It’s a lot to take in for a former scullery boy and gets worse when he finds that holding the Orb of Aldur awoke Torak and Garion is going to have to face him. Castle of Wizardy – in which our hero discovers his true identity – Belgarion, King of Riva, and Overlord of the West.The ensuing fight destroys a citadel and the mountain it resides on and leaves Garion confused by the orb which is supposed to be fatal to touch but it’s song is in Garion’s head Magician’s Gambit – Garion learns to control his sorcery and travels into enemy territory to retrieve the orb with his companions.The quest also introduces him to the spoiled princess Ce’Nedra (a dryad) As he struggles to come to terms with his own identity he also awakens his own magical abilities which eventually results in an outbreak of violent magic he cannot deny. Queen of Sorcery – Garion learns that they are searching for the Orb of Aldur, stolen to be taken to the evil god Torak.Garion suffers even more shock on discovering Mister Wolf is the eternal sorcerer Belgarath and Garion’s Aunt is his daughter Polgara. And then one day Mister Wolf turns up and Garion’s life is turned upside down as they all leave the farm in search of a stolen object meeting companions (a thief and a berserker) along the way. He lives on a farm with his “Aunt Pol” and has an idyllic childhood playing with friends and looking forward to the visits of “Mister Wolf” an old storyteller. Pawn of Prophecy – in which we meet our hero Garion and watch him grow from a toddler to about 15 years of age.He’s inevitably an orphan with magical abilities, a wise old mentor, assorted companions, and he marries the beautiful princess he bickers with. The novels are a classic hero’s journey featuring the young farm boy who turns out to be the long lost heir to a throne and saviour of the world. I have paperback, hardback omnibus, and kindle versions still and it’s something I go back and read when I’m in need of a pick me up. It was my gateway into more “grown up” fantasy novels which became the main thing I read as a teenager and I still have a place in my heart for these books. Luckily the whole series was out by then so I rapidly bought the rest of the books and finished the series for the first time. This included reading in a car and feeling sick as a result but I couldn’t bring myself to put the book down. I discovered the first in the summer of 1985 as an 12 year old on my last day of vacation and by the time I was home the next day I’d already finished it. The Belgariad is a series of five books written by David Eddings starting with Pawn of Prophecy in 1982.
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