Book description
BOOK 4 OF THE BELGARIAD, the worldwide bestselling fantasy series
by master storyteller David Eddings. Discover the epic story that
inspired thousands - from Raymond Feist's The Riftwar Cycle
series to George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones.
Fate gives no choice...
Slay or be slain...
The Orb is regained, the quest near its end. Garion and his
companions have only to reach Riva and return the Orb, to allow peace
to reign once more.
But fate still has a card to play for Garion. And it is his life
that must be gambled...
David Eddings (1931-2009) published his first novel, High Hunt, in
1973, before turning to the field of fantasy with The
Belgariad, soon followed by The Malloreon.
Born in Spokane, Washington, and raised in the Puget Sound area
north of Seattle, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Reed
College in Portland, Oregon, in 1954, and a master of arts degree from
the University of Washington in 1961.
He served in the US Army, worked as a buyer for the Boeing Company,
and was both a grocery clerk and a college English teacher. He lived
in Nevada until his death, at the age of 77.
