Castle Of Wizardry (The Belgariad #4) -

David Eddings

Corgi Books

1984

384 páginas

12h 48m

ISBN-10: 0552124354

It had all begun with the theft of the Orb that had so long protected the West from the evil God Torak. Before that, Garion had been a simple farm boy. Afterward, he discovered that his aunt was really the Sorceress Polgara and his grandfather was Belgarath, the Eternal Man. Then, on the long quest to recover the Orb, Garion found to his dismay that he, too, was a sorcerer.

Now, at last, the Orb was regained and the quest was nearing its end. Of course, the questors still had to escape from this crumbling enemy fortress and flee across a desert filled with Murgo soldiers searching for them, while Grolim Hierarchs strove to destroy them with dark magic. Then, somehow, they must manage to be in Riva with the Orb by Erastide.

After that, however, Garion was sure that his part in these great events would be finished.

But the Prophecy still held future surprises for Garion - and for the little Princess Ce'Nedra!

Resenhas (1)

4.5 (Muito bom)

A series that's growing stronger in my heart

This book is absolutely excellent. It's not that it has multiple or unpredictable plot twists (indeed, unlike the modern trend to try to create the most constant and absurd plot twists in fantasy, the existence of the Prophecy and the background of the plot makes it rather obvious that Garion is the Rivan King, that he'll marry Ce'Nedra, that he'll face Torak and that Belgarath had chosen every member of their group with a lot of care), for the beauty in this story is in the way in which it's told, with endless well-developed characters and personalities, as well as an interesting clash between the cultures he created and a map that we never get to see entirely, adding elements of itself as the characters visit the world. These characters make the story emotional, funny, deep, complex and realistic in a way that feel other writers manage to do. Also, in this book there's a lot of political disputes and ceremonies which relate quite deeply with our world, especially when we look at the difficulty to unite the nations under a common goal despite their unique interests and values. To me, David Eddings has achieved in the Belgariad something similar to Tolkien in Lord of the Rings, and I think that he deserves much more praise for it.