Sarastro's review
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, Book 1)
by David Eddings
Sarastro's review
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, Book 1) by David Eddings
Sarastro's review
rating:
bookshelves:
fantasy
recommended for: young newcomers to fantasy, easy reading
This is a review of the entire story entitled The Belgariad (TB), which consists of five volumes. Since this is all one story that should really be read from beginning to end, there is no point in reviewing the volumes one by one.
TB is the story that made Eddings famous as a fantasy writer, and the success of this story is likely the reason for the many books later writting by the Eddings expanding the TB story. This was also one of the first full epic fantasy series to be sold widely on the Swedish market in the days of the fantasy boom of the early 1990s, which may account for part of its popularity in Sweden.
The story of Belgarion is very much a classic, even stereotypical, high-fantasy epic, of the struggle between Good and Evil, of the simple farmboy who turns out to be something much more, complete with a quasi-medieval setting, Kings and Queens, Knights and fair ladies, and the Evil Peoples of the East. This makes for a tale suited for the young reader looking for...more
TB is the story that made Eddings famous as a fantasy writer, and the success of this story is likely the reason for the many books later writting by the Eddings expanding the TB story. This was also one of the first full epic fantasy series to be sold widely on the Swedish market in the days of the fantasy boom of the early 1990s, which may account for part of its popularity in Sweden.
The story of Belgarion is very much a classic, even stereotypical, high-fantasy epic, of the struggle between Good and Evil, of the simple farmboy who turns out to be something much more, complete with a quasi-medieval setting, Kings and Queens, Knights and fair ladies, and the Evil Peoples of the East. This makes for a tale suited for the young reader looking for...more
