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| Original Title: | Magician's Gambit |
| ISBN: | 0345335457 (ISBN13: 9780345335456) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Belgariad #3, Belgariad Universe #5 |
| Characters: | Garion, Polgara, Belgarath, Ce'Nedra, Silk, Barak, Hettar, Durnik, Mandorallen, Brill, Mara, Aldur, Beltira, Belkira, Beldin, Gorim, Relg, Ul, Yarbleck, Taur Urgas, Taiba, Poledra, Errand |
David Eddings
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 305 pages Rating: 4.13 | 81642 Users | 918 Reviews
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| Title | : | Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3) |
| Author | : | David Eddings |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 305 pages |
| Published | : | June 1983 by Del Rey |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy. High Fantasy. Magic. Adventure |
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Ce'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, is confused. Everyone knows the tales of the Orb protecting the West from the evil god Torak are just silly legends. But here she is, forced to join a dangerous quest to recover that stolen Orb. No one believes in sorcery, but Garion's aunt and grandfather seem to be the fabled sorcerers Polgara and Belgarath, who would have to be thousands of years old. Even young Garion is learning to do sorcery. He's just a farm boy, totally unsuitable for an Imperial Princess. Yet for some reason, she has the urge to teach him, brush back his tangled hair, and comfort him. But he is going to a strange tower in the center of all he believes evil, to face some horrible, powerful magician, and she can't be there to watch over him. She may never see him again! Thus continues The Belgariad, an epic prophecy still unfolding.Rating Regarding Books Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)
Ratings: 4.13 From 81642 Users | 918 ReviewsCriticize Regarding Books Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)
If there is one thing that I like about David Eddings fantasy work, its his ability to add humor to the mix. It is almost his signature, and none of his characters personify that more than the quick wit and dry humor of the weasel faced Drasnian spy and thief, and occasional businessman Silk. He is probably the most important non-lead character and has the most interactions with the three leads of the Belgariad so far. He gets the best lines and his sarcastic wit gets under the skin of Belgarath3.5 stars. Another good installment in the Belgariad. The plot continues to move forward at a nice clip without much slowing. One final note: I listened to the audiobook narrated by Cameron Beierle and he did an excellent job with the series.
It keeps getting better and better.... Ended right where you can't stop!
I'm still enjoying this series and I think book 3 might've been my favorite so far. But for god's sake, can we just say what the whole prophecy is? And why each piece? It's constantly alluded to but nobody ever questions it. You'd think if not Garion, someone in the party would ask for explanation, but no...they just keep letting the references slide. At least we're getting closer now. Seems like they're done collecting pieces for the party. Time to put everything together starting in book 4?
And so this is how long it took for the derivative nature of the series overwhelmed me. At first it was quite an exciting series, but at this point I can no longer ignore the fact that there is not a single original aspect of this, nor even any suspense.Strangely (or perhaps not?) it also seems to have made an impact that I read this book as en ebook, and the previous two as physical copies. Holding a physical book in your hand is always a superior experience.All that being said, I will continue
It's not so much that the characters are two-dimensional, but that they only possess the characteristics of their countries.Lets see, we have the horse people, the viking berzerkers, the sneaky spies, the Robin Hood country (both the knights and the archers), the snake people.And who can forget our Bad Guys?The dumb but evil, the kinda OK-ish but evil, and the evil evils.
Another great book in this amazing series. You continue to follow the group as they are in search of the orb that was stolen. This is a huge, world changing event. They travel through many different areas of this continent and are constantly pursued by one danger or another. It is such an epic adventure story that I truly love more the second time around.I can't say enough how much I love these characters and how you get to know them more each book that you read. The little group is brought
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