Book description
The last and most amazing volume in the legendary Belgariad series: the
story of the queen of truth, love, rage and destiny, Polgara the Sorceress.
The queen of truth, love, rage and destiny reveals all.
Polgara the Sorceress is the crowning achievement of the great fantasy
epic which began with The Belgariad and continued with The Malloreon.
Once again David and Leigh Eddings display the epic imagination, humour,
and storytelling power which have made this series the most popular
fantasy of modern times. In the story of Polgara, a beautiful woman
whose constancy and inner power have been the foundation of all the luck
and love that have saved the world, the full truth of The Belgariad is
revealed. 'I wished Polgara the Sorceress was longer . . . the
characters are vivid and genuinely likeable, and there's an easy lilt to
the prose which makes reading it pure pleasure. It's a wonderful book' SFX
'My ideal summer read… Having enjoyed the entire ten-book serial, I was
delighted to be able to read this latest addition as it not only
provides fantastic escapism in itself, but, being a prequel, will make
my re-reading of the other books all the more fascinating.'
The Irish Times
'All the verve and pace we've come to expect.'
The Dark Side
'Offers an absorbing storyline and some memorable characters as, once
again, the authors touch all the right fantasy bases, with warring gods,
political intrigues, supernatural creatures and appealingly human
magicians involved in a titanic war over the course of seven millennia.
Eddings fans will no doubt snatch this novel off the shelves while
readers new to the authors' world won't find a more appropriate place to
begin exploring it.'
Publishers Weekly
'There's no denying the Eddingses' offerings do entertain. This novel
is for fantasy fans fed up with more fusty fare, or for anyone who likes
mischief and merriment.'
West Australian David Eddings was born in Washington State in 1931 and
grew up near Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington and
went on to serve in the US Army. Subsequently, he worked as a buyer for
the Boeing Aircraft Company and taught college-level English. His career
as a fantasy writer, with his wife Leigh, has been spectacular.
