Summary of Eddings' Books
Contents
- Belgarath the Sorcerer
- Polgara the Sorceress
- Pawn of Prophecy
- Queen of Sorcery
- Magician's Gambit
- Castle of Wizardry
- Enchanters' End Game
- Guardians of the West
- King of the Murgos
- Demon Lord of Karanda
- Sorceress of Darshiva
- The Seeress of Kell
- The Diamond Throne
- The Ruby Knight
- The Sapphire Rose
- Domes of Fire
- The Shining Ones
- The Hidden City
Note: LCCN stands for the Library of Congress Catalog Number.
Belgarath the Sorcerer
In this prequel to the Belgariad, we learn about the life of Belgarath, the sorcerer who lived for over 7000 years! He was born in the small village of Gara in the ancient world--before Torak split it. He was orphaned and led a very mischevious young life. Finally, after being "caught in the barn" with a villager's daughter, he runs away from the village. A mysterious old man in a cart lets him take a ride with him and drops him about in Tolnedra. He finds a village of old people, who welcome him to stay. They seem to be dying at a rapid pace. He tires of them, and runs away again. Winter comes, and he nearly dies, but he happens upon a large tower who belongs to the God Aldur. He is invited and stays with the God. Years after his arrival, he discovers "The Will and the Word." Others begin to filter into the Vale of Aldur, and Belgarath trains each of Aldur's disciples.
Then the world is torn asunder. Aldur's brother, Torak, comes and steals the Orb of Aldur, a mystical stone with many powers. Torak uses the orb to split the earth in two. He is severely burned during the process.
Then Belgarath must recover the Orb. He takes a King's sons on the journey. They successfully recover the Orb. Riva, the new keeper of the Orb, takes it to the isolated Isle of the Winds, where it is deemed safe. That's not the end, however. One generation of descendents of Riva are killed, except for one young Prince. The Orb again is in unsafe hands. Belgarath and his daughter, Polgara, take care of the generations of boys, waiting for the day to reclaim the throne of Riva. A Rivan Warder is the official leader, but they all wait for the day the Rivan King will return.
Date: 1995 ISBN : 0-345-37324-3
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Polgara The Sorceress
This is Polgara's story of what happened BEFORE The Belgariad. It explains her
experiences through her life.
Date: 1997 ISBN: ?
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The Belgariad
Pawn of Prophecy
Garion lives on farm in Sendar, a Kingdom of the West. He doesn't know anything about being a descendent of the Rivan King. He knows only of Faldor's Farm, Aunt Pol (Polgara), and an old storyteller he calls Mr. Wolf (Belgarath) stops by occasionally. Then, one day, his normal life comes to a screeching halt. He is whisked away on a mysterious adventure with Aunt Pol, Mr. Wolf, and a few of their friends. They are searching for something--a mysterious jewel and it's thief.
Date: 1982 ISBN: 0-345-33551-1 LCCN: 81-68656
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Queen of Sorcery
The search for the Orb of Aldur continues. The Will and the Word grows in the unwilling teenage Garion. He doesn't know how to use his power constrained. He confronts the man who killed his parents. Though unwilling to use his power in an evil-seeming way, he kills Chamdar, a priest for the long-dead Torak. The search grows more urgent as a final disaster becomes more possible.
Date: 1982 ISBN: 0-345-33565-1 LCCN: 82-90440
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Magician's Gambit
As the hunt continues, Garion finds out who Mr. Wolf and Aunt Pol really are. He is beginning to mature in his sorcery. He meets Ce'Nedra, imperial Princess of Tolnedra. He is strangely attracted to her, despite how they act towards each other. The confrontation is nearing. They travel to Rak Cthol, home of Torak's disciple, Ctuchik. All that need to be gathered are found--except one. The band of travelers meet Ctuchik and Belgarath for the Orb. Belgarath wins the Orb-- but not without toppling Rak Cthol.
Date: 1983 ISBN: 0-345-33545-7 LCCN: 82-91075
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Castle of Wizardry
The Orb had been regained, but there was still a fight. They had to somehow figure out how to get out of Cthol Murgos--alive. The Hierarchs of Torak drove to destroy them. The band of travelers had to get back to Riva-many miles away, in time for the Erastide celebration. Everything going successfully, Belgarion (formerly Garion) thought his work was complete. However, there were still plans for him and the littlle flighty princess, Ce'Nedra.
Date: 1984 ISBN: 0-345-33570-8 LCCN: 83-91272
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Enchanters' End Game
The Orb had been restored, Belgarion was crowned as the Rivan King, but the prophecy had yet to be fufilled. In the East, Torak awakened and promised destruction. Belgarath and Belgarion left in the night to travel to Ancient Mallorea, where Torak awaited them. Princess Ce'Nedra was raising her army in the south, worried about her fianc�e. While the prophecy drove Garion on, it still gave no answer on how to kill an immortal god.
Date: 1984 ISBN: 0-345-33871-5 LCCN: 84-90941
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The Mallorean
Guardians of the West
The prophecy had been seemingly fufilled. The strand child Errand was growing up in the Vale of Aldur, showing unusual flashes of inexplicable knowledge and power. King Belgarion was learning to rule and deal with the willful Ce'Nedra. Then the voice of Prophecy comes alive again, and announces "Beware Zandramas!" No one knew who or what this was. Belgarion finds out in the previous prophecies that the Dark is still waging war over the Light. Garion finds himself a pawn...again.
Date: 1987 ISBN: 0-345-35266-1 LCCN: 86-26588
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King of the Murgos
The infant son, Geran, of Belgarion and Ce'Nedra had been kidnapped from the Isle of the Winds. They must again go on a quest....to save Geran from whoever stole him. They take Belgarath, Polgara, and inevitably, Silk. They follow a winding trail from Nyissa to Cthol Murgos, and at the end, a horrible danger must be met. The Dark Prophecy had not vanished when Garion killed Torak. The war waged on between the Light and the Dark. Zandramas, who remains unknown, is planning to use the child in a rite with the Sardion Stone, whom the Orb is related to. And if they couldn't be where Zandramas would be during this rite....they would lose.....forever...
Date: 1988 ISBN: 0-345-35880-5 LCCN: 87-19473
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Demon Lord of Karanda
Zandramas had stole Garion's infant son, and the search went on. Garion and his friends were captives of Zakath, the Emperor of Mallorea. He was friendly, but he refused to let them leave beyond his grasp. Meanwhile, hordes of demons ravaged the cities they must travel to. Zandramas was ever nearing towards her ultimate goal...the sacrifice of Geran, Garion's son. The Seeress of Kell revealed that they must be at a certain place at a certain time. However, a horrible plague struck Mal Zeth, captial of Mallorea, closing all traffic in or out.
Date: 1988 ISBN: 0-345-36331-0 LCCN: 88-47804
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Sorceress of Darshiva
Troubles and delays mounted as Garion and his friends pursued Zandramas across the world. She was always one step ahead....always spying and taunting them. Zandramas' demon armies threatened on one side. Zakath's Mallorean Armies threatened on the other. Even worse, Garion and his company must be at the Place Which Is No More for the ritual at the same time as Zandramas.....but they still had no clue where this might be.
Date: 1989 ISBN: 0-345-36935-1 LCCN: 89-6705
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The Seeress of Kell
Time was running short for Garion and his Companions to find out where the Place Which Is No More. If they couldn't, Zandramasm the Child of Dark, would triumph. Only the Seeress of Kell hereself could reveal where the Place Which Is No More. Kell itself was closed to Zandramas.....but she could use her foul magic to wrest the information from Garion's party. She laid traps and dispatched her eveil minions....but Garion wouldn't let ANYONE stand between him and his son.
Date: 1991 ISBN: 0-345-37759-1 LCCN: 90-24635
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The Elenium
The Diamond Throne
Sparhawk, Pandion Knight and the Queen's Champion, returned to Elenia after ten years of exile. He found that his precious, young Queen Ehlana encased in a block of crystal. Only the magic of Sephrenia, teacher of the Secrets, kept her alive. The spell only lasted a year, and it's cost was very high. Now a bastard Prince Regent, puppet of Annias, an ambitious churchman, sets out to seize power over the world. Now Sephrenia, Sparhawk, and his friends must set out to find a cure to Ehlana's ills.
Date: 1989 ISBN: 0-345-36769-3 LCCN: 88-92805
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The Ruby Knight
Ehlana, the Queen of Elenia, had been poisoned. Only the magic of Sephrenia sustained for a year, and on each new moon a Knight who had participated in the magic, would die. They find that the only cure for Ehlana's illness is the Bhelliom, a magic jewel lost 500 years ago by King Sarak of Thalesia. They raise ghosts in an effort to find King Sarak's grave at the ancient battle site. The Seeker, a foul minion of the Elder God Azash, sought to kill them before they found the Bhelliom. They had to find the Bhelliom, lest Ehlana would perish.
Date: 1990 ISBN: 0-345-37352-9 LCCN: 90-558
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The Sapphire Rose
Finally Sparhawk had found the Bhelliom, the legendary jewel that alone could save Queen Ehlana. Sparhawk and Sephrenia, teacher in the Secrets of Styricum, hastened to free Ehlana from her cystal encasement. But the Bhelliom was dangerous too. Once the stone was in Sparhawk's hands, someone, or something, was stalking Sparhawk. Whether it was the evil Zemoch God Azash or another, Sephrenia didn't know. Restoring the Queen was just the beginning of Sparhawk's mission. He must also keep Annias from ascending to the top of the Church. However, Annias was a secret servant of Azash, and he would deliver up the Bhelliom himself to Azash.
Date: 1991 ISBN: 0-345-37472-X LCCN: 91-72882
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The Tamuli
Domes of Fire
Danger once against stalked in Queen Ehlana's realm. Peasants began talking about the rising of bloody heroes. Then outlaw bands ravaged the hill country. Then the oddest thing happened--the Trolls left their ancestral home in the north. Then an ambassador from far-off Tamuli came begging for help. Monsters, magic, andf old heroes were tearing the empire apart. Then Sparhawk, plus each Knight Champion of the other Orders, Mirtai the giantess, Princess Danae, and the young thief Talen. At the end of his journey lay a royal court, seething with corruption and treachery.
Date: 1992 ISBN: 0-345-38327-3 LCCN: 92-54386
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The Shining Ones
Years ago, the Child-Goddess Aphrael hid the Bhelliom. Then a menace arose, a force destroying the land. To halt that force of evil, Sparhawk and his companions set out to retrieve the stone. Sparhawk must find the Stone and protect it. The most feared of all monsters were the Shining Ones.....their glowing touch would rot away human flesh. For the Shining Ones also had designs on Bhelliom....
Date: 1993 ISBN: 0-345-38866-6 LCCN: 93-54993
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The Hidden City
Ehlana had been kidnapped, and Sparhawk was not going to give up any time soon. Then Cyrgon, evil God of the semmingly-dead Cyrgai, called forth Klael, who just might be a match for Bhelliom. Then Sparhawk learns he must travel to The Hidden City, a place unknown to Gods and people alike. He must travel their....to meet Cyrgon, and Klael, who was much more powerful than Sparhawk.
Date: 1994 ISBN: 0-345-37323-5 LCCN: 94-4787
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High Hunt
Set in the Northwest in the 1960's, two boys set out to live a heritage of shame, violence, and desperate need to prove their manhood.Dan was never close to his brother, Jack, but after he gets home from the army, he seeks out his brother. So after years apart, the brothers enter a wary alliance--drinking, swapping war and hunting stories. And then they set out on a hunting trip. It is here "High Hunt", that Dan confonts the reason why he seeks his brother so much.
Date: 1972 ISBN: 0-399-11055-0 LCCN: 72087613
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The Losers
Set in the small, gritty cities of the Northwest, The Losers deals with an old, potent theme in books--the battle between good and evil. Raphael Flood is the perfect boy. He lives a truly gifted life. But it unravels the day he meets Damon Flood, a devil disguised as a friend. Damon introduces Raphael to all the wrong things--liquor, women, and then he sends him out to his doom. He becomes a watcher--he cannot do much else. He witnesses the losers of our society lives. Everything from the kids to the welfare checks--which boyfriends try to waft away from the mothers. Then Damon comes back, and Raphael witnesses him degrade among the losers. Then when Damon has sunk to the bottom--he sinks a final time.
Date: mid-1970's ISBN: 0-449-90719-8 LCCN: 91058631
Note on the mid-1970's date: While The Losers has a 1992 copyright date, it was originally written in the mid-1970's, but Eddings could not get it published until he became the bestselling author he is today.
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