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I was chugging along through Pawn of Prophecy just to get through it and viola! Saved by the ending! The prologue, including Eddings' world creation myth, had me really hopeful, but then this one got mired in the typical bratty-kid-is-the-key-to-everything-and-doesn't-know-it epic fantasy trope. That was disappointing. It's just not my jam. I'd heard good things about The Belgariad series. After the slow first two-thirds, things got interesting. I'm intrigued by the story now and one day I'll re
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A rather typical quest fantasy kind of book. It has its typical young boy with mysterious past and hidden ability who was born to save the world, a sassy sorceress and a wiseman looking after him, a burly warrior and a weasel-like lovable rogue - in other words the whole set. The story was definitely written to be a series, as not much is resolved by the end, but the whole band is set out on another journey to catch up with the bad guy. Maybe that was the problem that made my reading experience
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A bit old-fashioned now, but just as fun as I remember.
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