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Country United States Publication date 1995 ISBN 0-345-40395-9 Genre Fantasy literature Publisher Del Rey Books | 4.1/5 Language English Pages 736 (paperback) Originally published 1995 Page count 736 (paperback) Followed by Polgara the Sorceress | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Similar David Eddings books, Speculative fiction books |
Belgarath the Sorcerer is a book by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings.
Set in the same universe as the Eddings' The Belgariad and The Malloreon, it is a prequel to the other series, although the framework story is set after the events of The Malloreon.
The book opens shortly after the end of The Malloreon with Belgarion, with help from Durnik, pestering Belgarath to write an autobiographical account of the events prior to The Belgariad. The core of the book is in the form of Belgarath's memoirs starting with his becoming an outcast from his village and becoming first disciple of the god Aldur and ending with the birth of Belgarion—a span of about seven thousand years.
Polgara the Sorceress is a companion book to Belgarath the Sorcerer which form the memoirs of Belgarath's elder daughter, Polgara.
Inconsistencies
Belgarath creates inconsistencies with the rest of the books in the series:
It should be noted, however, that both versions are depicted as subjective.