Pawn of Prophecy
core novel 1982 Belgariad Universe
Record
| First published | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.16 (113,201 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 304 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-345-29637-0 |
| First-edition date | 1982-04 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Pawn of Prophecy opens with a prologue recounting an ancient theft: the sacred, soul-bearing Orb of Aldur stolen from the god Torak in a mythic past. The main story then follows Garion, a boy raised on a quiet farm in Sendaria by his Aunt Pol, who knows nothing of his true heritage. His unremarkable life is disrupted when a mysterious old storyteller called Mister Wolf arrives, and Garion, Pol, and Wolf set out on a journey that grows to include a widening band of companions from different kingdoms. Their travels are driven by the pursuit of a powerful stolen object whose theft threatens the balance of power between rival lands and gods. Along the way, Garion begins to sense that Wolf and Aunt Pol are far more than they appear, and that his own unremarkable beginnings may hide a significance he cannot yet imagine.
Where it sits
- Universe: Belgariad Universe
- Series: The Belgariad core; position 1 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: David Eddings
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1983: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 11.
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 1 of 5: next Queen of Sorcery (1982)
- Internal chronology, within Belgariad Universe: position 3 of 12: previous Polgara the Sorceress (1997) · next Queen of Sorcery (1982)
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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