#SWORD OF THE RIVAN KING SERIES#

Upon leaving the capital, the group acquire an ineffectually-disguised Princess Ce'Nedra (Ran Borune's daughter), and enter the Wood of the Dryads, hoping to cross into Nyissa ahead of their opponent Zedar. At Tol Honeth, Belgarath and Polgara urge the Emperor to rid Tolnedra of the invading 'Murgos' but Ran Borune refuses. The party travels to Tolnedra, to talk to the Emperor Ran Borune in the city of Tol Honeth, and are nearly captured by a group of mercenaries for the Queen of neighboring Nyissa. The party continue to Vo Mimbre, the Arendish capital, where Garion reveals the plot to kill Korodullin, without naming its local conspirators, and Mandorallen challenges Nachak to a duel, which Hettar terminates by killing Nachak. Garion's friends are joined thereafter by Korodullin's knight, Mandorallen. The plot is masterminded by a spy from Cthol Murgos named Nachak. The party travel to Lelldorin's uncle's manor, where Garion hears about a plot to kill the Mimbrate king Korodullin and to start a civil war between the two grand duchies. The story opens in the Kingdom of Arendia, where Garion duels and then befriends a master archer named Lelldorin. The group, with the addition of an Algarian prince named Hettar, then leave in search of the Orb. Having learned this, Garion identifies Belgarath as his grandfather. Garion learns that Polgara is Belgarath's daughter and the sister of Garion's second-most-distant female ancestor (identified in the prologue as Queen Beldaran, wife of Riva), and for that reason called his aunt. Garion himself is almost captured, but escapes. Garion later exposes the green-cloaked spy, and the latter's patrons are defeated in a fight.

A few days later, Barak and Garion are hunting wild boar when Garion notices the green-cloaked spy discussing further espionage but before Garion can tell anyone of this, he is attacked by a wild boar, which is then slain by Barak in the form of a bear. They are taken to a meeting of monarchs where Garion suspects a green-cloaked individual of treason. Thereafter Mister Wolf follows an invisible trail through several regions until they are arrested. They are joined later by Silk/Kheldar, a Drasnian prince, spy, and thief and by Barak, a Cherek earl.

When Belgarath, alias 'Wolf', announces the theft of a mysterious object (actually the Orb), he, Garion, and Aunt Pol leave Faldor's farm to pursue the thief, reluctantly allowing Durnik to accompany them. The reader later discovers that this is the Voice of Prophecy, or 'Necessity', which takes action through him. It also introduces Belgarath, as a wandering storyteller nicknamed 'Mister Wolf' Garion's telepathic vision of the antagonist Asharak/Chamdar and a 'dry voice' in his mind, distinct from his own consciousness. His childhood on a large, prosperous farm: his earliest memories in the kitchen of his Aunt Pol his friend Durnik the blacksmith early games and friends and the romance between Garion and local girl Zubrette. The story then begins in earnest with the experiences of protagonist Garion. Riva, Cherek's youngest son, is found to be able to hold the Orb unharmed he and his descendants protect the Orb from Torak. The Orb of Aldur is later recovered by Belgarath the Sorcerer, King Cherek, and Cherek's sons. Torak, youngest and most beautiful of the seven, attempts to seize the Orb from Aldur and subdue the Orb's intelligence the Orb mutilates the left side of Torak's body. Aldur, oldest of the seven, fashions a stone orb and creates within it a 'living soul'. The book opens with a prologue, beginning with the creation of the world by seven gods. The Rivan Codex (1998) features annotated background material. Belgarath the Sorcerer (1995) and Polgara the Sorceress (1997) are prequels that share the setting and most characters.

The Malloreon is a five-book sequel to The Belgariad. This does not include the original map by Chris Barbieri, but only Shelly Shapiro's map.

#SWORD OF THE RIVAN KING SERIES#

The series has been reprinted as a two-volume set, titled The Belgariad Volume One, containing the first three books of the series, and The Belgariad Volume Two, which contains the last two books. The title of each book combines a chess term with a fantasy term whereas the concept of a 'Game of Destiny' is a significant motif in the story. Volumes include Pawn of Prophecy (1982), Queen of Sorcery (1982), Magician's Gambit (1983), Castle of Wizardry (1984), and Enchanters' End Game (1984).

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