Magician's Gambit
core novel 1983 Belgariad Universe
Record
| First published | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.15 (96,619 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 305 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-345-30077-7 |
| First-edition date | 1983-06 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Belgariad Universe
- Series: The Belgariad core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: David Eddings
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1984: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 16.
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 3 of 5: previous Queen of Sorcery (1982) · next Castle of Wizardry (1984)
- Internal chronology, within Belgariad Universe: position 5 of 12: previous Queen of Sorcery (1982) · next Castle of Wizardry (1984)
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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