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  <title><![CDATA[Belgarath the Sorcerer]]></title>
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  <default_description>Bestselling authors David and Leigh Eddings welcome readers back to the time before The Belgariad and The Malloreon series. Join them as they chronicle that fateful conflict between two mortally opposed Destinies, in a monumental war of men and kings and Gods.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When the world was young and Gods still walked among their mortal children, a headstrong orphan boy set out to explore the world. Thus began the extraordinary adventures that would mold that youthful vagabond into a man, and the man into the finely honed instrument of Prophecy known to all the world as Belgarath the Sorcerer.&lt;br&gt;Then came the dark day when the Dark God Torak split the world asunder, and the God Aldur and his disciples began their monumental labor to set Destiny aright. Foremost among their number was Belgarath. His ceaseless devotion was foredoomed to cost him that which he held most dear--even as his loyal service would extend through echoing centuries of loss, of struggle, and of ultimate triumph.</default_description>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[So this is the second time I've read this book, mainly cause I was out of stuff and I *really* hated the follow-up.  I'll get to that sooner or later, but what I might have found charming about the digressions this time, I just found irriating and &quot;clever.&quot;  And it was carried to extremes ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44693689">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was just kind of a fun little pre-history of the Belgariad and Malloreon series.  I really liked it because it showed where the main characters had come from and what their importance was in the series (just incase you didn't already figure it out). The only thing that was hard for me to get us...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5365794">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[it's epic! that's for sure. it took me a while to read. i recently read the redemption of althalus by david eddings and that was about the same quality of story telling. it's not amazing but it'll keep you happy on a quiet afternoon. quite a few of the characters seem a bit one dimensional again... ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39497679">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was actually the first book I read by David Eddings, even though it was actually published after the two series' it's a prequel for.  I read it when I was 11 or 12, and loved it so much it's where I got my online screen name.  (polgie is short for &quot;Polgara&quot;, one of the main characters...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55245723">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59698155">
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    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely wonderful, riveting read! Belgarath is one of the most complex, entertaining and lovable characters in the Belgariad and the Malloreon, without whom none of the events in those books would have taken place, and it's extremely fitting that he would have his own story to tell! His own accou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59698155">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52062277">
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Belgarath the Sorcerer was my first introduction into the genre of comptemporary fantasy, and I think I was lucky to have landed on this. Not only was it an exceptional story, but it was also a prequel that set me up for a further two five-book epics (Belgariad and Mallorean respectively).<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52062277">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58902376">
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    <body><![CDATA[Started reading this one and found out it was a prequel to the Belgariad Volume 1, series.  Its pretty good.  Although, I'm more into super descriptive, really deep stuff, this is a fun read if you liked the first set of Eddings books (which I did).  I really enjoy the world he created.<br/><br/>I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58902376">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44900259">
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book presumes knowledge of the storyline of The Belgariad and, to a lesser extent, The Malloreon.  If you haven't read those ten books (yes, 10), and you dislike spoilers, then you'd best put this one down for now.  It would be rather like trying to read <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63358.El_se_or_de_los_anillos_III_El_retorno_del_Rey" title="El señor de los anillos III. El retorno del Rey by J.R.R. Tolkien">The Silmarillion</a> without knowing anythin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44900259">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23062034">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book focuses on the character Belgarath the Sorcerer from the Eddings Bellgriad series (and later the Malloreon and a couple other related titles).  I personally loved this book and the series. <br/><br/>I read the Bellgraid and the Malloreon about 10 years ago now, so my memory isn't up to a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23062034">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73732167">
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    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book on rental when I couldn't find anything else that caught my eye. At that time, I've already known that David Eddings has a lot of books under his name so I thought I'd give it a try.<br/><br/>I couldn't relate much to the story given that it's apparently a prequel and I'm not fami...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73732167">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57618121">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the book that first sparked real interest in reading for me. I love how deep the characters seemed, I felt like I knew them personally by the end of the novel. Even though it was stretched across a large expanse of time, I felt like Belgarath could have been my own cantankerous grandfather....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57618121">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73384991">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jak]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Run out if ideas? Why not rehash the same ones you’ve already done and extend it to a book. While the first part of the book was quite good in revealing the younger Belgarath it wasn’t exactly revelatory and just a rehash of the first 10 books. And Belgarath's constant ‘pulling of whiskers’ ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73384991">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="3896003">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Arguably, this is the best book of the Belgarion world, which unfortunately doesn't say too much. Belgarath the Sorcerer is a prequel to The Belgariad (though if memory serves it does need to be read after The Belgariad), and explores the time before Eddings let his creation get completely out of ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3896003">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65334549">
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    <name><![CDATA[Clint]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[WOW!!! I just finished this in one month.  This is a record for me, because I put nearly everything else down.  The Eddings' hit this one out of the park.  I loved Belgarath's dry memoir style.  Sweet Poopers, this was brilliant!!!]]></body>
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    <review id="38255544">
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    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know what influence Eddings is drawing from when he writes from Belgarath's perspective, but the narrative voice here is perfect.  Perfectly suited to me, anyway.  I love &quot;listening&quot; to this guy &quot;talk&quot; about his life.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a summary of Belgarath's life and it is very interesting. I enjoyed reading it and finding out the reasons for all the things he did in the Belgariad and the Mallorean. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Only read this after you have read both the Belgariad (5-book series) and the Mallorean (5-book series).  Gives insights into one of the main characters.  A hilarious read.]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Tami]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Mar 03 10:27:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was excited to read this after the Belgariad series, but I remember being a tad disappointed.  Still a fun read and a fast read.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Dec 15 15:33:17 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting Opening to a great series and a true insight to the world around us , I highly recommend anything by David Eddings]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Oct 02 10:22:50 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 02 10:23:42 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Balgarath's story up to the Beldariad series.  Really fun to read once you've read the Belgariad and the Mallorean.]]></body>
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