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Prologue Being a History of the War of the Gods and the Acts of Belgarath the Sorcerer —adapted from The Book of Alorn When the world was new, the seven Gods dwelt in harmony, and the races of man were as one people. Belar, youngest of the Gods, was beloved by the Aloms. He abode with them...

PrologueBeing an account of how Riva Iron-grip became Guardian of the Orb ofAldur and of the evil wrought by Nyissa.^Based upon The Book of Atom and later accounts.Now A TIME came when Cherek and his three sons went with Belgarath the Sorcerer into Mallorea. Together they sought to reclaim the Orb...

PROLOGUE "Sabacc! " It was unmercifully hot. Tossing his card-chips on the table, the young gambler halfheartedly collected what they'd earned him, an indifferent addition to his already indifferent profits for the evening. Something on the unspectacular order of five hundred credits. Perhaps...