Lelio
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?You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'?
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Post by Lelio on Aug 30, 2011 16:16:17 GMT -5
The series tells the story of the recovery of the Orb of Aldur and the coming of age of Garion, an orphaned farmboy. Garion is accompanied by his aunt Polgara and grandfather Belgarath as they try to fulfill an ancient prophecy that will decide the fate of the universe. Along the way, various “instruments,” or helpers, of the prophecy join their quest. The Mallorean is the followup series continuing the tale of Garion, Belgarath and Polgara as they complete the prophecy outlined in the various Codices examined in the novels. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this series a number of times, so much that my “Pawn of Prophecy” has fallen apart. It’s a fantastic series, very well written. One of my favorite aspects of the novel is that each of the characters has a “prophecy name/title” as well their given birth name.
 David Eddings published his first novel, High Hunt, in 1973, before turning to the field of fantasy and The Belgariad, soon followed by The Malloreon. Born in Spokane, Washington, in 1931, and raised in the Puget Sound area north of Seattle, he received his bachelor of arts degree from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, in 1954, and a master of arts degree from the University of Washington in 1961. He has served in the United States Army, has worked as a buyer for the Boeing Company, and has also been a grocery clerk and a college English teacher.
And notice the name of the main character, it is my username on WQ.
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Angel
Guardian
"We don't fight because we win, we fight because we have something worth fighting for."
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Post by Angel on Aug 30, 2011 16:30:26 GMT -5
Sounds interesting! I might just look that up.  |
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Lelio
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?You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'?
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Post by Lelio on Aug 30, 2011 16:32:03 GMT -5
I very much enjoyed it and re-read it at least once a month XD
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Post by felicity on Aug 30, 2011 17:10:39 GMT -5
Aha! So that's why your WQ says Garion. I had assumed it was your name. xD
It sounds like an interesting book, and I will try to get my hands on it! ^_^
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Lelio
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?You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'?
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Post by Lelio on Aug 30, 2011 17:20:13 GMT -5
Nope he was my favorite character, and it was my favorite book, for a long time, still holds a spot in the top five. And the 1 after Garion is just random.
It is actually a series ^_^
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Post by felicity on Aug 30, 2011 19:06:18 GMT -5
Nice cool text you got thar xD
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Lelio
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?You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'?
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Post by Lelio on Aug 30, 2011 19:13:15 GMT -5
Ugh did it mess up?
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Post by felicity on Aug 30, 2011 20:18:48 GMT -5
It does that. You have to upload it on tinypic or something. ^_^" Does that to me too D:
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Lelio
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?You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'?
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Post by Lelio on Aug 31, 2011 16:08:36 GMT -5
Grrg...
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Connor
Delta
Previously Conan
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Post by Connor on Aug 31, 2011 17:00:18 GMT -5
^^
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Kael
Hunter
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Post by Kael on Jan 26, 2012 19:27:44 GMT -5
I know this hasn't been posted on in quite a while but I'd just thought I'd let you know that I read [actually, I think it was on audiobook because I was traveling in Europe at the time] those books a few years back and quite enjoyed them; certainly worth the read(/listen) c:
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Lelio
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?You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'?
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Post by Lelio on Jan 27, 2012 18:45:23 GMT -5
YAY, another eager, i am most happy to hear (read XD) that, i personally loved the books and it is my namesake on WolfQuest. Garion.
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