The Belgariad, Vol. 1: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit

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Summary: Best series EVER!!!
Review: I love fantasy and have read many, many books in said genre, but I must say that the Belgariad and the Malloreon crown them all; Not only are the characters presented in both of these series are well-developed, I felt as if they were my friends. Silk (he's a person, not a material) is the best!

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Summary: To quote from the movie Princess Bride: I'm waiting!
Review: So much good has been said about this series and this author that I made it a point to include it in the long list of books I want to read. Settling down and working my way through it I found myself becoming increasingly vexed - when will the story get going? Chapter after chapter of meandering through the landscape, thousands of words spent descibing the foibles of every race that inhabits this grand world. All right, Eddings get's points for detail, but these characters are cardboard cut outs! Garion - belittled by his ' aunt ' ( who progressively becomes less and less likeable as the story plods along )and kept ignorant of who he is and why he is ( as is the reader )is consumed by an angst that can only rivaled by the reader enduring the conversations he has with the traveling troupe. Honestly - I found myself gritting my teeth with consternation as I tenaciously forced my way to the last page.
Alas, I am tenacious - and if the first book in this series is just aiming to weed out the weak as it winds it way toward an incredible story, rest assured earned praise will be given. Until then - a wary eye greets volume II......

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Summary: Held my goldfish like attention.
Review: I have a real hard time sitting down to read books as a whole. I usually get part way through them and then give up because I don't have the patience or the plot isn't cruising along like I want it to. This book and volume 2 both held my attention and did it with class. I couldn't put either book down and was very pleased with it overall. It was actually recommended to me on a message board and after having read it and vol2. I am happy it was recommended to me.

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Summary: Right Up Their!
Review: the first time I couldnt put a book down (in English anyway). It is very, very engrossing. The pace is just right in a sense that its got slow sections, and it picks up quickly as well. I dont read too much too critically (afterall im not reading it for Literature 101), for entertainment, this book is top notch. Still the characters get developped quite well, each strikes a unique impression. Anyone who loves the Fantasy genre should get this. (better than LOTR in my opinion)

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Summary: Marvelous Contribution to Epic Fantasy!
Review: David Eddings is the BEST! the Belgariad shows the true essence of a wonderful epic fantasy series! this saga telling the life of Garion is really fantastic if your into all the magician and sorceror stuff! it's a MUST read!

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Summary: Classic Dont pass it up
Review: This book is GREAT if u buy this book u will want to buy all the others. The charictors come to life with Eddings great charictors, you just want to be there with them. You get to love them and hate it when it has to end (the charictors that is). The plot is great and the battle scenes are very realistic. I have grown up with these and have found myself re-reading them over and over (as a matter of fact im reading one from the malloreon right now). The book starts out with a yong boy named Garion who is living on a farm also known as Faldor's Farm. The plot thickens and he finds himself with a sorceress, a old storyteller, a theif, a blacksmith, and a giant well sort of giant. I agree with a lot of the reviewers this book is so great and you get so hooked that u find days have gone by without sleep or food......well hours at any rate...Well this concludes my review read the others to get a better feel for this book! BUY!

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Summary: The very best there is !
Review: These books are the very best there is. There is war, murder, mystery, romance, magic, and humor. It is better than Harry Potter. There are spectacular characters in these books. Belgarath and Polgara are constantly bantering with each other, and it is so funny. There is a whole lot of action in these books that make it an on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriiler. There is some romance that just make your stomach do back-flips. Truly they are the best books I have ever read, and it makes it all the more exciting that there are three books in one! I advise you to read these books, however if I were you I would get the other books when you buy this one, because you are going to want to read them when you finish these. You will not be able to put these books down!