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Summary: magnificent, marvelous, extraordinary
Review: The book Belgarath the Sorceror is a very enchanting book. If you like a book that has adventure, lore, theivery and magic then you would like any book written by David Eddings. I have read many of his books but this one is by far the greatest. It talks of the universe's destiny and how this one man and his family( Polgara, the twins and Polara) can keep an entire world in order. This book talks of magic, sailing, fighting and my favorite, thievery. There are many fun characters and many gruesome battles. There are also some sad parts but overall it's still magnificient.
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Summary: Slow goings, but I read it anyway
Review: Well, it feels just like the Belgariad. I initially liked the Belgariad a lot, but the problem is that it is the same thing over and over. The characters are pretty much one-dimensional. The humor is the same over and over, not so humorous anymore. Also, the enemies never pose a real threat to the heroes, there's no tension or drama because the "good guys" are all smug and the bad guys are incompetent.But if you slogged through the series which does have a pleasant homey feel to it then you're obliged to read this which neatly ties up all of the history of Eddings' world.
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Summary: For everyone who loves Eddings - and everybody else!
Review: Eddings is without doubt the best fantasy auther. This book is a must for everyone who has entered the world of the Belgariad. Here is the full story of Belgarath - funny, wellwritten and lovely (as always). Go read it - NOW!
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Summary: This is good!
Review: This book is good but not in the class of Belgarion and Mallorea. Where did the humor go? And the excitement isn't there either. But at all it is a good book and defently something to read.
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Summary: One star to much!
Review: the belgariad started out real well, the sequel was a ill written repetition tragically followed up this book and an even more horrible one about Polgara. The question still remains... boy! why did u read them all? -hmm... -no idea, I guess I hoped they would improve, well they didn't, and I don't think Mr and Mrs Eddings will ever put any reall effort in writing again... they don't need to... we are stupid enough to buy it anyway!
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Summary: IT WAS OKAY, BUT........
Review: Did anyone else notice anything wrong with this book? The greatest danger Belgarath faces in this book is when he first meets Torak. Through the rest of the book, even when he fights Zedar in Morindim(DID ANYONE ALSO NOTICE HOW INCOMPETENT AND WEAKLY SKILLED IN SORCERY ZEDAR WAS?), you know that he isn't in any danger. Even CTUCHIK is shown as being incompetent when compared to Belgarath. If you're reading this book too see some excitement in Belgarath life, don't. Read the third book of the Belgariad and see CTUCHIK give Belgarath the fight of his life.
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Summary: In the tradition of the Belgariad, but mroe boring...
Review: This book was enjoyable and gives insight into Belgarath's character, but it's merit should not be confused with such fantasy greats as Wheel of Time and Lord of the Rings. The detail leaves much to be desired. Having read all but two of Eddings books, I have found that he is not the most adept of authors at creating characters or scenery. This book rambles from place to place, building the groundwork for the Belgariad, which is only slightly better written. The minor characters and places are terrible to keep track of, and the assurance that these murdering, thieving, scamming protagonists are ultimately good leaves one skeptical.
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Summary: Superb and definitely worth more than a one-time read!
Review: This book gives a great insight into the REAL Belgarath, the person who has as wonderful a sense of humour as Silk, only less evident in the Belgariad. I'm glad that the Eddingses have cleared up the mystery behind Belgarath's antecedents. It should be on every bookshelf-- truly a merry read!
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Summary: One of my favorite books!
Review: I read all 13 of David eddings books that are about Aldurs deciples, torack, belgerath, Polgara, and such. I also read the Diamond throne, but did not enjoy it as much as the Belgeraid, Mallorian, and THIS book. David Eddings is an author that writes GREAT books, and better still, writes lots of them that are in the same series. I consider the belgeraid and Mallorian the same series, which totals up to 10 books on the same topic!!! David Eddings makes detailed characters who you share your feelings with. I am a tough customer, but Eddings makes me give 5 stars! This book is good if you enjoyed the character Belgerath, which I certainly did. The book tells about a ancient old man who is mischevious, charasmatic and always in trouble despite his worshipful reputation (not from his family members who REALLY know him of course). About the review that says this must come straight from a movie script. I say that person was high on something, because I hate most movies, but enjoyed this book (and others made by eddings) more than any other. Only Eddings (and Leigh eddings for this book), could make they're characters so well. That they could make an Autobiography on an imagenary character, and win many awards from reviewers, and leisure readers like you and me. Flawless book. P.S. I also reccomend you read books from Raymond Feist.
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Summary: Go to the movie-theatre instead
Review: This is really no good... The whole book (and all the others in the series) coul be directly used as manuscripts for bad Hollywood movies... Nothing special, really... This CAN'T be compared with classics as "Wheel of Time" by Robert Jordan or "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien...
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