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Summary: Edding's CAN create a romance novel within a fanasty novel
Review: Edding's is a master at being able to combine to different kinds of books. He explains Ce'Nedra's feelings for Garion but at the same time keeps the action flowing so it doesn't seem like a cheap $2.50 romance novels you find at the drug stores. You feel yourself guessing does she love him or is it just a simple crush. Read and find out!
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Summary: Edding's CAN create a romance novel within a fanasty novel
Review: Edding's is a master at being able to combine to different kinds of books. He explains Ce'Nedra's feelings for Garion but at the same time keeps the action flowing so it doesn't seem like a cheap [money amount]romance novels you find at the drug stores. You feel yourself gusseing does she love him or is it just a simple crush. Read and find out!
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Summary: The High Point of The Belgariad
Review: How are you supposed to review a David Eddings novel? Every fantasy fan either loves him or hates him. If you're in the first category, then you should have no qualms about picking up "Magician's Gambit". This volume, in my opinion, is the high point of the series. It's fast-moving, witty, and well organized, with lots of sword fights and the beginnings of some romance. The plot follows the same pattern as "Pawn of Prophecy" and "Queen of Sorcery", with the group of heroes moving through various countries and occasionally picking up new travellers to help them in their quest to recover the orb. No further explanation is really necessary. Just know that Eddings is the fantasy equivalent of comfort food; you've got to indulge in his books once in a while or else you?ll just forget how to have fun.
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Summary: One of the better books in the series
Review: I enjoyed this midpoint book quite a lot. It has a lot of action in it to make up for Eddings' few flaws. Garion, in this installment, goes with his aunt and grandfather to fetch what he now knows to be a talisman of great power, and to kill the talisman's thief. Garion's power continues to grow, and his affection for the little princess Ce'Nedra continues to confuse him (and her).The characterization of the relationship between Ce'Nedra and Garion is masterful, if a little stereotypical (do ANY real teenagers argue that way? I argued a lot, but I recall being a bit more quiet about it), but that doesn't detract from its fun. There are numerous other good scenes in the book, culminating in a classic wizard's duel. Probably the only real bad point in the book (and in the series as a whole) is the introduction of the angelic child Errand (I didn't like Flute, either, so there). But overall, I found the book enjoyable.
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Summary: Garion and Harry - Separated at Birth?
Review: I know some people aren't fans of Eddings, but to me the story is just so incredibly endearing it's hard not to like it. The supporting cast is very entertaining, if not given the opportunity to be fleshed out much, and the dialogue is great. This volume has the most action so far, now that the band of travelers has actually finally made it to Cthol Murgos. We finally get to meet Errand, who is really too cute.
I've read this series about three times now, but this was the first reread since I'd read Harry Potter. It strikes me sometimes how similar Garion and Harry (specifically when he's 15, the same age Garion is in this book) can be. Particularly when they've just done something incredibly stupid and are getting all sullen when people they love and respect call them out for their idiocy. At least Garion isn't quite as dumb or forgetful as Harry. And he has more success with the ladies.
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Summary: never found an equal to this series
Review: I loved this book and could not put it down from the first time I picked it up and that includes the rest of the series.David eddings is a great inspiration for a would be writer and I hope that he continues writing fantastic series like the BELGARIAD and MALLOREON.The only complaint that I had about this series is that after I finised the series and the additional books I missed my faviret charcters which are silk, which he is so funney in his comments and the little scraps he gets into like for example the time he triked a merchant into letting him take a cart full of grochies for only a couple of silver.And the wise cracking belgarth.I wish that I could take the charecters and write a whole new story using them.
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Summary: The perfect start to an absolutely splendid fantasy series.
Review: I read this book quite a few years ago when I checked it out from the school library, for the first time, and then I purchased it before I was finished. I have since re-read it well over 20 times, and I plan on reading it more and more as the years roll on.
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Summary: Perqs of a Princess
Review: In 'Magician's Gambit' we follow Garion and the rest of the adventurers as they travel in the tracks of the man who stole the stone of Aldur. Among the travellers are Garions great grandfather, the 7000 years old sourcerer Belgarath, and his daughter Polgara. They are starting to convince Garion that he has to accept the fact that he has the power of sourcery, and that he has to learn how to control his ability. To further confuse Garion he has a hard time understanding what princess Ce'Nedra, who travels with them, really feels for him. This is the sequel to 'Queen of Sorcery', and third in the amazing series of five books known as 'the Belgariad'. The series is later followed by another five in 'the Malloreon'. The story is the classic fight between the Evil which seeks to rule the world, and the Good which wants to save it, but what really makes the book so great is the characters. They are all very distinct from each other, with their own personality and desires. Eddings manages to keep them all separate, so that they are not mixed together in a faceless group. Instead they each have their part to play in the quest to save the world. I have read the entire series at least 20 times by now, and it remains my favorite fantasy. It is lighter than 'The Wheel of Time' series by Robert Jordan, which makes it suitable for younger readers as well, but it is great for anyone from around 12 to 112. I think many, like me, read this series as their first fantasy, and it is a great start to get intrested in the world of magic and swordfights. There are other great fantasy series, but this series is still required reading for fantasy lovers.
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Summary: Surprise running thin
Review: Once again I am shocked by yet another amazing book in The Belgariad series. My expectations for these books were extremely low before I started reading them, but over and over again I am surprised as I get caught up in the plot and in the amazing characters. However, by now my surprise is wearing off and I'm becoming more and more scepticle of the overall quallity of the writing. The plot is simple: a boy called Garion has started a quest into perilous lands to recover the Orb of Aldur, a very powerful magical item which was stolen by a thief. With the Orb, the thief could awaken the evil god Torak and then mount a campaign to attack and defeat the western civilizations, all of which are eternal enemies of Torak. Garion is traveling with his aunt Polgara, his grandfather Belgarath (both of which are sorcerors), and several other interesting characters as he chases down the thief to recover the Orb. All the while Garion is discovering a strange power which he has, and things are revealed about a mysterious other awareness which inhabits his thoughts occasionally. That was just the basic plot-as basic as it gets. That was simple, but the details and twists in the book pulled me in from the first pages, and constantly I found myself caught up in it, turning the pages as fast as I could to finish and find out what happens. The thing about the plot is that it's exactly what I started reading fantasy books for in the first place. The Belgariad captures your imagination and curiosity better than so many other series, and it inevitably led to me sitting around, reading a few hundred pages a day because I just couldn't put it down. Then, there are the characters. I can say that the characters took no small part in getting me caught up in Magician's Gambit. I found that I cared about the characters quite a bit. I really wanted to see how they'd change over time, with their general actions and actions toward each other. I was very pleased as I found that, like in the first two books, the developement of the characters was natural and believable. However, my initial shock of how amazing the plot and characters are began to wear off as I got into the book as I found more and more ways to criticize the writing. The quality of the writing really isn't anything special. There are parts which should be shortened, parts which should be lengthened, and parts which just simply need work. I have read some really amazing books before by really amazing authors, and the quality of the writing really isn't anything special. In the end, though, I had to give this four stars. I can't say something's terrible if I was so caught up in it and read it in just a day or two. I'd reccomend it-it's easy, enjoyable, and a very good example of a fantasy book. *Please give me feedback-helpful or not?*
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Summary: A very good book, twisted plot, lot's of profesional details
Review: This book has a great story line and a extreamly twisted plot that holds you in an unmerciful embrace. It has a lot of good detail and and is woven very tightly, no holes in the story line, for such an intricate peice. However, beware, ther are five books in this seriers and the author dosn't do a very good job at puting seperate endings on each book, in other works, once you start with this seriese, you can't stop until the end. I am at this very moment cought deep in the embrace of David Eddings' intricate tapestry, but I'm not struggling very much!!
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