Ah David Eddings. This series holds a very special place in my heart and bookshelf. Not only was this the very first fantasy series I read as a young adult but this series was something the hubby and I shared many hours talking about when we were dating. We have both read this series more than 15 dozen times and could probably recite half of it. But still we keep coming back to read it through. Again and again and again. Its. That. Great.
Long, long ago the evil god Torak saw something that didn't belong to him and stole it. The Orb, having sentience, sensed that Torak was not good, but also his intent for the Orb nefarious, damaged him forever. Wars fought, magic in existence and god's in exile.
But this is only a story told when the Storyteller visits remote farms like the one Garion lives on and Garion doesn't believe in magic. Sure he's had a shadow of a man following him for years but that's normal right? And what does a young boy know of apostates planning to wake gods in exile or sorcerers and sorceresses that live milleniums? Nothing. His life is farm chores, the cute farm girl kitchen maid and Aunt Pol's ever watchful eye on his existence.
But Garion's world is about to be turn inside out and who he thought was normal isn't...
This series has the most in depth characters and even tho there is a ton of them by the fifth book, you never feel overwhelmed by the magnitude (*cough* GoT *cough*). And the writing style is from Garion's perspective 98% of the time so you are never confused as to where in the storyline you are.
If you never read another fantasy series - read the Belgariad starting with Pawn of Prophecy. Then continue reading The Mallorean series of Garion grown up cause who doesn't love a sequel that's just as good if not better that the original?
