Castle of Wizardry
core novel 1984 Belgariad Universe
Record
| First published | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.18 (80,863 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 375 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-345-30080-7 |
| First-edition date | 1984-05 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
Castle of Wizardry opens with Garion and his companions having recovered the Orb of Aldur, and the story turns to the revelation of Garion's true identity as the long-hidden Rivan King, heir to a line thought to have failed generations before. Garion must adjust to this abrupt change in his understanding of himself, including his betrothal to the Tolnedran princess Ce'Nedra, amid the ceremony and politics surrounding his new position among the western kingdoms. Looming over these developments is the knowledge that Garion is fated to face the god Torak directly, a confrontation that shapes the decisions made by him and his mentors. As the volume progresses, Garion sets out toward that reckoning accompanied only by a small number of his closest companions, leaving the rest of the group to pursue separate tasks in his absence.
Where it sits
- Universe: Belgariad Universe
- Series: The Belgariad core; position 4 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: David Eddings
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1985: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 12.
Notes
- From the series record (The Belgariad): Original first editions credited to David Eddings alone; some later reprints/omnibus editions add Leigh Eddings retroactively (recorded per the original-credit rule).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Belgariad: position 4 of 5: previous Magician's Gambit (1983) · next Enchanters' End Game (1984)
- Internal chronology, within Belgariad Universe: position 6 of 12: previous Magician's Gambit (1983) · next Enchanters' End Game (1984)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Eddings_bibliography
- David Eddings Wiki (Fandom)
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belgariad
- https://www.sfadb.com/David_Eddings
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