The Belgariad

The Belgariad is David Eddings' first fantasy series. The series consists of five volumes:

• Pawn of Prophecy
• Queen of Sorcery
• Magician's Gambit
• Castle of Wizardry
• Enchanters' End Game

The books tell of the journey and coming-of-age of Garion the stableboy (later known as Belgarion[?]). Garion is accompanied by his guardian Polgara[?], and the ancient wizard/sorcerer Belgarath[?] and a number of other important characters.

Each book's title combines a chess related term with fantasy term, it has been suggested that the series as a whole forms an analogy to a game of chess.

The follow-up series to the Belgariad is The Mallorean, and Belgarath the Sorcerer, Polgara the Sorceress, and The Rivan Codex are also related titles.

External links

• A Timeline for the Belgariad and the Mallorean (http://www.sandwich.net/kalten/eddings/timeline.html)
• Glossary of Characters (http://www.sandwich.net/kalten/eddings/belgariad.html)