num_pages: 258
description: Long ago, so the Storyteller claimed, the evil God Torak drove men and Gods to war. But Belgarath the Sorcerer led men to reclaim the Orb that protected men of the West. So long as it lay at Riva, the prophecy went, men would be safe.But that was only a story, and Garion did not believe in magic dooms, even though the dark man without a shadow had haunted him for years. Brought up on a quiet farm by his Aunt Pol, how could he know that the Apostate planned to wake dread Torak, or that he would be led on a quest of unparalleled magic and danger by those he loved—but did not know?For a while, his dreams of innocence were safe, untroubled by knowledge of his strange heritage. For a little while…Thus begins the first book of The Belgariad, a magnificent epic of immense scope set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men—of strange lands and events—of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled!
language: English
title: Pawn of Prophecy
titlecomplete: Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)
characters: Layla, Anheg, Porenn, Garion, Brand, Greldik, Belgarath, Brill, Silar, Rhodar, Durnik, Hettar, Asharak, Silk, Barak, Cho-Hag, Polgara, Islena, Fulrach, Merel
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Magic, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Audiobook, Fantasy, Adventure, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 104199
series: The Belgariad, Belgariad Universe
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Prix Julia Verlanger, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Prix Cosmos 2000
publisher: Del Rey