Pawn of Prophecy
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Pawn of Prophecy

by David Eddings

1982•Fantasy•272 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventurewholesomeimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questcoming of agefighting evil

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, sweeping fantasy novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

The first book 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 BELGARIADLong ago, so the Storyteller claimed, the evil God Torak sought dominion and drove men and Gods to war.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureAll consuming questComing of ageFighting evil

Subjects

High fantasyBuildungsromanFantasy fictionJuvenile fictionMagicHeroesGood and evil

Details

Author
David Eddings
Published
1982
Pages
272
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