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Epic Fantasy

Magician's Gambit

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  • 1983 first published
  • 305 pages
  • ★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
  • 13 editions
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Published in 1983, Magician's Gambit is an epic fantasy novel by David Eddings. It is set in Book Three of The Belgariad. It deals with imaginary places, wizards, magic and Theft.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 40 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions.

At about 305 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Magician's Gambit

A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled! THE BELGARIAD. Ce'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, was confused. Everyone knew that the tales of the Orb that protected the West from the evil God Torak were just silly legends. But here she was, forced to join a serious and dangerous quest to recover that stolen Orb. No one believed in sorcery. Yet Garion's aunt and grandfather seemed to be the fabled sorcerers Polgara and Belgarath, who would have to be thousands of years old. Even young Garion was learning to do things that could only be sorcery. Garion! He was nothing but a farm boy, totally unsuitable for an Imperial Princess. Then why did she have such an urge to teach him, to brush his tangled hair, and to comfort him? Now he was going to a strange tower in the centre of all he believed evil, to face some horrible, powerful magician. And she wouldn't be there to watch over him. He might be killed! She'd never see him again ...
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Era

  • Book Three of The Belgariad

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Fantastic fiction
  • Imaginary places
  • Wizards
  • Magic
  • Theft
  • Imaginary wars and battles
  • Quests, Expeditions
  • Garion
  • Epic fantasy

Quick answers

Who wrote Magician's Gambit?

Magician's Gambit was written by David Eddings and first published in 1983.

What genre is Magician's Gambit?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is Magician's Gambit?

The median edition has 305 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Magician's Gambit?

Readers who like it often enjoy Stone of Tears, Blood of the Fold and The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2).

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