David Eddings

//David Eddings
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  • Book III of The Mallorean. Garion, Belgarath and their friends now know that Garion's baby son has been kidnapped by Zandramas to be used in a terrible ritual which will make the Dark Destiny supreme. But the group has been detained by Zakath, Emperor of all Mallorea and taken to Mal Zeth, the largest city in the world. When a dire plague strikes, they manage to escape and as prophesied by the Seeress of Kell, travel onto Ashaba - but although they find Urvon, mad disciple of the evil god Torak and the Demon Lord Nahaz, Zandramas is gone. In a desperate race against time, the company turns east once more to follow her spoor...Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • Book 1 of The Elenium. After ten years of exile, Sparhawk returned home to take up his duties as Pandion Knight and Queen's Champion. But his Queen, Elhana, was supposedly stricken with the same fatal disease that had killed her father, King Aldreas.  She lived due to the sorcery of Sephrenia, instructor of magic to the Pandions, encased in a block of crystal and doomed unless a cure could be found within a year. The corrupt and ambitious Church Primate Annias had made Ehlana's bastard cousin, the weakling Lycheas, Prince Regent and now ruled through him. He planned on using the kingdom's treasury to buy his way to the Archprelacy and power over all the land. Only Sephrenia and the Church knights opposed him.  But worse, behind Annias was Azash, the demon-god Zemoch, and his armies are stirring again, ready to destroy the one person who might defeat him - Sparhawk. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • Book I of The Tamuli. Queen Ehlana and the Pandion Knight Sir Sparhawk are married, their kingdom peaceful at last, their union blessed with their daughter Danae. But trouble soon sweeps westward from the Tamul Empire to disrupt not only the living of Eosia but the dead: horrific armies are being raised from the dust of the long-past Age of Heroes, threatening the hard-won peace in Zemoch. Sparhawk is called upon to help the Tamuli nations defeat the ancient horrors - perhaps the Troll Gods are loose in the world! With Ehlana and a retinue of Pandion Knights, Sparhawkwill make the hazardous journey to the Tamuli Empire, aided by Aphrael the Child-Goddess - only to discover in fire-domed Matherlon, the incandescent Tamuli capital, that the enemy is already within the gates. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • Book II of The Elenium. Ehlana, Queen of Elenia, has been poisoned. A deep enchantment sustains her life, but it will end soon. Then Sparhawk, Pandian Knight and the Queen's Champion, learns where to get the cure for the poison. He and his companions set forth on a dangerous quest to find the antidote before the queen should perish and the peace ends....
  • Book II of  The Elenium. For a year the Pandion knights can keep their Queen alive by the sacrifice of their own lives.  But when all twelve have entered the House of the Dead, Ehlana must follow them.  Sparhawk, Queen's Champion, has discovered a single magical object that can save her - the Bhelliom, a jewel lost for centuries in the most dangerous land in the world.  And the evil god Azash has plans of his own for the Bhelliom, making the quest a perilous one for Sparhawk. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • Book III of The Elenium. Finally, Sparhawk had come to possess Bhelliom, legendary jewel of magic that alone could save Queen Ehlana from the deadly poison that had felled her father. Sparhawk and Sephrenia, ageless instructor in Styric magics, made haste to free Ehlana from the crystalline cocoon that had preserved her life while they desperately sought a cure. But Bhellion carried dangers of its own. Once the stone came into his hands, Sparhawk found himself stalked by a dark, lurking menace. Whether the foul Zemoch God Azash was behind this threat, or some other enemy, even Sephrenia could not say - only that the sapphire rose held powers too dangerous for any mortal to bear. Restoring Queen Ehlana would be only the beginning of Sparhawk’s mission. With the aid of four knights, one from each Militant Order, he must thwart the Primate Annias in his plot to assume the throne of the Church. For as Arch-Prelate, Annias would serve his secret master, Azash, and deliver up to the dread God the one thing Azash thirsted for - Bhelliom itself.
  • Book II of the Tamuli.  Before Queen Ehlana took a hand in his education, the Tamul Emperor Sarabian was a mere puppet ruler. His territories were prey to insurrection; Sparhawk and the giant Atans crushed one such rebellion within the gates of the Tamul capital Matherion. But greater turmoil threatens: Trolls, Cyrgai, vampires, ghouls, zombies and Ogres form a conspiracy to take over the Empire.  Most disturbing of all, reports of Shining Ones amongst the hordes.   The luminous beings inspire more fear than the rest combined. There are divine masterminds involved in the conspiracy against Sarabian and he must emulate Ehlana's ruthless statesmanship if he is to hold the centre of his Empire together as Sparhawk defends the far flung Tamul Empire.
  • Book III of The Tamuli. Sparhawk has offered freedom to the Troll-Gods trapped in the Blue Rose in exchange for their aid in the fight against Cyrgon, the sinister god of the Cyrgai. The Trolls devour the steaming flesh of the enemies of the Tamuli - until the Cyrgai Generals are inevitably defeated. Then those enemy troops return to dust, magicked as they were from antiquity. But hungry Trolls are the least of Sparhawk's problems. Cyrgon has turned to unspeakable arts of Zemich magic, bringing back to the world the essence of evil, Klael, that was cast out at the beginning of Time by Azash and the Elder Gods. Queen Ehlana has been kidnapped by the mad Lord Scarpa and the Styric magician Zalasta. The price for her return is the Blue Rose. Sparhawk must ensure Ehlana is saved and that Klael and the Blue Rose fight the ultimate battle. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.

  • Raphael Taylor was the golden boy - blond, handsome, a gifted athlete and student.  Damon Flood was a scoundrel - a smooth, smiling cynical devil.  The day Raphael met Damon was the day he began his mysterious fall from grace and the golden boy fell very fast and very low. Damon introduces Raphael to drink, wealth and a seductive woman then sends him out to his doom.  After losing his leg in a drunken car accident, Raphael goes to recuperate in a seedy backstreet in Spokane, Washington.  There he is surrounded by 'the losers', a nightmarish sub-culture of violence and despair that is kept going - and kept out of sight - by a band of incompetent social workers. Raphael struggles to come to terms with his new surroundings - until Damon turns up on his doorstep and the world of the losers explodes.
  • Book IV of The Belgariad. The Orb is regained, the quest near its end. Garion and his companions have only to return the Orb to its rightful home to allow peace to reign once more. But fate still has a card to play for Garion - and it is his life that must be gambled... Cover art by Steve Stone.
  • Box V of The Belgariad. The quest was over. The Orb of Aldur was restored. And once again, with the crowning of Garion, there was a descendant of Riva Iron-grip to rule as Overlord of the West. But the Prophecy was unfulfilled. In the east, the evil God Torak was about to awaken and seek dominion. Somehow, Garion had to face the God, to kill or be killed. On the outcome of that dread duel rested the destiny of the world. Now, accompanied by his grandfather, the ancient sorcerer Belgarath, Garion headed toward the City of Endless Night, where Torak awaited him. To the south, his fiancée, the princess Ce'Nedra, led the armies of the West in a desperate effort to divert the forces of Torak's followers from the man she loved. Cover art by Steve Stone. The Prophecy drove Garion on. But it gave no answer to the question that haunted him: How does a man kill an immortal God?
  • Book II of The Mallorean. Garion and Ce'nedra continue their quest with the immortal Belgarath the Sorcerer, his daughter Polgara the Sorceress and the little Drasnian, Silk. Garion knows that it is the mysterious figure Zandramas who is responsible for the abduction of his infant son, and he and his companions journey many miles and encounter many strange beings in their search for him. Their way leads through the foul swamps of Nyissa, ruled over by the Snake-Queen and on into the dark kingdom of the Murgos, where human sacrifices are still made to the dead god Torak. Further on, however, even beyond those forbidding lands, they must face the ultimate danger - not only to themselves but to all mankind...Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • Book I of  The Elenium. After ten years of exile, Sparhawk returned home to take up his duties as Pandion Knight and Queen's Champion. But his Queen, Elhana, was supposedly stricken with the same fatal disease that had killed her father, King Aldreas.  She lived due to the sorcery of Sephrenia, instructor of magic to the Pandions, encased in a block of crystal and doomed unless a cure could be found within a year. The corrupt and ambitious Church Primate Annias had made Ehlana's bastard cousin, the weakling Lycheas, Prince Regent and now ruled through him. He planned on using the kingdom's treasury to buy his way to the Archprelacy and power over all the land. Only Sephrenia and the Church knights opposed him.  But worse, behind Annias was Azash, the demon-god Zemoch, and his armies are stirring again, ready to destroy the one person who might defeat him - Sparhawk. Cover art  by Keith Parkinson.
  • Book I of The Tamuli. Queen Ehlana and the Pandion Knight Sir Sparhawk are married, their kingdom peaceful at last, their union blessed with their daughter Danae. But trouble soon sweeps westward from the Tamul Empire to disrupt not only the living of Eosia but the dead: horrific armies are being raised from the dust of the long-past Age of Heroes, threatening the hard-won peace in Zemoch. Sparhawk is called upon to help the Tamuli nations defeat the ancient horrors - perhaps the Troll Gods are loose in the world! With Ehlana and a retinue of Pandion Knights, Sparhawkwill make the hazardous journey to the Tamuli Empire, aided by Aphrael the Child-Goddess - only to discover in fire-domed Matherlon, the incandescent Tamuli capital, that the enemy is already within the gates. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.

  • Book II of the Tamuli.  Before Queen Ehlana took a hand in his education, the Tamul Emperor Sarabian was a mere puppet ruler. His territories were prey to insurrection; Sparhawk and the giant Atans crushed one such rebellion within the gates of the Tamul capital Matherion. But greater turmoil threatens: Trolls, Cyrgai, vampires, ghouls, zombies and Ogres form a conspiracy to take over the Empire.  Most disturbing of all, reports of Shining Ones amongst the hordes.   The luminous beings inspire more fear than the rest combined. There are divine masterminds involved in the conspiracy against Sarabian and he must emulate Ehlana's ruthless statesmanship if he is to hold the centre of his Empire together as Sparhawk defends the far flung Tamul Empire. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • Book IV of The Mallorean. Garion and his companions continue their desperate search for Zandramas, the child of Dark and abductor of Garion's infant son Geran.  Led by the Orb to the island of Melcena, they discover the place where the Sardion once rested and find Denji, a self-taught wizard whose undamaged copy of the Ashabine Oracles carries a message for Garion from the evil God Torak. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • 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.
  • Book I of The Belgariad. Long ago the evil God Torak sought dominion and drove men and Gods to war.  But Belgarath the Sorcerer led men to reclaim the Orb that protected the men of the west.  So long as it lay at Riva, men would be safe.  But Garion did not believe in magic dooms, even though the dark man without a shadow had haunted him for years.  Brought up on a quiet farm by his aunt Pol, how could he know that the Apostate planned to wake Torak, or that he would be led on a quest of magic and danger by those he loved? Cover art by Geoff Taylor.

  • Book II of The Belgariad. Legends told of how the evil god Torak had coveted the power of the Orb of Aldur until defeated in a final battle.  But prophecy spoke of the time when he would awake and again seek dominance over all the world.  Now the Orb has been stolen by a priest of Torak and the time is nigh. Master Sorcerer Belgarath and his daughter Polgara the arch-sorceress are on the trail or the Orb to reclaim it before the final disaster. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • Book IV of The Belgariad. The Orb is regained, the quest near its end. Garion and his companions have only to return the Orb to its rightful home to allow peace to reign once more. But fate still has a card to play for Garion - and it is his life that must be gambled...Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • Book III of The Belgariad. Ce'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, is confused. Everyone knows the tales of the Orb protecting the West from the evil god Torak are just silly legends. But she is forced to join a dangerous quest to recover that stolen Orb. No one believes in sorcery, but Garion's aunt and grandfather seem to be the fabled sorcerers Polgara and Belgarath, who would have to be thousands of years old. Even young Garion is learning to do sorcery. He's just a farm boy, totally unsuitable for an Imperial Princess. Yet for some reason, she has the urge to teach him, brush back his tangled hair, and comfort him. But he is going to a strange tower in the center of all he believes evil, to face some horrible, powerful magician, and she can't be there to watch over him. She may never see him again. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.
  • Book III of The Elenium. Finally, Sparhawk had come to possess Bhelliom, legendary jewel of magic that alone could save Queen Ehlana from the deadly poison that had felled her father. Sparhawk and Sephrenia, ageless instructor in Styric magics, made haste to free Ehlana from the crystalline cocoon that had preserved her life while they desperately sought a cure. But Bhellion carried dangers of its own. Once the stone came into his hands, Sparhawk found himself stalked by a dark, lurking menace. Whether the foul Zemoch God Azash was behind this threat, or some other enemy, even Sephrenia could not say - only that the sapphire rose held powers too dangerous for any mortal to bear. Restoring Queen Ehlana would be only the beginning of Sparhawk’s mission. With the aid of four knights, one from each Militant Order, he must thwart the Primate Annias in his plot to assume the throne of the Church. For as Arch-Prelate, Annias would serve his secret master, Azash, and deliver up to the dread God the one thing Azash thirsted for - Bhelliom itself. Cover art by Geoff Taylor.