good book, fair narator

I love this book. It has been one of my favorites since I first discovered it as a teen. The naration is not the best. He reads slowly, almost painfully so for a well seasoned listener of audio books. the accent he gives the characters is quite different than I'd always imagined them as being. If you like Romance language accents, this is the naration for you. The Bottom line, don't buy this without listening to the sample. I don't regret the purchase, I've been begging for "Eddings" for a year now, but I wish they had produced a different audio version of this book.

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Excellent story, fair narration

The story is every bit as good as I remember it. The narrator has difficulty with pronunciation of many words, such as "horror", which has says as "hawrawuhr" The performance is inconsistent, though the accents do tend to follow the basic patterns set by Eddings as the analogues for the different races. All Sendarians tend to speak with exactly the same English accent, and the narrator's interpretation of Belgarath is a complete rip-off of Gandalf from the movie version of Lord Of The Rings. No matter how old Garion gets, he still talks like he did when he was a little boy.

I am still glad that this series came out in audio...it was always one of my favorites.

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Couldn't put it down.

The story continues and Cameron Beirle once again delivers a wortwhile performance. Having been captured at the end of King of the Murgos by a band of Mallorean soldiers, Belgarion and his friends are now on their way to an unanticipated meeting with Zakath, te enigmatic and unpredictable emperor of Mallorea, who has spent the last decade embroiled in a bloody campaign that seems designed to utterly exterminate the Murgos. Though no ally of Zandramas, Zakath seems determined not to allow Belgarion and company to reach Mallorea, though he treats them always with the utmost courtesy. Even later, when he finally agrees to personally take them back to his capital, he refuses to allow them to continue their journey on their own. Meanwhile Zandramas is getting farther away with Prince Geran. Things become more serious when, in the midst of a crisis in which Grolim priests all over the empire seem bent on raising demons, a deadly plague suddenly breaks out in the imperial capital. Will Belgarion manage to escape from Mal Zeth in time to complete the next task on the road o the final meeting? Will his companions survive the plague?

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Why write any of this?

In almost ever scene I wondered why he chose to write about this. This is a good vs evil story, yet the "child of light" shows no qualms about Silk waylaying innocents on the road, or Sadi starting a legit drug cartel. Meanwhile he spends half the book waiting on permission to leave a strange city because he doesnt want to be rude, when THE.PERSON.WHO.KIDNAPPED.HIS.CHILD is a few days ride away. Then they round it out by killing a mixed race baby for being a "monster." If I were the editor I'd tell him to throw the entire book away except the scene at Ashaba and start with the next book.

what a wonderful book

David Eddings has such a great sense of humor. the Characters come to life. You can't help but fall into them

amazing!!

Definitely My favorite book of the Mallorean.
such a great series. you won't regret it!

The Belgariad series is among the top series

David Eddings has most definitely created one of the top 5 storylines when it comes to the fantasy genre. This series is a must have for anyone's library.

Great book!!!

I always enjoy David Eddings. It has been really nice to hear them again and Cameron.

Cameron Beierle is a legend!

His ability to create unique voices and dialects for so many characters is nothing less than amazing. I have thoroughly enjoyed every book he has performed.

narrated perfectly

another great story read very well by Cameron. I read these books in my teens and they're just as good as I remember.