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Polgara the Sorceress by: David Eddings, Leigh Eddings

Publisher: Voyager
Release date: 6th July, 1998
Media: Paperback

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Rating: - Not as good as I remembered it.

This is the second prequel to the Belgariad and Malloreon (after Belgarath the sorcerer).

This volume, as the title implies, tells us Polgara's side of the story, from her childhood in the Vale, growing up with her twin sister Beldaran, spending time in her tree, to the guarding of the Rivan line and her moving to Faldor's farm with Garion.

She tells us about the pain of the separation from her sister when the latter leaves to marry Riva, about her learning medicine when Beldaran becomes pregnant, and about the devastating loss when her sibling finally passes away.

Then follows an account of the time she spent in Asturia as the Duchess of Erat, trying to reunite the belligerent Wacites, Arends and Mimbrates into a semblance of peace, and of the war that finally breaks out, killing several close friends. Polgara then retires to her estate near Lake Sulturn and later creates Sendaria.

Polgara manages to save the Rivan line when she rescues young Geran, the only remaining heir after an terrible attack on the Isle of the Winds. From then on her task will be to protect these little boys from Torak and his minions, and to secure the progeny until the Godslayer is born.

All in all, this volume wasn't as good as I remembered it, although I'm sure I enjoyed some chapters, such as Polgara's time in Asturia, more than the first time. The favourite passages I was looking forward to weren't actually that poignant, and I found her tone and haughty petulance rather irritating in the long run. Not to mention the awfully long months it took me to read it again, which seem now a bit like a loss of time.

Rating: - eddings

omg once again the Edding machine have created aripping good yarn i loved polgara in the belgariad etc and to now have the whole adventure (in short though) from her point of veiw is great writing and even better reading well done the Eddings

Rating: - Wow!

This book, an add-on to the Belgariad series, tells the story of Polgara the Sorceress.

Through her wild childhood to the emergence of the most respected woman in the series, Polgara's story remains gripping and fascinating. Eddings certainly does not let the reader down in this book after the after the brilliant Belgariad series. Not as good as Belgarath the Sorcerer but a great read.

I strongly recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy!

Rating: - A great read

I really enjoyed this book and was disappointed when it ended, I read many books across all genres and this is one of my favourite books of all. It gives so much background information on the history of the Alorns, Chereks etc, even more than in Belgarath the Sorcerer. However I would have liked Polgara the Sorceress to cover more of the later aspects with Belgarion and I did find that at points certain aspects of Polgara's personality did seem to contradict with the other books. All in all its a good read and if you are interested in the history of the Kingdoms like Sendaria and Riva and the constant background manipulation by the Gods and Aldur's disciples then it is well worth buying.

Rating: - Read this for the sake of completion only

Having thoroughly enjoyed the Belgariad and the Mallorian at the first reading, and having been disappointed by Belgarath the Sorcerer it was with some trepidation that I opened Polgara the sorceress. What makes this book so poor is the same lack of attention to detail that afflicted the other prequel to the Belgariad. Eddings had clearly not read over his previous works before writing these prequels, and the raft of inconsistencies and blatant contradictions that this has caused spoiled these books for me completely. In addition it seems that Eddings cannot decide if the prophecies which drive these books are inevitable events or if they have to be fulfilled by the agents of the two necessities, consequently the prophecies all too often come across as being a convenient plot device to quickly dispense with awkward plot threads. Add to this the portrayal of Polgara as a spoilt, manipulative and materialistic old battleaxe and it doesn't make for enjoyable reading.

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