![]() ![]() He also deliberately focused on the characters rather than the tropes, injecting liveliness and sardonic humor into stock situations. and a whole lot of other stories as well.ĭavid Eddings wrote the series after taking a course on literary criticism, digging out all the tropes he could find, and deciding to build a world that was simultaneously Strictly Formula and really, really good - because Tropes Are Not Bad. That's the plot of David Eddings's The Belgariad. And so Garion took up the massive sword of his destiny to save the world. Ultimately, Garion's true identity was revealed. The companions encountered kings, wizards, dryads, politics and treachery. ![]() In pursuit of the Orb followed the legendary sorcerer Belgarath, his gorgeous and powerful daughter Polgara, and the humble farmboy Garion, along with many other colorful allies: a simple blacksmith, a notorious thief, a berserker, a princely horseman, a paladin, a noble outlaw, a snotty princess, and so on. If this Orb, belonging to the benevolent god Aldur, ever fell into the hands of the evil, maimed god Torak, the peaceful kingdoms of the west would fall to his might. Once upon a time, a stone which possessed the power to change destiny was stolen. ![]() Before we get into this entry, I'd like to tell a story. ![]()
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