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Queen of Sorcery

  • 1983 first published
  • 332 pages
  • ★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
  • 15 editions

Queen of Sorcery is a 1983 epic fantasy and mythic fiction novel by David Eddings. Key subjects include wizards, goddesses, gods and magic.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 83 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions across 3 languages.

At about 332 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Queen of Sorcery

The second bok of the Belgariad.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 BELGARIADLegends told of how the evil God Torak had coveted the power of the Orb of Aldur, until defeated in a final battle.But prophecy spoke of a time when he would awake and again seek dominance over all the world. Now the Orb had been stolen by a priest of Torak, and that time was at hand.The master Sorcerer Belgarath and his daughter Polgara the arch-sorceress were on the trail of the Orb, seeking to regain it before the final disaster. And with them went Garion, a simple farm boy only months before, but now in the focus of the struggle. He had never believed in sorcery and wanted no part of it. Yet with every league they travelled, the power grew in him, forcing him to acts of wizardry he could not accept.THUS CONTINUES BOOK TWO OF THE BELGARIAD
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Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Wizards
  • Quests, Expeditions
  • Goddesses
  • Gods
  • Magic
  • Garion
  • Epic fantasy

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Quick answers

Who wrote Queen of Sorcery?

Queen of Sorcery was written by David Eddings and first published in 1983.

What genre is Queen of Sorcery?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy and Myth & Legend Fiction.

How long is Queen of Sorcery?

The median edition has 332 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Queen of Sorcery?

Readers who like it often enjoy The library at Mount Char, The Eyes of the Dragon and The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms.

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