Pawn of Prophecy
- Published
- 1 January 1982
- Pages
- 258
- ISBN-13
- 9780552122849
- Type
- novel
About this book
David Eddings opened The Belgariad in 1982 with Pawn of Prophecy, a 258-page first novel -- the shortest book in the series. It introduces Garion, a farm boy on Faldor's farm who has no idea he's the last in an ancient line of sorcerer-kings, told entirely from his confused point of view until the true nature of the quest is revealed partway through.
Key facts about Pawn of Prophecy
David Eddings wrote Pawn of Prophecy, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1982. The book has 258 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780552122849 to find the main one.
Pawn of Prophecy is book 1 of 5 in The Belgariad series. The series has 5 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, David Eddings writes The Malloreon, The Elenium and The Tamuli, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our epic fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, The Younger Gods is the latest published David Eddings book on file, from 2006.
About David Eddings
David Eddings was an American fantasy author whose Belgariad and Malloreon series, launched with Pawn of Prophecy in 1982, became two of the best-selling and most influential epic fantasy sagas of the 1980s, helping cement the multi-book quest-fantasy format as a commercial mainstay. See every David Eddings book in order.
Its place in The Belgariad
Pawn of Prophecy is book 1 in the The Belgariad series. It is followed by Queen of Sorcery. See the full The Belgariad reading order.
The Belgariad opens with Garion, a farm boy on Faldor's farm who has no idea he's the last in an ancient line of sorcerer-kings, swept into a quest alongside his aunt Pol and grandfather-figure Belgarath when a stolen jewel of world-shaping power, the Orb of Aldur, is taken north by a Grolim priest. What follows across five books is a five-thousand-year-old prophecy working itself out through an unlikely party -- a horse thief, a Drasnian spymaster princess, a Cherek warrior prince, an Algar horse lord -…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780552122849