Product Description

Garion and his companions now have the Orb of Aldur, carried by an innocent young boy, and must return it to its rightful home on the pommel of the sword in the Great Hall on the island of Riva. As they journey across the lands, Murgo soldiers and Grolim sorcerers try to stop them. But Garion's true adversary, the evil God Torak - is waking up in his dark tomb - ready for the final conflict.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6087 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

From the Back Cover
In the Hall of the Rivan King . . .
Garion – once a simple farm lad, but now realizing his potential as a sorcerer – has regained the stolen Orb of Aldur.Its song soars as Garion and his companions race to return it to its rightful home on the Island of Riva.

It’s a perilous journey through a desert teeming with Murgo soldiers, while Grolims strive to use their dark magic to destroy them. And when Garion finally returns the Orb to the sword of the Rivan King and holds it aloft, a voice echoes in a dark tomb as his adversary – the evil God Torak – is stirring after centuries of slumber . . .

'A classic coming-of-age epic . . . The Belgariad will always have a place of honor on my bookshelves' CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI

About the Author
David Eddings was born in Spokane, Washington State, in 1931, and was raised in the Puget Sound area north of Seattle. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from theUniversity of Washington in 1961. He has served in the United States Army, worked as a buyer for the Boeing Company, has been a grocery clerk and has taught college English. His first novel, High Hunt, was a contemporary adventure story. The world of fantasy has always been of interest to him, however, and he turned to The Belgariad in an effort to develop certain technical and philosophical ideas concerning that genre. David Eddings currently resides with his wife, Leigh, in northwest America.

Customer Reviews

Becoming skeptical.
At the beginning of time, something went wrong. It caused a splitting in fate-everybody and everything had two completely opposite destinies which could be fulfilled. Over millions of years, two opposite prophecies were formed, each predicting a certain fate for the world. Through the years they moved closer and closer together. Finally, the Child of Light and the Child of Dark, the instruments of the prophecies, were almost ready to face each other in a battle to the death. The winner would determine the fate of the world.

Castle of Wizardry follows the story of a boy called Garion, the Child of Light. It starts as he runs from the city of Rak Cthol where he and his companions reclaimed the Orb of Aldur, an ancient magical stone. The Orb had been stolen by a thief so that he could use it to awaken his evil god Torak from his sleep. After recovering the Orb, Garion and his companions traveled to Riva where shocking events occurred. Nothing could have possibly prepared him for the revelations which explain his past and reveal his future.

This wasn't really a bad book. I've written reviews for the first three, and I said pretty much the same things in each of them: the plot's amazing, as are the characters, but the quality of writing isn't anything special. I really won't change any of what I said for this one.

Really, the quality of the writing is the only problem. I think that there are a few parts which could have been worked on and would have made the book a whole lot better. It's sort of like a first draft. You get the idea put down, have some detail, all of that, but you still have to go over it, make it sound better, make more sense, add some detail, add some parts, take some out. I think that Eddings really didn't put as much effort into the final copy as he really could. As a result, you end up reading something which has some really good ideas, a really good plot, but you're occasionally skeptical of the writing quality. That's the only problem I can see in the book. Other than that, I would say that this is very exciting, and very good.

Even though the writing isn't all that great, I'd still recommend it. The plot and characters just about make up for the writing, so overall this is a pretty good book.

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Very Nice
After the battle the in Rak Cothol, will they escape the falling city and make it to the Vale of Aldur with Murgos on thier tale? You'll just have to read the book to find out, and this is one hell of a book, will they get to Riva on time? This has got to be one of the best books of the series and the end is amazing.

absolutely great!
This continues the story of Garion and company.Ctuchik has just been killed,and now they need to get to Riva to return the Orb by Erastide.Once they get to Riva,Garion and Ce'Nedra both get a bit of a shock,as somethign totally unexpected happens.It's the best book in the Belgariad series,and absolutely great!