The Prequels to the Belgariad and the Malloreon
Belgarath the Sorcerer (1995)
(Co-authored by Leigh Eddings)
U.S. ISBN 0-345-37324-3 (hardcover), 0-345-40395-9 (paperback)
U.K. ISBN 0-246-13845-9 (hardcover), 0-586-21315-5 (paperback)
Prologue;
Part 1: The Vale;
Part 2: The Apostate;
Part 3: The Time of Woe;
Part 4: Polgara;
Part 5: The Secret;
Part 6: Garion;
Epilogue.
British Cover
Eagerly awaited for a decade, here at last is the full epic story of Belgarath, the great sorcerer learned in the Will and the Word on whom the fate of the world depends. Only Belgarath can tell of those near-forgotten times when Gods still walked the land: he is the Ancient One, the Old Wolf, his God Aldur's first and most favoured disciple. Using powers learned over the centuries Belgarath himself records the story of conflict between two mortally opposed Destinies that split the world asunder.
A hugely entertaining work of great daring, wit, grandeur and excitement that confirms the role of Belgarath the Sorcerer as one of the mightiest fantasy creations of the century.
American Cover
Bestselling authors David and Leigh Eddings welcome readers back to the time before The Belgariad and The Malloreon series. Join them as they chronicle that fateful conflict between two mortally opposed Destinies, in a monumental war of men and kings and Gods.
When the world was young and Gods still walked among their mortal children, a headstrong orphan boy set out to explore the world. Thus began the extraordinary adventures that would mold that youthful vagabond into a man, and the man into the finely honed instrument of Prophecy known to all the world as Belgarath the Sorcerer.
Then came the dark day when the Dark God Torak split the world asunder, and the God Aldur and his disciples began their monumental labor to set Destiny aright. Foremost among their number was Belgarath. His ceaseless devotion was foredoomed to cost him that which he held most dear - even as his loyal service would extend through echoing centuries of loss, of struggle, and of ultimate triumph.
I now have an extract from Belgarath the Sorcerer.
Polgara the Sorceress (1997)
(Co-authored by Leigh Eddings)
U.S. ISBN 0-345-41662-7 (hardcover), 0-345-42255-4 (paperback)
U.K. ISBN 0-246-13844-0 (hardcover), 0-002-24321-0 (trade paperback),
0-586-21314-7 (paperback)
Prologue;
Part 1: Beldaran;
Part 2: Father;
Part 3: Vo Wacune;
Part 4: Ontrose;
Part 5: Geran;
Part 6: Vo Mimbre;
Part 7: Annath;
Epilogue.
A magnificent new fantasy from David and Leigh Eddings. The story of the queen of truth, love, rage and destiny: Polgara the Sorceress.
Polgara is the pre-eminent woman in all the world. She could have chosen any king or emperor for a husband and lived in a palace. She chose instead a simple country blacksmith, Durnik, and lives on a remote farmstead. Twin children keep her as busy as she has ever been in her long and eventful life - busy and, at last, content. But, in the dead of winter, her peace of mind is ruined when her nephew, the Rivan King Garion, and his wife Ce'Nedra visit.
Having read Belgarath's story, Ce'Nedra feels distinctly cheated. The Old Wolf left out so much! The Eternal Man in all senses, Belgarath wrote nothing of Polgara's years at Vo Wacune, nor of what happened at Gar og Nadrak. Ce'Nedra wants Polgara to finish the history - for the sake of her son Geran who will one day be the Rivan King. There are two worlds running side by side, and if Geran doesn't know about them, evil may once more rise from the City of Endless Night ...
Ce'Nedra is no match for Polgara, the most fabled sorceress the world has ever known, who has no desire to tell her tale. However, Polgara herself is no match for the wolf Poledra, her mother - who orders her to tell it, anyway. And so, finally, the full truth of The Belgariad is revealed, the story of wizardry and politics, doom and evil, love and magic. Above all, 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.
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.
I now have an extract from Polgara the Sorceress. You may also be interested in the Polgara Scrapbook.
The Rivan Codex (1998)
U.S. ISBN 0-345-42402-6 (hardcover), 0-345-43586-9 (paperback)
U.K. ISBN 0-002-24677-5 (hardcover), 0-002-24696-1 (trade paperback),
0-006-48349-6 (paperback)
The Rivan Codex is not strictly a novel. It is a compilation of Eddings' notes on the Belgariad/Malloreon world, a little like Tolkien's The History of Middle-Earth.
IMAGINE WONDERS NO MAN OR GOD HAS YET BEHELD!
The Rivan Codex is a book full of wonders. In its pages can be found the origin and birth of the greatest fantasy epic of modern times which began with The Belgariad and continued with The Malloreon. Here for the very first time David and Leigh Eddings present the seminal texts on which they built their worldwide bestselling masterpiece. Their millions of readers are entranced by the magic of the Eddings' writing, but it is the sheer scale of the world of the novels that inspires awe. Its undeniable air of authenticity was forged in the beautiful writings that make up The Rivan Codex.
THE HOLY BOOKS include the first account of the origin of the Orb, the forbidden Book of Torak (possession of a copy of this work is punishable by death in all the civilized world), the unbridled spirit of the God Mara, the pragmatic proverbs of beloved Nedra (Kill not. Dead men cannot buy from thee. Give full measure, and thy customer shall return), the dazzling Sermon of Aldur (Infinite is the power of the word, for the word is the breath and soul of the mind), and the Book of Ulgo, which provides the only clues we have to an understanding of the enigmatic Ulgos.
THE HISTORIES, compiled by the Imperial Historical Society at the command of his Imperial Majesty Ran Borune XXIII, give a grand overview of 5000 years of history. There are several Notes to the Imperial Student by Master Jeebers, but the common or garden student will learn where Mandorallen and Lelldorin, Silk, Salmissra, Zith and Vella and all the main characters have their origins.
THE BATTLE OF VO MIMBRE is the original prose epic, The Latter Days of the House of Mimbre by the Arendish bard, Davoul the Lame. But it is edited by Master Jeebers who adds his own acid comments.
THE HISTORY OF THE ANGARAK KINGDOMS explains how Zakath, the previously open and gregarious young man, became 'the man of ice'.
THE MALLOREAN GOSPELS: Behold also this truth; the rocks of the world and of all other worlds murmur continually of the two stones which lie at the centre of the division between good and evil.
THE BOOK OF AGES, THE BOOK OF FATES, THE BOOK OF TASKS, THE BOOK OF GENERATIONS, THE BOOK OF VISIONS, A SUMMARY OF EVENTS: find them here.
Eminently collectable, absolutely essential, The Rivan Codex is the book no Eddings reader will want to miss.
I now have extracts of the Introduction and Preface to The Rivan Codex. You may also be interested in the Del Rey Rivan Codex promotional site.
Belgarath the Sorcerer has been published in the US by Del Rey Books and, together with Polgara the Sorceress and The Rivan Codex, in the UK by Voyager (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers), from whose covers the summaries above are taken.
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