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    King of the Murgos

    Written by David Eddings

    Narrated by Cameron Beierle

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    The infant son of Garion and Ce’Nedra had been foully kidnapped. And thus, they begin the great quest to rescue the child, with the immortal Belgarath the Sorcerer, his daughter Polgara the Sorceress, and inevitably the little Drasnian, Silk. Guided by the Orb of the god Aldur, their way leads through the foul swamps of Nyissa, then into the lands of the Murgos where they must face a horrible danger to not only themselves, but to all of mankind. For the Dark Prophesy had not vanished when Garion slew the evil god Torak. Instead, it had fled to Zandramas, who planned to use the child in a rite that would insure that Dark would triumph over Light. Thus continues the epic quest, across new Lands and among strange peoples.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks in Motion Audio
    Release dateNov 15, 2004
    ISBN9781596073487
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    King of the Murgos
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    David Eddings

    David Eddings was born in Washington State in 1931 and grew up near Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington and went on to serve in the US Army. Subsequently he worked as a buyer for the Boeing company and taught college-level English. His first novel was a contemporary adventure, but he soon began a spectacular career as a fantasy writer with his bestselling series ‘The Belgariad’.

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    • 4/5
      Garion and his companions have worked out who has taken his son and they follow the new child of the Dark's destructive path through the kingdoms of the west. This story doesn't have too annoy me, and the interjections of the Prophecy they are following made me laugh and the tone of the book was generally lot more grown up than the earlier books in the series
    • 3/5
      In the second book of Edding's the Malloreon series, King of the Murgos, the story continues with the band of heroes searching for Belgarion's son. However, while en route around the world in the hunt for the kidnapper (Zandramas) they are unfolding the secrets of yet another prophecy.I have mixed feelings on the second book in the series. On one hand, the fantasy epic continues and the characters I have grown to love over the last several books continue to keep my attention. On the other hand, the Malloreon as a whole is so similar in storyline to the Belgariad that I feel a bit cheated. Either way, I am continuing on because I need to know how the story concludes. On to the next.
    • 3/5
      See my review for Guardians of the West.
    • 3/5
      The second book of the Mallorean. Things putter along nicely as the companions go from place to place in pursuit of the Kidnapper of Garion's son. Wherever they land they stumble upon some local nefarious plot being cooked up by the baddies and manage to foil it. The accumulated superpowers of the various members of the group are so potent that any impediment is swiftly dealt with without too much trouble. On the whole, fairly innocuous.
    • 3/5
      I liked the beginning of Edding's second series. This is the second book of the series, and we are still getting introduced to some of the new characters, and some new parts of Eddings' world. This similar to the first series, in that the plot mainly consists of travelling around the world, meeting new companions and being in the right place at the right time for momentous events. Even so, it isn't repetitive or boring.
    • 5/5
      This entire series is wonderful. One of the earlier "young boy discovers that he's more than he was led to believe" stories. A classic in the fantasy genre that pulls you into a great read.
    • 2/5
      A bit weaker than the other books.I'm also a bit annoyed, so long as the "Light" wins, they need to win again and again, but any victory of the "Dark" would be sufficient. Or so it seems.
    • 4/5
      The story picks up following the events of Guardians of the West, with Garion, Ce'Nedra, Belgarath, Eriond, Pol, Durnik, Silk, along with newcomers Liselle ("Velvet") and Toth, the giant mute, tracing the trail of Zandramas, the abductor of Garion and Ce'Nedra's infant son. The story takes them through Nyissa, where they meet some old friends and acquire a new companion, the eunuch Sadi and his amusing little snake Zith, and then follows them into Cthol Murgos and eventually the borders of Mallorea. There is less 'lightness' in this volume than in others, partially because of the nature of the quest, partially because of the lands the company traverses (Nyissa is a stinking swamp, and Cthol Murgos a furnace filled with power-hungry grolims), and partially because the characters have grown older and the quest they are on has more personal impact for them. Garion serves as the focal character for most of the story (rather unusually--generally other characters served as POV in the Belgariad, as Errand did for much of Guardians), and we are introduced to some of the darker elements of Eddings' universe--a demon and rather terrifying zombie-like creatures known as "Raveners". Overall a well-done book, though without the banter of Hettar and Barak, it does drag a bit in points. I look forward to the next in the series.
    • 5/5
      {Second of 5 in Malloreon or seventh of 10 in Belgariad series; fantasy, high fantasy, quest fantasy, young adult} (1988)I try to avoid including **spoilers for previous books** in a series when I write reviews but this time I really can’t. Read on at your peril.The scene having been set in Guardians of the West and the new prophecy given, the quest continues ...Or, rather, the new quest properly begins and, as you can probably guess from the title (and the fact that this series is called The Malloreon), is another race to the eastern parts of this world. I think I’m not giving too much away to say that this time it is not the Orb but Garion’s son that they need to rescue. Ce’Nedra is, naturally, upset and both parents have a vested interest in seeing this quest concluded as quickly as possible.The group follows the trail to Prolgu, Tolnedra and Nyissa, meeting old acquaintances on the way, running into hindrances left behind by Zandramas and digging out information about the new prophecy, which was hidden behind the old one.'Why is it that all of this seems to have happened before?''All of what?''Everything. There are Angaraks in Arendia trying to stir up trouble - just as there were when we were following Zedar. There are intrigues and assassinations in Tolnedra - the same as last time. We ran into a monster - a dragon this time instead of the Algroths - but it's still pretty close to the same sort of thing. It seems almost as if we were repeating everything that happened when we were tying to find the Orb. We've even been running into the same people - Delvor, that customs man, even Jeebers.''You know, that's a very interesting question Garion.' Belgarath pondered for a moment, absently taking a drink from his tankard. 'If you think about it in a certain way, though, it does sort of make sense.''I don't quite follow you.''We're on our way to another meeting between the Child of Light and the Child of Dark,' Belgarath explained. That meeting is going to be a repetition of an event that's been happening over and over again since the beginning of time. Since it's the same event, it stands to reason that the circumstances leading up to it should also be similar.' He thought about it a moment longer. 'Actually, he continued, 'they'd almost have to be, wouldn't they?''That's a little deep for me, I'm afraid.''There are two Prophecies - two sides of the same thing. Something happened an unimaginably long time ago to separate them.''Yes. I understand that.''When they got separated, things sort of stopped.'Then they discover that Zandramas has fled towards Cthol Murgos - as well as a few other things they had not suspected about this new enemy. They cross the border and discover that, though the eastern kingdoms are distracted by being at war with each other, Zandramas has slowed them down by leaving their descriptions with orders for their arrests. When one member of their group displays unexpected powers all their precautions come to naught as they are arrested and thus come face to face with the King of the Murgos.I'm enjoying this second series which follows The Belgariad. The first time I read it, as a teenager, I thought Ce'Nedra was a bit self-absorbed. Reading it now, I found her behaviour understandable under the circumstances (I certainly wouldn't be too happy) but, given the light treatment she comes across as a bit temperamental. Zith the snake also has a personality and, oddly, comes across as quite cute - as long as you don't annoy her.Zith sulked in her bottle, still greatly offended.'Really, dear, ' Sadi assured her, 'it's all right. Don't you trust me?'There was a snippy little hiss from inside the bottle.'That's a very naughty thing to say, Zith,' Sadi gently reproved her. 'I did everything I could to keep him from disturbing you.' He looked apologetically at Agachak. 'I really don't know where she picks up such language, Holy One.' he declared. He turned his attention back to the bottle. 'Please, dear, don't be nasty.'Another spiteful little hiss came from the bottle.'Now that's going entirely too far, Zith. You come out of there at once.'This series was written near the end of the Cold War and though there is very much an East versus West vibe we start to see that people are the same all over the world. At one point Garion and his friends shelter at a ravaged farm on their trek through Cthol Murgos:She sat on a pile of fragrant hay and bounced tentatively a few times.'And this will make wonderful beds. I hope we can find a place like this every night.'Garion walked over to the door and looked out, not trusting himself to answer. He had grown up on a farm not really all that much different from this one, and the thought of a band of marauding soldiers swooping down on Faldor's farm, burning and killing, filled him with a vast outrage. A sudden image rose in his mind. The shadowy faces of the dead Murgos hanging on those stakes might very well have been the faces of his childhood friends, and that thought shook him to the very core of his being. The dead here had been Murgos, but they had also been farmers, and he felt a sudden kinship with them. The savagery that had befallen them began to take on the aspect of a personal affrontThere is a slightly darker shading to things though the banter and lightheartedness that we know this world for continues. Something that caught my attention; the prologue quotes from The Lives of Belgarion the Great (Introduction, Vol. IV) - I hadn't noticed the plural before. Of course, as a sorcerer, Belgarion could live for a very long time but, as someone pointed out to me, as a part-dryad, Ce'Nedra could also be long-lived.I'm still enjoying this re-read as we begin to explore parts of this world that we didn't see in the first series.(September 2022)4.5-5 *****
    • 5/5
      This book had a lot more action than the first book in this series which I found kept the pace moving. The main point of this book was to reaveal the prophecies that are leading Garion and his friends to the final meeting place. But the best part of this book for me was meeting my second favorite character in the series (Silk is my favorite), Urgit, the King of the Murgos. Very few re-reads from my youth stand up to the test of time (and age), but this one did.
    • 5/5
      The Mallorean series continues with book 2. I absolutely loved this series. I would highly recommend anyone who is interested in Fantasy to read this book.
    • 5/5
      Great series made even greater by the amazing talent of this narrator. Highly recommend!