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| Author | David Eddings andLeigh Eddings |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback &Paperback) |
| Pages | 736 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-345-40395-9 |
| OCLC | 34873399 |
Belgarath the Sorcerer is afantasy novel by American writersDavid Eddings andLeigh Eddings. Set in the same universe as the Eddings'The Belgariad andThe Malloreon, it is a prequel to the other series, although the framework story is set after the events ofThe Malloreon.
The novel begins shortly after the end ofThe Malloreon withBelgarion, with help from Durnik, pesteringBelgarath to write anautobiographical account of the events prior toThe Belgariad. The core of the book is in the form of Belgarath's memoirs starting with his becoming an outcast from his village and becoming first disciple of the godAldur and ending with the birth of Belgarion—a span of about seven thousand years.
Polgara the Sorceress is a companion book toBelgarath the Sorcerer which form the memoirs of Belgarath's elder daughter,Polgara.[1][2]