I really enjoyed this reread. Wonderfully fun story that expands the characters of the first book in a masterful way. They're caricatures, but good ones & Eddings doesn't take them too seriously. There's a ragged old sorcerer who gives orders to the drunken king through a pirate, money-grubbing spies, & knights so noble & brainless that they kill each other in droves for reasons they can't recall. I like the humor & the tragedies. This is a simple epic story. No high falutin language or imagery,...

Books 1 and 2 really should have been published as one volume. This is the one where their companions are almost complete and we get a lot more info about what exactly is going on. I've always loved the characters in this series :)

5 stars Audiobook - Garrion what did you do? Notting aunt Pol, realy.- whe follow Old Wolf, slik, Barak and the others as they want to get de orbe back from Zeldar. Garrion gets older and gets to know more and more about he hole story also conserning him. The only one who sees him still as a little boy would be aunt Pol. But she is also the one how raised him. So in my oppion that is quit normal. Again draws Eddings a beautiful world where you can step in and enjoy the story. I would say like a

Queen of Sorcery is a step up from Pawn of Prophecy in The Belgariad but the story is more concerned about telling each individual kingdom's story more than telling a compelling overall narrative. As much as I like fantasy that requires a band of adventurers to travel to different places, the group in The Belgariad seems to keep getting side tracked on the way. Their goal is to stop a thief with a powerful stone from reaching his home territory but the group of adventurers keeps finding themselv...

This was my "gateway" fantasy series, and while I have happily read hundreds of fantasy books since, the Belgariad will always have a special place in my heart.

These sets of books are my best friends. I have been reading them since I was 15 years old and when I want some comfort I can loose myself in another world, following the adventures and the discoveries that Reveal who Garion truly is.

I can think of much better prophecies22 June 2012 Maybe I should have discussed idea of prophecy under Pawn of Prophecy because the title of that book seems to be more conducive to that discussion than this book, however I wanted my review of the Pawn of Prophecy to be a bit of an introduction to the series as a whole rather than focusing on something specific. I note that the first review here indicates that the first part of the book seems to be a series of 'meet the enemy, escape, Silk does s...

For the first half of this book, I was slightly bored and felt that it was an echo of the first one ("they travel, run into enemies and Silk does business, get away, travel, run into enemies and Silk does business, get away..."). I wasn't sure that I would continue reading the series after this book because I thought the book was "just okay." However, something changed about halfway or more into the book and now I look forward to reading the next one. The routine pattern finally changed and the

4.0 stars. Good sequel to Pawn of Prophecy. I find myself liking the supporting cast more than the main character, but this is still a fun read.

Queen of Sorcery, after another somewhat slow opening, is even more interesting than its predecessor Pawn of Prophecy. The world keeps revealing new and interesting elements, the characters actually develop in realistic and natural ways, and the story keeps maintaining suspense.Particularly the parts about the succession crisis in the Imperial Court of Tolnedra and the darker conspiracies of the snake-ridden swamp kingdom of Nyissa were fascinating. I am thoroughly impressed by how much Eddings

This is still such a great story. It has been over 20 years since I had initially read this series. To pick it up again and relive it has been so enjoyable. It is such a masterpiece; so well written with fantastic characters and an epic story.This picks up right where book one ends. The characters are so great. It's like being a part of this group; immersed into their party as they are on their epic journey. I love learning more about each one of them and how they fit into the story. There are q...

“As long as I know that my motives are good, however, I’m seldom very concerned with the opinions of others.”Queen of Sorcery is the second book in The Belgariad series, preceded by Pawn of Prophecy. I began my Belgariad journey almost three years ago and dug it a lot! I didn’t intend to just drop the series for years before continuing on, but alas.. here we are!Epic fantasy is like climbing under a comfort blanket for me. I have such a soft spot for (good) old-school SFF! I was craving somethin...

http://bookslifewine.com/r-queen-of-s...Note: This is one of my favorite series. I read this series, it's sequel The Mallorean, and Belgarath the Sorcerer yearly.Queen of Sorcery is the second book in The Belgariad series by David Eddings. In comparison to the first book, Queen of Sorcery gives the reader a lot more information and a greater incentive to continue the series. One of the things I liked the most about this book is that the reader starts to get to know the side characters a lot bett...

April 2020 Reread: Continuing on my Belgariad reread is such a treat. No matter what else is going on in the world, this series can absolutely take me away from it all. It's a relaxing and pleasant read even as I cringe at how much of a brat Garion is in this one! Review from 2012 below.---------Zedar the Apostate has stolen the Orb of Aldur in hopes of awakening the evil god Torak. Belgarath and Polgara are determined to take back the Orb before this god can be awakened and hope to avert a war....

Going to review the whole series as one...

I really really like the David Eddings books, and they were where I properly started out reading in the fantasy genre, back when I was thirteen or so. I adore them and have read them time and again. However, Queen of Sorcery is far from the strongest entry in the Belgariad, and this time during my re-read it was very hard to prevent myself seeing the many faults. I still love the whole series, but struggle with this particular book.One problem I have is the character of Garion. With all the (man...

Queen of Sorcery is the second book in The Belgariad by David Eddings. I enjoyed this a little more than the first book and I'm giving it a full 4 stars instead of 3.5 stars rounded up. It still had some of the same aspects I complained about in the first book, but my investment in the story and the characters continued to grow so that I wasn’t as bothered by the more irritating aspects. No doubt part of it is that I’ve gotten more used to the style.The main character, Garion, still seems immatu...

I’ll keep this short and spoiler free.This is very enjoyable! Classic fantasy can either be a complete bore or manage to deliver a fun and gripping story. The plot in this book is rather simple, the company is still pursuing their mission from book 1 and so we follow their journey through several lands and cultures. The characters are well-developed and their interactions often made me smile. I love them. I understand that some people would struggle with the first half as the story did not progr...

A solid second book in this classic epic high fantasy series.This series is like sipping hot chocolate on a cold winter day. It's straightforward, simple, but the foreshadowing is excellent, and it managed to surprise me a few times. Of course, I should have seen it all coming, but I was so entranced by the story and the characters that I didn't.It's a relaxing and pleasant read with familiar characters, and a fast-moving plot. Overall, I found it less entertaining than the first book, but I wil...

This book is so good😍, like i'm obsessed now. I love Garion and pol, wolf, like all of them. Also the story itself is so interesting, the world is rich and the fantasy aspect is 👌.4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐