Knight and Queen's
Champion, returned to Elenia after ten years of exile, only to find his
young Queen Ehlana trapped in a block of ensorcelled crystal. Only the
great sorcery of Sephrenia, ageless instructor of magic, kept her
alive – but the spell would last only a year, and its cost was
tragically high.
Now a Prince Regent ruled Elenia, the puppet of Annias,
ambitious Primate of the Church who planned to seize power over all the
land.
As Sparhawk and Sephrenia set out to find a cure for
Ehlana, Sephrenia revealed that there was only one person in the west
who could defeat the evil plots against Ehlana. That person was
Sparhawk.
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Reviews and Comments
The Diamond Throne isn't an excellent book, but it's an enjoyable fantasy story. This may sound strange, but I actually enjoyed this book much more than the previous books that Eddings has written. I know that many people have criticized Eddings for writing about same characters with different names. I must also say that this is unfortunately true for this series. If you've read The Belgariad and The Malloreon, the characters feel very familiar.