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A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled!
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Epic, classical in form, earnest and grave.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- David Eddings
- First published
- 1897
- Pages
- 305
- Publisher
- Ballantine, Transworld Paperbacks, Bantam P.
- Editions
- 13
- Language
- Swedish, English
- ISBN
- 9780593026328
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“HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS, Princess Ce'Nedra, jewel of the House of Borune and the loveliest flower of the Tolnedran Empire, sat cross-legged on a sea chest in the oak-beamed cabin beneath the stern of Captain Greldik's ship, nibbling thoughtfully on the end of a tendril of her coppery hair as she watched the Lady Polgara attend to the broken arm of Belgarath the Sorcerer.”
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