King of the Murgos
core novel 1988 Belgariad Universe
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.11 (57,002 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 418 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-593-01198-8 |
| First-edition date | 1988-03 |
| Internal chronology | 9 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Belgariad Universe
- Series: The Malloreon core; position 2 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: David Eddings
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1989: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 5.
Notes
- From the series record (The Malloreon): Original first editions credited to David Eddings alone (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 Malloreon: position 2 of 5: previous Guardians of the West (1987) · next Demon Lord of Karanda (1988)
- Internal chronology, within Belgariad Universe: position 9 of 12: previous Guardians of the West (1987) · next Demon Lord of Karanda (1988)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Eddings_bibliography
- David Eddings Wiki (Fandom)
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://www.sfadb.com/David_Eddings
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