The Malloreon · Book 1
Guardians of the West
- Published
- 1 January 1987
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN-13
- 9781596072367
- Type
- novel
About this book
Guardians of the West opens David Eddings' epic fantasy series The Malloreon, published in 1987 at 432 pages. It's the first of five books, followed by King of the Murgos.
Its place in The Malloreon
Guardians of the West is book 1 in the The Malloreon series. It is followed by King of the Murgos. See the full The Malloreon reading order.
The Malloreon picks up several years after the Belgariad's ending, when Garion -- now the Rivan King -- learns that the infant son stolen from him and his wife Ce'Nedra has been taken east across the sea to Mallorea, the vast Angarak empire the earlier books only glimpsed from a distance. The prophecy isn't finished after all: a second, opposing prophecy has been quietly gathering its own champion, and Garion's party reassembles -- Belgarath, Polgara, Silk, Durnik, and the rest -- for a much longer journey across…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781596072367