Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad Book #1 of 5) [B1041]

2006 PB reprint of the 1983 original, in excellent condition. "BELGARIAD is exactly the kind of fantasy I like. It has magic, adventure, humor, mystery, and a certain delightful human insight."-Piers Anthony. A fierce dispute among the Gods and the theft of a powerful Orb leaves the World divided into five kingdoms. Young Garion, with his 'Aunt Pol' and an elderly man calling himself Wolf --a father and daughter granted near-immortality by one of the Gods -- set out on a complex mission. In the process Garion, as he grows into his early teens, learns to defend himself, grapples with a wild boar, uncovers spies at a king's palace, learns about sorcery and starts to gain a sense of what his own destiny may be. "Fabulous . . . Eddings has a marvelous storyteller style . . . exceedingly well portrayed and complex people."-Anne McCaffrey.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I love this series with all my heart and soul. If you haven't read The Belgariad series, do it. Yes it's old, a bit outdated and predictable, but I still come back every year or so to fall back into this world. And I do so eagerly."; "I have loved this book since I first read it many years ago, and it inspired my greatest D&D campaign that I ever DMed."; "Enjoyed it more than I thought (though not sure why I didn't think I'd love it). I'd describe it as a very readable coming of age classic fantasy story. If you read modern fantasy you might find it a bit slow . . but for me that slowness made me appreciate the tale a bit more."; "I enjoyed this story, fast read, made me want to continue the series. It's a very practical, basic story/world/characters. The writing is witty at times. But this first book in the series at least, is very much written for adolescents."