Pawn of Prophecy 3 1/2 stars rounding up

[Joanne]

Pawn of Prophecy-3 1/2 stars rounding up

A great beginning to what I anticipate to be a good romp into an older fantasy series.

Thousands of years ago the Gods and men warred against one lone God who wanted it all. This lone God, Torak, stole an artifact that would help him gain control. In the end of that war, he became Torak-One-Eye and lost.

The story picks up on a pleasant farm, revealing the life of a young boy. Fostered by his aunt and befriended by a traveling story-teller, it becomes obvious that this boy, Garion, will be the heart of the story.

I suppose "obvious" is the main word here-a lot of your regular fantasy story lines: Good Vs. Evil, A boy finding is destiny, things not being what they seem to be....and yet I enjoyed it immensely. The pace is quick, and the adventuring fun. I had a small problem with the writing of Garion's character, he seemed to bounce all over the place as far as maturity was concerned-I anticipate that this will not be a problem in the next books, as he physically/mentally grows.

Looking forward to the next installment.

[KateNZ]

I love this series - lots of laughs. Very standard story lines for sure, but it's the characters that make it.

[Joanne]

KateNZ wrote: "I love this series - lots of laughs. Very standard story lines for sure, but it's the characters that make it."

Good to hear Kate!

[Johanne]

Hmmm when will I reread? Why are there so many books?

[Johanne]

I mean, not in the series, but in general.

[Joanne]

Johanne wrote: "I mean, not in the series, but in general."

LoL-I understand the dilemma

[Theresa]

I loved this series when I read it years ago. I think there is a sequel to the original series that I never got around to reading, though.

[KateNZ]

This series of five is the Belgariad - the Mallorean is the sequel (also a series of five, and a lot of fun with very deliberate echoes of the first series). Then there are the stand-alone origin stories of Belgarath and Polgara.

[Joanne]

KateNZ wrote: "This series of five is the Belgariad - the Mallorean is the sequel (also a series of five, and a lot of fun with very deliberate echoes of the first series). Then there are the stand-alone origin s..."

Oh! A story on just Polgara! That I have to read-She is going to be come my alter-ego this year I think (@ Theresa, I may change my dragons name, it's ok, when they are this young they will never remember)