Mallorean Series - David Eddings

Brilliant i thought - a sequel series, another 5 books! If you read the first op about the Belgardiad series then you'll understand. If not! then : this is the second series based on a world filled with rich history and rivalry, of sorcery and war-torn continents. The writing in the second series is more developed than the first, seeming to grow in depth and more complex twists, as if drawing on the very fabric of the first series. In it - the hero of the first series discovers that the prophecy he fulfilled lives on in his son, who is kidnapped by dark forces not wishing the second prophecy to be played out to the side of good. The ...

The Belgariad is one of the best fantasy series of recent years. In it, we followed Garion from his childhood as on a farm, to the discovery of his heritage as the heir to a throne, and the final battle with the evil god Torak. However, at the end of the last book of the series, hints are made that the story is not over, and sure enough this second series of five soon followed. This time we start with Errand, who played a relatively minor part in the first series, and his growing up with Polgara and Durnik. The first book moves you into the story very gently, and it takes most of the book before the story really starts. The Dark prophecy that was behind Torak ...