Guardians Of The West: David Eddings

Book I of The Malloreon. Eleven years have passed since Garion slew the evil god Torak and wed Ce'Nedra. He is now overlord of the West, learning the duties of a king and overcoming the difficulties within his marriage. When the Orb of Aldur warns Garion to beware Zandramas, it is revealed that somewhere in the darkness of the East that the Dark Prophecy still exists and new dangers threaten. While Belagareth and Garion seek to uncover the nature of this threat, Garion's baby son is kidnapped. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.