description: WHILE THE DARK GOD SLEPTLong ago, so the Storyteller claimed, the evil God Torak sought dominion and 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 andevents--of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled!
language: English
title: Pawn of Prophecy
titlecomplete: Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)
characters: Brill, Greldik, Fulrach, Durnik, Silar, Barak, Garion, Merel, Anheg, Hettar, Belgarath, Cho-Hag, Islena, Porenn, Asharak, Layla, Silk, Polgara, Brand, Rhodar
genres: Fiction, Magic, Science Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 104213
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 Books