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The Rivan codex


By David Eddings
Ancient Texts of The Belgariad and The Malloreon

When David Eddings sketched a strange map one morning before work, he took the
first step in an extraordinary imaginative journey that would last for years
and result in a majestic saga of Gods, Kings, and Sorcerers--one loved by
millions of readers the world over. Now David and Leigh Eddings take us on a
fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of the extensive background materials they
compiled before beginning the masterpiece of epic fantasy unforgettably set
down in The Belgariad and The Malloreon and their two companion volumes,
Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress.

Our tour stretches from the wealthy Empire of Tolnedra to the remote Isle of
the Winds, from the mysterious mountains of Ulgoland to the forbidding reaches
of darkest Mallorea. We will visit the time before Time when two opposing
Destinies began the cataclysmic struggle for supremacy that would involve Gods
and men alike, crack a world asunder, and threaten to unravel the fabric of
the universe itself. We will see the origin of the Orb of Aldur and glimpse
the final act upon the Sardion Stone.

Along the way, we will stop to greet old friends: Belgarath, the Old Wolf,
disciple of the god Aldur; Polgara, his enigmatic daughter; brave Belgarion,
the Rivan King; and his beautiful Queen, Ce'Nedra. Old enemies will be
waiting, too: the maimed god Torak, evil incarnate; Zandramas, fearsome Child
of the Dark; and the tragically corrupted traitor, Belzedar.

Rare volumes will be opened to your eyes. Sacred holy books in which you may
read the secrets of the Gods themselves and of their prophets. Scholarly
histories of the rise and fall of empires from the Imperial Library at Tol
Honeth. The profound mysteries of the Malloreon Gospels.

Brimming with the adventure, romance, and excitement readers have come to
expect from David and Leigh Eddings--including invaluable advice for aspiring
writers on how and how not to create their own fantasy worlds--The Rivan Codex
will enrich your understanding of all that has gone before . . . and whet your
appetite for all that is yet to come.

THE BELGARIAD
Book One: Pawn of Prophecy
Book Two: Queen of Sorcery
Book Three: Magician's Gambit
Book Four: Castle of Wizardry
Book Five: Enchanters'End Game

THE MALLOREON
Book One: Guardians of the West
Book Two: Kings of the Murgos