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The Belgariad

The Belgariad is a five-book fantasy epic written by David Eddings, following the journey of protagonist Garion and his companions, first to recover a sacred stone, and later to use it against antagonist Torak. It was a bestseller from the first book in the series. It has been called both the "last gasp" of traditional fantasy and "one of the founding…

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Author
David Eddings · Leigh Eddings (uncredited)
Genre
High fantasy
Publisher
Del Rey Books
Country
United States
Followed by
The Malloreon
Language
English

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The Belgariad

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples53
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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The Belgariad

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related to Works in the series · 16
The Belgariad → Castle, Chris Barbieri, Destiny, Enchanters' End Game, Game, Magician's Gambit, Pawn, Prophecy, Queen, Shelly Shapiro's, Sorcery, The, The Belgariad Volume One, The Belgariad Volume Two, This, Wizardry
has impact · 12
The Belgariad → Eddings, English-language, He, Heller, Jason Heller, Joseph Campbell, NPR, Publishers Weekly, Stephen Hunt, The, The Guardian, The Rivan Codex
related to background · 10
The Belgariad → Belgariad, David Eddings, He, In, Leigh Eddings, Lester, Rey's, Rings, She, Tolkien's The Lord
related to External links · 4
The Belgariad → Belgariad, Malloreon, MalloreonGlossary, MUD
Author · 2
The Belgariad → David Eddings, Leigh Eddings (uncredited)
Country · 1
The Belgariad → United States
Followed by · 1
The Belgariad → The Malloreon
Genre · 1
The Belgariad → High fantasy
Language · 1
The Belgariad → English
Media type · 1
The Belgariad → Hardcover, paperback

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The BelgariadAuthorDavid Eddings1.00infobox
The BelgariadAuthorLeigh Eddings (uncredited)1.00infobox
The BelgariadCountryUnited States1.00infobox
The BelgariadFollowed byThe Malloreon1.00infobox
The BelgariadGenreHigh fantasy1.00infobox
The BelgariadLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The BelgariadMedia typeHardcover, paperback1.00infobox
The BelgariadNo. of books51.00infobox
The BelgariadPublished1982–19841.00infobox
The BelgariadPublisherDel Rey Books1.00infobox
The Belgariadis afive-book fantasy epic written by David Eddings0.90text
The Belgariadhas impactThe0.60section

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