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Book Review By Alex
The Belgariad by David Eddings

Garion is raised to believe that he's just another average person. However, he soon discovers that his aunt and granfather as well as others he travels with are far from normal. They must save the world from the evils of the dark prophesy or be destroyed themselves.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - ruler - a powerful magician
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Kind of series -
Adversaries are… -
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
If magical mental powers: - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - can cast many different spells

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - mind reading - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Terrain
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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