Volumes include Pawn of Prophecy (1982), Queen of Sorcery (1982), Magician's Gambit (1983), Castle of Wizardry (1984), and Enchanters' End Game (1984). Main article: List of The Belgariad and The Malloreon characters Works in the series She is generally acknowledged as a co-author of the earlier books as well. In later works he acknowledged his wife, Leigh Eddings, as an "unindicted collaborator" eventually later books credited her as co-author. He has also said he was influenced by reading medieval epics and by Lester del Rey's editorial input. He mapped out an imaginary world to use in developing the story for the Belgariad. He had an epiphany, realizing the fantasy genre might be very lucrative and was currently "underserved". Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series had been reprinted. It has been called both the "last gasp" of traditional fantasy and "one of the founding megasagas" of modern fantasy.ĭavid Eddings, who had been writing adventure and thriller genres, has said he developed the idea for a fantasy series somewhat "cynically" after noticing how many times J. It was a bestseller from the first book in the series.
The Belgariad is a five-book fantasy epic written by David Eddings, following the journey of protagonist Garion and his companions, first to recover a sacred stone, and later to use it against antagonist Torak.
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