Cover copy is very difficult to write.
It's hard to explain the premise of a book, and what makes it good, in a limited number of words without either confusing the reader, giving the plot away, or making the book sound really dumb. But we do our best. Here's the final copy for Polgara the Sorceress . She soars above a world of warriors, kings, and priests. The daughter of Belgarath and the shape-shifter Poledra, she has fought wars, plotted palace coups, and worked her powerful magic for three thousand years.