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Publisher's summary
Best-selling authors David and Leigh Eddings welcome fans back to the time before The Belgariad and The Malloreon series. Join them as they chronicle that fateful conflict between two mortally opposed Destinies, in a monumental war of men and kings and gods.
When the world was young and Gods still walked among their mortal children, a headstrong orphan boy set out to explore the world. Thus began the extraordinary adventures that would mold that youthful vagabond into a man and the man into the finely honed instrument of Prophecy known to all the world as Belgarath the Sorcerer.
Then came the dark day when the Dark God Torak split the world asunder, and the God Aldur and his disciples began their monumental labor to set Destiny aright. Foremost among their number was Belgarath. His ceaseless devotion was foredoomed to cost him that which he held most dear - even as his loyal service would extend through echoing centuries of loss, of struggle, and of ultimate triumph.
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- Viv
- 08-04-17
My Fav
Would you consider the audio edition of Belgarath the Sorcerer to be better than the print version?
This audio book is possibly better than the print version. Narration is spectacular.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Belgarath the Sorcerer?
There were many memorable moments.
Have you listened to any of Cameron Beierle’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I haven't listened to Cameron Beierle's other performances, but I am going to buy the audio book versions of the Belgariad series (even though I have the printed books) just to enjoy his narration. This is because I enjoyed Belgarath so much that I am listening to it for a second time...that's 32 hours each time!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes. I used every opportunity to listen to this book...even during my outdoor running, instead of a playlist.
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The storyline was very entertaining. I have read many comments about Eddings not being the most complex fantasy writer. I'm sure that's true. He is however very good IMO in building the characters in his books. I also note that Eddings seems to have similar characters in his different series however that didn't really bug me. Overall, when I read Eddings works, I feel relaxed and am generally looking forward to picking up again where I left off. Belgarath is one of my favourites!
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- Jackie
- 02-22-17
Cameron Beierle the Best Narrator
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I read this book when it was first released. I love all of Eddings books of the 2 series this book relates to. Back in 2013 I bought this audio when it had a different narrator. It was ok, did not like some of his pronunciations but put up with it anyway. I just found out that this audiobook has been re-released with Cameron Beierle narrating and I HAD to buy it!! He is the best.
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- JASON C BUBBENMOYER
- 04-24-17
Great trip down memory lane.
A solid tale that fills in some of the details of Belgareth's backstory prior to the Belgariad and the Malorian, as told by him after those two series. So read those two first if you haven't. It hits all the things that were told in passing during the main story and expands upon them.
But... that is the vast majority of what this book is. Nostalgia. You don't meet many new characters of much lasting importance, so it becomes a parade of past remembered places and events where they're with you briefly then move on. A lot of time passes, but there isn't a strong sense of progression or conflict. Which is furthered by the fact that you know the outcomes.
If you are a fan of the main story, this is worth the credit, with the proper expectations going in.
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- whovian42
- 09-12-17
A great story for any fan, great narration too
I've been listening to eddings garion novels since I was kid, and hearing this was like spending time with an old friend.
that being said, you probably won't enjoy this too much unless you're familiar with the belgariad and malorean - as the story is belgarath talking, there's a lot of off hand remarks to and about the other characters from the previous books. so while you might enjoy it with out knowledge of the other books, you're going to miss some with out their context.
if you know the series, this book is as wonderful as cup of tea on a cold winter's day. it provides a lot of background for the previous series and helps you understand a lot of the world history. I particularly enjoyed the insights into poledra and belgarath's relationship evolved.
I highly recommend this book.
the narration is superb. how he kept the voices down after so many years since doing the last book in the other series amazes me. so glad they got him to do this one too. I hope audible gets him to do Polgara as well (though I'd feel bad for him having to do a woman's voice for 30 hours). some people complained that he mispronounced words in the previous books, but he corrected that in this narration. I love how he does a unique voice for each character, it really makes the story come alive. I hope audible gets him to do more narrations.
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- Richard G.
- 04-23-17
Masterful rendition.
If you have listened to the rest of these books then this is the version of Balgarath to listen to Cameron does a masterful job on this using the same accents as the other book and great care is taken with pronunciation and he even referred to David Eddings notes to get it right.
I hope books in motion redo Polgara which is hard to listen too.
With this version it is like listening to an old friend tell his favourite tall tale. This version is simply wonderful.
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- Kario
- 03-01-17
Beierle is best
I'm very glad that he got to do Belgarath. I enjoyed the previous eddings narrations he did and was pleasantly surprised to find this book had come out and that he kept to the same voices nearly a decade later. I wonder if he's going to be doing Polgara at all...
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- R. Brown
- 04-02-17
Like hanging out with old friends.
Not a lot of story here. More like sitting around with old friends, telling tells and finding out things you never knew about them. Fans of the series will appreciate it. The narrator is great. Hopefully they will arrange for him to narrate the last book.
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- NOLAN
- 07-25-17
Lore Galore
Great lore addition! Fills in the history perfectly!
Recommended to read after main series though, it contains spoilers to The Belgariad.
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- Mandy V.
- 03-23-17
Wonderful
I've read all the books in this series many, many years ago. Listening to the story after so many years was really enjoyable. The narrator was wonderful and even though it's pretty long, it didn't feel that long.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-25-17
Belgarath is wonderful.
wonderfully told, epic fantasy, one of my favorite author. a book I will listen to and re-read often.
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- Alison
- 09-30-17
good story ruined by poor performer
I have enjoyed the works by David Eddings for many years but a health condition now means I have to rely on audio books. I do not know who thought Cameron Beierlie was a suitable person to provide audio but I can only think they must be deaf. A good story ruined by an appalling reader who cannot even maintain one accent per character making it almost impossible to follow conversations!
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- Wayne
- 12-24-18
Don’t start here if you’re a new reader to the series.
I love this book and it is a great addition to the series. However as it seems to be listed as book 0 on Audible it might fool new readers into starting with this book. If they do, then it will spoil everything for them within the first few minutes of the book.
Other than that I enjoyed the original hardback copy and I loved the audio book even more. The voices for each character were pretty much as I imagined they should be and the performance overall is superb.
A great book to pick up, AFTER you have finished the whole series first.
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- Sheedy
- 08-16-18
Enjoyable
I know many dont get on with the narration of this book. However I have listened to the Belgariad and Malloreon all read by Cameron bierlie. Yes sometimes he makes an error but to keep up all the different accents and voices throughout the 11 books and read with the proper cadence an f2f inflection is extremley difficult. I think the narrator does a pretty good job of it and I have enjoyed his telling of these stories. I just wish he was reading Polgara the Sorceress too. Thank you Cameron and Audioble for a great performance.
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- Mr D.
- 07-02-19
Reader sounds like a cheap gameshow host.
Couldn't get past the prologue. Terrible Reader. I couldn't stand him. The very worst I've wasted my time on. I can't say if the book itself is good or bad. But how good can it be if the author allows someone to read it who sounds like he's practising to get an audition to host a cheap game show. Simply awful and false.
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- Trisha
- 11-24-18
Belgarath the Sorcerer
I have long been a fan of David Eddings work and I have read this book before, however, I had a problem with the pronunciation of the names by Cameron Beale. Why did David Eddings go to all the trouble of putting an “h” in Cherek for Cameron to pronounce it Kerek? I found myself correcting him in my mind on the several mis pronunciations and losing the gist of the prose. Perhaps if I was new to the work it wouldn’t matter.
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- Daniel Bodle
- 03-06-17
Great story
Loved it, wonderful story and very well narrated. Well worth a listen. Really want to spend an entire day just listening to it again
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- Raymond C.
- 05-05-17
Great read
Read the Belgariad and the Mallorean first! Read Polgara after. Fills in the gaps of the others great book, only struggle I had was going to bed at night and not wanting oh just 1 more chapter.
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- Catherine Caldwell
- 03-20-19
great book good performance
David Eddings great writer pitty about the performance by the teller he had Irish western cornish alm for the one character spoilt a fantastic book will stick to reading them myself every time I listen to this book somthing that I dident hear the first time comes out I just love these books by Eddings what an imagination this man has
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- brett
- 12-05-19
Great story
Great book. Listened to and from work every day and at lunch, never got bored with it. A few annoying voices, but with the amount of characters must be hard to keep each character stand out
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- Ricardo Moore
- 01-29-19
found it a riviting listen
found it a riviting listen, looking forward to listening to part 2 of the epic
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- Adam
- 07-05-17
Brilliance
I've always LOVED David Eddings work. I've read and re-read his work many times. So many in fact that during the audiobook I actually knew some of the sentences word for word. It is with beautiful wonderful delight that the narrator exceeded my expectations which is amazing considering high those expectations where. If you are a fan of David Eddings work or if this is your first experience (if it is I'd recommend the Belgriad series before starting on this) then make the time to get this audiobook. It sets a high bar for all other works.
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- M ardern
- 09-04-20
Awful narration!
This is an amazing book ruined by terrible narration.
Within the first few seconds Belgaraths name was mutilated.
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- Ben
- 10-30-18
Just Excellent!
If you are a fan of David Eddings, this audiobook is just a fantastic addition to listen to. The narrator does a grrat job, bringing all of the characters to life. Now time to download the next book!!
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- Rose
- 03-31-22
good story, dreadful narration
I love this story, I've always enjoyed David Eddings.
but where the hell did they find the narrator? hes dreadful, gravelly voice, bad pronunciation, characters voices muddled and confused.
please refo thus with a different narrator, will listen to other books if they do but not with this person
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- Stefan
- 09-16-20
Still part of one of the best Fantasy Sagas
The life history of Belgarath is an intriguing prequal to The Belgariad and The Mallorian series
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- Debra Searant
- 09-16-20
beautifuly done
at first I wasn't sure about the narrator, but I stand corrected. I will be listening to this again soon.
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- Sarah
- 06-25-23
A good book
Enjoyed it thoroughly, follow on very well from the Mallorean series, and read well too
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- Daniel
- 12-24-22
Very slow, not particularly interesting
Finishes just before it gets to the point it was building to. I couldn't go through any more of this story in another book. I struggled to get to the end.
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- Tashy
- 07-06-22
Great Book to a wonderful Series
Great story from Belgarath's point of view. Loved it. Great characters, sets the scene well
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- Anonymous User
- 04-04-22
Cameron Beierle - amazing performance of a great origin story
Cameron Beierle was born to voice Belgarath. Adds so much texture to a wonderful story. If you’ve read/listened to the Belgariad or Mallorean then this is a must.
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