Captives of His Imperial Majesty . . .
Zandramas had stolen King Garion's infant son and fled to use the child in some ritual that would make the Dark Destiny supreme. Garion and his friends had followed, but now they were captives of Zakath, Emperor of Mallorea, who, while friendly, stubbornly refused to let them leave.
Meanwhile, a horde of demons was ravaging the cities through which they must travel. Zandramas was escaping further toward her goal. And the Seeress of Kell revealed that they must be at the ancient palace of Ashaba within a matter of days or Zandramas would win by default. Then a horrible, fatal plague struck the city of Mal Zeth. closing it against all traffic in or out.
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"Amazing, fast-paced read that you just can't bring yourself to put down. Hands down my favourite in the wonderful Malloreon series. The supporting cast are, as usual, absolutely hilarious, and the rush to save Geran becomes increasingly tense and gripping with the threat posed by the demons and the plague. Zakath, despite his flaws, is irresistably charming, and the grudging respect and friendship developing between him and Garion is one of the biggest highlights of the novel."
— Hannah (5 out of 5 stars)
" Essentially a re-hash of The Belgariad but they did allude to the fact that everything would be repeated. "
— James, 2/18/2014" Second to last one--I usually hang on to it, because I know the end is soon. "
— Kari, 2/1/2014" Love these older fantasy books! "
— Jessica, 1/26/2014" The Malloreon feels like a pretty tired reiteration of The Belgariad. Of course, it is explicitly so and is up front in stating that it is intentional, by the means of cyclic prophesies. Nevertheless, while The Malloreon is by no means terrible, all the good stuff it has on offer was already presented, fresher, in its prequel series. "
— Petter, 1/18/2014" The questing starts to get tedious, but 'Zakath is a fantastic character who certainly makes up for some of the travelling tedium. "
— Kate, 1/17/2014" I'm still really enjoying this series. It's not quite as great as the previous one - the Belgariad - but I am reading them one right after the other, which says something good about the book. "
— Beverly, 1/16/2014" A nice piece of escapist fantasy. (Book 3 of 5) "
— Amy, 1/15/2014" I love the whole story line. I was caught and it never let me go Book after Book. "
— Jim, 1/5/2014" It was fantasy, so I liked it. "
— Jordan, 11/12/2013" This series is absolutely amazing. "
— Jen, 10/23/2013" I should probably re-read these... LOVE YA SILK! "
— Yao, 9/16/2013" This was my first Fantasy series that I really got into and I have re-read the series multiple times. If you love dialog in this style of writing, you will love this series! "
— Josh, 9/9/2013" In retrospect, I can't believe I read all these David Eddings books. His female characters are almost always obnoxious! "
— Arwen, 8/30/2013" Generic fantasy, but the author really defines each character and the dialogue is very engaging and funny. Whole series is good. "
— Carrie, 8/24/2013" Amusing in places, quite readable, jogs along nicely. It does have another example of that annoying brogue that Eddings seems to like to have at least one or two characters speak in per book, unless that's just my bad luck in recent reads. "
— Jenni, 6/10/2013" It was great to visit this world again. It wasn't as enjoyable and engaging as the first series (Belgariad) but still a great read and I am always glad to pick it up again. "
— Matthew, 3/27/2013" All time favorite writer's. Reread many times, and will reread many more. "
— Phoenixnl72, 11/25/2012" im starting to really hate reading these books, my husband told me to start something other than twilight and guilty pleasure because i like the last two harry potters he thought i would like these books too....but i don't and i hate not finishing a series "
— Laura, 4/2/2012" Very good series of books. "
— Erik, 12/20/2011" Great series!A really excellent epic fantasy series. I read these in high school and would love to some day reread the whole lot. "
— J.M., 12/8/2011" This was great.....I love Zakath. His transformation and his love is so sweet. Gives some hope for the Malloreons. "
— Akanksha, 11/9/2011" A sequel series to The Belgariad. Not quite as good as The Belgariad, but almost. Still a very enjoyable read and I'm sure I'll also read this again. "
— melody, 2/23/2011" Sequel to the best farm-boy-saves-the-world series. Said boy has grown up, unfortunately his wife's character hasn't and remains an annoyance for much of the series. Luckily my favorite oily efficacious eunuch plays a much larger role and is a constant source of amusement. "
— Spazfungus, 12/22/2010" While openly written as a formulaic fantasy, the author(s) [David later credited his wife, Leigh, as being a co-writer for the series] still manage to make a compelling tale filled with vivacious characters who are interesting to follow wherever they will take you. "
— Lori, 8/15/2010" This was an enjoyable read, but it does drag some. Not quite a good as his later novels. "
— Jenn, 6/4/2010" Better than the Belgariad so far, but also more uneven, so I can see people disagreeing. On an almost entirely irrelevant note, it is perhaps a bit funnier than it should be seeing how Eddings deals with the, ah, physical aspects of romance among the main characters. "
— Russell, 5/4/2010" This series is a continuation of the characters in the Belgariad. It is still very endearing like the Belgariad, but did not hold my interest as much as the first series. A great set of books to read when you find that the Belgariad just wasn't enough of your favorite, lovable friends. "
— Lola, 2/9/2010" The continuing saga of Garion and his life. While not my favorite, THE MALLOREON is a fantastic series that if you've read THE BELGARIAD, you finish the series up by reading THE MALLOREON. "
— Kirsten, 12/12/2008" Loved this sequel to the Belgariad. Great fantasy. "
— Suzanne, 11/28/2008" Really good series, really entertaining, just all around great. Silk is an AMAZING character! hehe "
— Fumphwoog,, 9/10/2008" Along with the BELGARARD (which is the series of prequels), the MALOREAN was one of my favorite fantasy stories growing up. I've re-read this series many times, and enjoy it immensely each time. "
— John, 7/27/2008" A continuation of my favorite fantasy series and I have read them multiple times. They move along quickly, but have the right amount of detail so that you can picture all of the characters involved. Great books! "
— Erin, 6/23/2008Cameron Beierle is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.
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